Every food you buy and bring into the house will end up in your or your family’s stomach, that’s a fact! Eating mindfully starts with shopping mindfully. My first tip is to take a moment just before you hit the cashier point to reflect on your shopping trolly because that’s what you’re going to eat […]
TEACH YOUR KIDS HOW TO COOK
You teach your children how to talk, walk, play, dress up, do the right thing, say the right thing and a million other life skills. Teach them how to cook, how to take care of themselves, how to feed themselves well. Before you know it, they will part from you and embark on their own […]
KEEP IT SIMPLE!
Many who embark on a journey of healthy eating often try too hard. Full of enthusiasm and good will, they stock up on exotic ingredients and try lots of new, interesting and sometimes complicated recipes. Soon they find themselves overwhelmed and overworked in the kitchen. It’s very likely the rest of their family cannot follow […]
MY WEEKLY TIP
COOKING CRISIS
Staring at the open fridge
Have you ever found yourself staring at your open fridge or larder, scanning the products and ingredients and have absolutely no idea what to make with them, or what do you feel like eating?
And what if this situation repeats itself again and again over a period of time?
Well, you are experiencing a ‘cooking crisis’. It happens to the best of cooks!
Here are some key strategy solutions to over come the crisis:
1. Go back to basics, opt for the most simple recipes that always work.
2. Make a list of your all time favourites and stick to them for some time till you feel creativity is crawling back.
3. Focus on one ingredient you have or feel like eating and look for recipes using it as the main ingredient.
4. Think of what type of dish you feel like eating; soup, salad, burgers, pie etc. and look for a recipe for that.
5. Cook together with friends and family or initiate potluck dinners. Sharing cooking and eating with others can inspire you and boost your creativity in the kitchen.