Friday: After soccer, we went to the Halloween Fair in our neighbourhood. Ate too much candy. Too late to cook. We had fish tacos. I always am torn between the cheaper and yummier fried fish, or the 50cents more, yet infinitely healthier grilled version.
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Halloween Teeth Cookies… #halloween #cookies #Throwbackthursday #TBT
About two years ago, a friend from London visited. He had never experienced Halloween, so we bought costumes, carved pumpkins, and of course had to make a treat for my son’s preschool party. Not sure if it came out right.
“We don’t Eat Food Anymore, We Consume Products.” The Basket that made me #Rethink
So when I looked down at the supermarket basket, full of products, wrapped in plastic, ready to go to landfills, that was made with ingredients I didn’t know how to pronounce. I felt disappointed in myself.
If The Chicken is Raw, You’re Actually a Good Cook. Check Your Food.
But know this, if it comes out raw it does not reflect the ability of the cook. Don’t think “I am a terrible cook,” if something it’s not ready. In fact, it is commendable that the chicken came out raw, because you remembered to check.
Supermarket Run: Somewhat Processed Foods
More posts from Interior of a Working Kitchen Wednesday: Ever since I had that basket full of processed food, I have tried to cut down. If I could, I would love to still buy my tofu and soy milk from a shop in the market that ferments its own, as I did in Hong Kong, orContinue reading “Supermarket Run: Somewhat Processed Foods”
Farmers Market Finds: Black Bell Peppers, Broccoflower and Purple Potatos
Then there is the broccoflower, which is a hybrid of a cauliflower and a broccoli. It mostly has a texture of a cauliflower, but much harder like a broccoli. It’s much lighter than a proper broccoli.
Look for Alternatives. Eat Breakfast.
*TIP: Find Alternatives. I never really ate breakfast. Cereal and toast never sat well, fruit gave me intense stomach pain. Not having breakfast also meant I wasn’t hungry for lunch and lead me forgetting that as well. It wasn’t until I collapsed a few times, unable to walk, and had to be picked up, IContinue reading “Look for Alternatives. Eat Breakfast.”
Interior of Working Kitchen: The Empty fridge
To start cooking, one will be faced with an empty fridge, with the daunting task of filling it with ingredients. Since the omelet, I made with leftovers, I still haven’t bought any groceries.
Lets start from here.
Interior of a Working Kitchen: Leftover Fruit Smoothie #cooking #jerf
I had frozen leftover fruit in there. When you go to the supermarket, you will see bags of frozen fruit. I used to buy them, but then realized freezing is freezing, and mine is healthier.
When your bananas that had gone black, to know if they are still edible, just open them. If they are soft and not dark brown you can use them for smoothies. Same with fruit, cut them open, you don’t have to throw them away automatically if they are soft. Cut out the dark parts. Eat the rest or freeze them.
Interior of a Working Kitchen -How to Cook (nearly) everyday. #cooking #learningtocook
The kitchen is daunting. Recipes only teach you to cook one thing, but it doesn’t teach you to integrate cooking into your life. Cooking has a philosophy, a practice to it. I cook about 5 days a week. By opening up about what it’s like inside a working home kitchen, hopefully, it will give you some insight.
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