Do you really want to buy a pre-made meal?
I know that many people like the ease of picking up something at the store and just heating it up. However, I firmly believe that if you have the time, energy and desire to prepare a meal from scratch, you will be rewarded with a much more satisfying result.
Treat your ingredients with respect, and they will treat you well. You’ll be surprised by how much flavor home-cooked meals can provide.
This blog is about cooking for myself and my family. It also includes some recipes for friends who are looking for interesting things to do with fresh ingredients. I hope that you find it useful.
I am a home cook who is passionate about using the freshest ingredients available and who has a fascination with food. I love to create new textures and flavors. I really enjoy experimenting in the kitchen and learning how to prepare foods that are not typically prepared at home like sashimi, something that I have been doing for years.
Trying different foods from all over the world excites me and drives me to find ways to prepare them that make them accessible even to those who are not comfortable with cooking. I believe that you can control what goes into your body by cooking at home as long as you are willing to spend a little time on it.
I try to use many different resources to learn how to prepare foods from around the world. In addition to conventional cookbooks, blogs and websites, I also use more unconventional resources such as books on anthropology, history, etc., videos, documentaries, museum exhibits and samples of actual dishes from restaurants or other sources.
The main thing is that what you learn about another culture’s food should inform your cooking in some way. If it doesn’t then there might not be much value in the experience.
With the freshest ingredients, your meals will be healthier and you will save a lot of money. You may not be able to cook as many meals at once because they are going to spoil faster, but it is well worth it.
Fresh vegetables are more likely to be picked when they are ripe, so you can expect a better flavor. Plus, there is no need for preservatives. All you have to do is purchase fresh ingredients and then use them in your everyday meals.
You may also want to consider buying organic foods. Not only are they fresher than the average nonorganic food, but they have been handled less before reaching the grocery store.
Hi, my name is Stephen. I love cooking, since I took this course It has been a real treat to be able to cook a nice meal for my friends and family. The recipes are easy to follow and the ingredients can be found in any supermarket. I have cooked with several different recipes and they have all turned out fantastic!
Well worth the money. This is great way to learn how to cook. You get to see the ingredients up close so you know what you are looking for when you go shopping at the store. It is just like having your own personal chef! 🙂
It’s very good. The video is awesome, I like it. I recommend this course for anyone who wants to learn how to cook good food, fast and easy! Thank you!
Home cooking is one of the most important things you can do to improve your life. You will be better nourished, you will be healthier and happier, you’ll save a lot of money, and you’ll eat much more interesting and diverse food.
Taste is an important part of this process. You want to eat good food. If the taste isn’t good enough to make you look forward to eating it, then all the other benefits don’t matter much.
But there is a problem here: much of what we eat isn’t particularly tasty, because most of what we eat is processed. And this is especially true of vegetables and fruits, which are often picked unripe and then brought to market before they have a chance to ripen on the way; or else they are bred for qualities like durability or transportability instead of flavor.
The freshest food that has been grown with respect for its flavor is almost always superior to any processed version of the same thing. Unfortunately, good produce isn’t always available at reasonable prices — unless you grow it yourself.
WHY EAT FRESH?
Fresh ingredients taste better, because they haven’t been sitting on a shelf for months or years. Using fresh ingredients also makes your food healthier, and does a lot of good for the environment. And it’s not difficult to find or use fresh ingredients. It’s just a matter of shopping in different places than the supermarket.
TODAY’S RECIPE: SHELLFISH STEW—A HEARTY DISH FOR THE WINTER MONTHS!
Even say you buy fresh shrimp from your local seafood market, eating them doesn’t have to be a hassle. The trick is to cook them up quickly in a flavorful broth, like this shellfish stew. The trick here is to get everything ready before you start cooking; if you’re slow at chopping vegetables, spend some time over that part so that once you start cooking, everything will come together quickly. You’ll want to chop the vegetables into roughly the same size as each other and the shrimp; they should all cook up in about the same amount of time.
TODAY’S RECIPE: CURRIED SHRIMP AND TOMATOES—FRESH AND FLAVORFUL
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The freshest ingredients are always the best to cook with. Not only does it make your dishes taste better, there are also so many vitamins and nutrients that you don’t get when you buy pre-packaged food. And if you want to reduce your waistline by eating healthy meals, then fresh vegetables and fruits are an easy solution. In this article, we will discuss how to use fresh ingredients in your cooking.
In order to reap the nutritional benefits of fresh food, you need to understand a little about the anatomy of plants. When fruits and vegetables are harvested, they lose some of their water content (you may have noticed that lettuce dries out quickly after purchase). So, buying produce at its peak means you will get higher volumes of vitamins and nutrients per calorie than buying it as it nears its expiration date.
We all know that broccoli doesn’t taste good when it’s too old, but did you know that even one day makes a difference? It’s true that broccoli is best used within four days of purchase, but waiting five days can decrease the amount of calcium by as much as 20%. Similarly, other nutrients like vitamin C will start to break down over time.
So what do you do if you don’t eat your fruit and vegetables right away
