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I really
do love to cook, I swear. But there are days -- more days than I’d
like to admit probably – when I am just plain unable to cook. No, see,
already that’s a lie. Because what it is, more often than not, is that
I sometimes flat-out stubbornly refuse to cook, making up a thousand
lame-o excuses as to why it really is a better idea for me to pick up
the telephone, order a pizza, and wait 20-30 minutes for the delivery
guy to show up at my doorstep than to simply throw together a quick and
tasty meal in my own kitchen. I’m
too tired, or the fridge is bare, or I’m bored with my repertoire, or
there’s nothing I can cook up quickly enough to prevent my grumbling
belly from eating itself before I can get a meal on the table. I love to
cook, when it’s for friends, or I’m trying out a fun new recipe, or
I’m just in one of those crazy moods where peeling and dicing and sautéing
sound like exactly the therapy I need – but on those days when it’s
just about getting my cranky stomach to stop growling, I hate having
to cook. The thing
is, for every reason I can ever think of not to cook – most of which
don’t hold entirely true anyway – there’s a much more sensible
reason to get my butt into the kitchen. Ordering take-out or going out
to eat are fine every once in awhile, but it’s generally the case that
it’ll never taste as good as something I’ve cooked myself. Not to
mention the fact that take-out is expensive, and generally pretty damn
unhealthy. Plus, in about the same amount of time that it takes for the
food to show up at my door, I could have easily fixed up something to
eat myself. So, as part
of my new year’s resolution, I’ve resolved that I’m going to get
myself to cook more – and enjoy it in the process. Want to cook more
and eat better? Check out these tips for getting yourself to use that
kitchen and eat out less … the
pantry 1
Stock the cooking basics:
No kitchen should be without olive oil, cooking oil, a few favorite
spices, dried herbs, and vinegar (preferably red wine and cider, plus
balsamic if you want to get fancier) ---------------------------> lounge . nourish . host . laze . home. |