Tuesday, December 29, 2015; food
Dec. 29th, 2015 12:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bearshortyI am thinking about food and cooking lately. One of the things I'm trying to be better about is not wasting food and cooking everything I have in the fridge on time. I love my veggies and I need to not get greedy and buy too much. I'm trying to be more conscious about it.
I'm also thinking how the taste in food changes. I used not really care about avocado. Now I love it and can't get enough. I usually get avocados for Tanya and I love finishing it off, or adding them to sandwiches.
It took me a long time to get used to veggies or fruits I didn't grow up with. Like broccoli or mango. Now I love them. Two years ago it was papaya - but only when I was pregnant. I tried papaya again last year and didn't really like it.
Yesterday, I cooked my turkey meatloaf, made rice and salad. The turkey meatloaf is a hit, Bear just loves it, so I will keep making it. It's pretty easy too, just takes a little long. And Sunday I made baked sweet potatoes with oregano - easy and really good. And last week for my Mom's birthday I made her banana cranberry muffins, with vanilla icing, as a gift (she doesn't want presents). She ate two right away and complimented me, which means she really liked it.
My grandmother was an amazing cook and my Mom is a great cook too. Somehow I inherited the cooking tradition without really cooking much as a child (my Mom wouldn't let anyone use her kitchen). I guess I just grew up with home cooking (we rarely ate out, it wasn't a thing) and just assumed I should cook. But I also grew to love it and I think I'm pretty good at it by now. I don't think I will ever be as good as my grandmother but I do enjoy it. And looking up recipes.
This year I figured out cheesecake, 2016 will be the year of pie. I will figure out homemade crust and make an apple pie for sure.
I'm also thinking how the taste in food changes. I used not really care about avocado. Now I love it and can't get enough. I usually get avocados for Tanya and I love finishing it off, or adding them to sandwiches.
It took me a long time to get used to veggies or fruits I didn't grow up with. Like broccoli or mango. Now I love them. Two years ago it was papaya - but only when I was pregnant. I tried papaya again last year and didn't really like it.
Yesterday, I cooked my turkey meatloaf, made rice and salad. The turkey meatloaf is a hit, Bear just loves it, so I will keep making it. It's pretty easy too, just takes a little long. And Sunday I made baked sweet potatoes with oregano - easy and really good. And last week for my Mom's birthday I made her banana cranberry muffins, with vanilla icing, as a gift (she doesn't want presents). She ate two right away and complimented me, which means she really liked it.
My grandmother was an amazing cook and my Mom is a great cook too. Somehow I inherited the cooking tradition without really cooking much as a child (my Mom wouldn't let anyone use her kitchen). I guess I just grew up with home cooking (we rarely ate out, it wasn't a thing) and just assumed I should cook. But I also grew to love it and I think I'm pretty good at it by now. I don't think I will ever be as good as my grandmother but I do enjoy it. And looking up recipes.
This year I figured out cheesecake, 2016 will be the year of pie. I will figure out homemade crust and make an apple pie for sure.
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Date: 2015-12-30 03:16 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2015-12-31 05:55 pm (UTC)When I was a kid we needed a match to light the stove and I didn't like it. I remember crying when I was around 8 when my Mom tried to teach me. It's much easier with stoves here.
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Date: 2015-12-31 08:41 pm (UTC)yeah we really just need to bite the bullet and buy a new stove that will light. It's ridiculous that we haven't. But the money never seems to be there.
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Date: 2015-12-30 02:41 pm (UTC)Ahhh, same here!!! It's so hard...... and then I feel bad when food spoils in the fridge :'( I need to get better at meal planning using the same ingredients, hahaha.