Love of Cooking

I love to cook, and anyone who has read my blog before knows this to be true, no matter what food craze I am currently exploring. I love more the creating of something for my family. Like all working parents, you can lose the desire to do more then put something on the table that meets their nutritional needs (hopefully), and tastes pretty good. Especially when you add all of other life's pressures to do and get it done. Whatever "it" is.

Terrible place to get to, especially when given time and energy you are someone who loves a good opportunity to feed your family something yummy and healthy and not so healthy once in awhile. I shall not lie , Friday night take out is never a good choice :)

Food has been a big part of my last year in life, not necessarily for the good, or for all bad either. With the new diabetes diagnosis,gallbladder and liver issues, and food has taken on an interesting role in my life. I can love it and it causes pain, or I can change it and be pain free, healthier and feel good.. not being a dumb ass I am choosing to be pain free - well as best I can.

I have wanted to cook through my Jamie Oliver cookbooks for sometime, and I will be doing that over the next year, I have to admit I will stay away from his seafood creations as I just can't handle that stuff. But his rustic presentation, and his use of lots of vegetables interest me. And I admit it, back before he was married, with kids and was super famous and had a show out of his kitchen, I loved to watch the young Jamie cook! Here is a snapshot of the books I will be cooking from.

All I ever wanted to do was to make food accessible to everyone; to show that you can make mistakes - I do all the time - but it doesn't matter.
Jamie Oliver
Now to make breakfast , happy eating. I love the make mistakes all the time quote - in life and in cooking I do it too!

Melanie