Starting off this year I decided to be more aware of what we were eating. I have always tried to buy organic when we could afford it but this year it is a must for certain things like dairy, poultry and beef-veggies and fruit as deemed necessary. We bought half of a cow in November and the taste is amazing-it tastes like a dead cow not plastic! Buying all of that meat got me energized towards cooking again. In addition, I was lucky enough to receive a years worth of Cook's Illustrated magazines from mom for Christmas. Since I am a cooking dork, although not highly skilled, I have loved pouring over the magazines trying to decide what roast really is the best tasting and how 1 tsp. vs. 1/2 tsp. actually makes a difference in tenderizing the meat.
My biggest issues as a person who works full time and consults on the side is how do you get away from processed foods full of trans fat and HFCS and get back to home cooked meals when time is strained? I decided that once a week I would work on something that we have always done from a box and figure out a way to make it without all of the ingredients that I can't pronounce. I am lucky that I generally have the weekends to prep for things and I decided that Sundays will be my afternoon to try a new menu item, as well as get our fridge and pantry ready for the following week. Cook's Illustrated takes ordinary recipes and makes them great with just a few changes from how you have always done it. I decided now was the time to make our healthy eating a priority. You won't see fat free, low fat ingredients because I don't think that is natural. You will see good, easy recipes tested by me!
This blog will chronicle my journey to feeding our family better and hopefully saving some money too. We will always have S'mores Pop Tarts and Dr. Pepper and will probably eat Savage Pizza every Friday, but I figure if we can pick up some healthy things to balance that out I won't be doing too bad.
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