Today’s Rave: Cooking Away

Since I’ve been living at home I’ve been cooking meals for my folks and me a couple of night a week, and I’m really enjoying it. I’ve never made a habit of cooking much, but as virtually every recipe is a step of logical steps to follow, provided that the recipe does not have any techniques that have to be learned, I can generally cook with success.

The thing that’s cool is that there are a multitude advantages to making something that I have a craving for myself rather than to going out and buying it. First of all, there’s precision. I know precisely what ingredients go in, so if I want a particular flavor in a dish, I know what to put in. It’s also cheaper. But perhaps the best part is calorie control – it’s much easier to lose weight or stay steady state when you cook yourself. It’s healthier to make yourself a hamburger than buy one at McDonald’s.

Now, I’m not a health nut by a long shot. I love eating out and I like eating lots of food on occasion. Yum. But in terms of working out a way that I can eat what I feel like and yet lose weight, cooking yourself has plenty of advantages, and the only drawback is time. Lucky for me, I have some of that, and it’s true what they say: there’s no better meal than the one you cook yourself. Plus I can finally learn to cook Indian food. Woohoo! Up to this point I’ve made North Carolina-style Pulled Pork and Coleslaw, Rogan Josh (Lamb Curry), Chicken Parmigiana, Coq Au Vin, Grilled Fish Tacos, Jambalaya, Turkey Meatloaf and scads of others I can’t even remember. What’s cool is that I can have practically any kind of food I want – as long as I learn to make it.

Bon appetit!