Been a while

So whatcha been doing ..

Who doesn’t go into a new endeavor without good intentions? My intention when I launched this blog was to post weekly. But then my coaching practice got busy, my speech calendar filled, I was cast in a play, I’m working on adding more miles to my run/walk. All good stuff but then I have to figure out how to cram more in. There are books to be read and recipes to try. Yeah, been doing a lot of cooking. I always liked to cook but during the pandemic when the world shut down I ramped it up in the kitchen. I started ‘cooking around the world’ as I describe it, trying recipes from places I’ve yet to visit. I almost NEVER repeat a recipe unless its sooooo very good, like the fish stew we basically lick the bowl as we finish. Basically I said .. please, don’t think we’re barbarians in the house .. however ..

And I’ve been digging into the smooth, natural peanut butter to make a spicey peanut and pumpkin soup and oat and almond milk breakfast bars. Bottom line, if you can can read a recipe you can craft something nourishing and tasty.

Oh I know, you hate to cook. C’mon. What is it you really hate? The clean up? Measuring? Or is it that you fear making a mistake, that the dish isn’t pleasing? So What! No one will sue you and if you don’t try to you’ll never know. If you don’t cook then you’re stuck eating fast / prepared food which is generally higher in calories, fat and salt. That’s not a healthy combo.

So dig out a soup pot. Saute some onions, add a little garlic ( which you can buy in a jar already chopped) .. dice up a couple of carrots, maybe some celery and you’ve got the beginnings of a soup or stew. And to get you started here’s a recent fave of mine. It’s called soup but it’s more like a stew. And next time around I’ll use a little more pepper. Also, plain old brown lentils work just fine.

Let me know what you think … bon appetite!

Instant Pot Lentil Soup {Quick and Easy Prep!} - WellPlated.com