I’ve been writing a lot about food lately, both in this blog dedicated to living a sustainable life, as well as in other journals, in which I talk about spirituality and personal growth.

My relationship with food has changed a lot over the years. I grew up in a family of farmers, so we grew our own meat, dried grains and tomatoes, pickled ( Read more... )

I’m a big fan of meals that require short preparation. I don’t mind if the cooking itself, on the stove or in the oven, takes long time, as long as the chopping, dicing, melting, squeezing mixing and stirring is minimal.

While the food is cooking, I have time prepare other dishes, do the laundry, wash the dishes, play with the dog, or water the ( Read more... )

Last week my fiancé came back from the market with a bag of frozen vegetables. He noticed that I spend a lot of time in the kitchen cutting fresh vegetables, and thought that buying them pre-cut and chilled would save me some time. The frozen mix included broccoli, cauliflower and baby carrots.

These vegetables are now cooking on the stove with a ( Read more... )