So one thing I have struggled with in cooking is improvising. Thus, the OCD cooking. I just haven't built up enough knowledge and confidence to be able to branch out on my own. But I am starting to take baby steps!
I made some tomato soup for dinner last night. I have never actually had tomato soup until last night. I liked it! It was spicy and delicious.(You can find the recipe here) And fun to make! And I got to feel super DIY special because I made it from scratch and used chicken stock that I also made from scratch! (It calls for vegetable stock, but I didn't have any low sodium vegetable stock, so I went with the homemade chicken stock). And then, while I was eating it, it reminded me that I recently made some homemade Italian Sausage using this recipe here. So for lunch today, I cooked up some of the homemade Italian Sausage to crumble into my homemade Tomato Soup made with my homemade Chicken Stock. Can you tell I am feeling pretty darn proud of myself right now?? I added some shavings of Parmesan cheese and now I have a delicious lunch!! And it was an idea I thought of all by myself!!! YAY!!!!
I have discovered that, as a side effect of pushing the boundaries of my palette, I am also experiencing a reduction in portion sizes. It wasn't something that I had thought about before, but it makes sense. Now that I am eating new things, eating is no longer a mindless activity. I am eating slower and really tasting things. Also, there is more pleasure gained from new tastes and sensations than there is from simply being full. So I no longer feel like I need to eat a lot of something, I just need to eat something that makes me pause and take my time and truly notice my meal. An unexpected but very welcome side effect!!
Now, off to the hardware store to get some things to help organize my kitchen!
I made some tomato soup for dinner last night. I have never actually had tomato soup until last night. I liked it! It was spicy and delicious.(You can find the recipe here) And fun to make! And I got to feel super DIY special because I made it from scratch and used chicken stock that I also made from scratch! (It calls for vegetable stock, but I didn't have any low sodium vegetable stock, so I went with the homemade chicken stock). And then, while I was eating it, it reminded me that I recently made some homemade Italian Sausage using this recipe here. So for lunch today, I cooked up some of the homemade Italian Sausage to crumble into my homemade Tomato Soup made with my homemade Chicken Stock. Can you tell I am feeling pretty darn proud of myself right now?? I added some shavings of Parmesan cheese and now I have a delicious lunch!! And it was an idea I thought of all by myself!!! YAY!!!!
I have discovered that, as a side effect of pushing the boundaries of my palette, I am also experiencing a reduction in portion sizes. It wasn't something that I had thought about before, but it makes sense. Now that I am eating new things, eating is no longer a mindless activity. I am eating slower and really tasting things. Also, there is more pleasure gained from new tastes and sensations than there is from simply being full. So I no longer feel like I need to eat a lot of something, I just need to eat something that makes me pause and take my time and truly notice my meal. An unexpected but very welcome side effect!!
Now, off to the hardware store to get some things to help organize my kitchen!
Also, I realize that I have been slacking on taking pictures. I will try to pick that back up! I know one of my favorite parts of other food blogs is the beautiful pictures, so I would hate to leave this blog pictureless for too long :-)
ReplyDeleteI am VERY impressed! Keep up the good work. P.S. I have got to figure out how to get notified when you post new articles as it seems I'm behind a little. But no worries, I'll be caught up by tonight.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Michele