One of the keys to making simple home
cooking easy is having a set of staple foods in your kitchen, that are
available any time you need them. If you stock your kitchen with the right
basics, then cooking will be easier and much less stressful because you can whip up a health meal without much
planning. As a working mother, if I had to go to the
grocery store and shop for every single ingredient each
time I wanted to make a meal, I'd probably cook much less often than I
do. So, here are some things that I like to
keep in my kitchen, so that I can cook a meal, even if I don't have
time to go shopping that day. Now your staple ingredients might be very
different, depending on, what you like to cook and what you like to
eat. So, this is just meant to give you a few
ideas. In terms of dry goods, I always like to have a few different kinds of pasta, some rice, some oats, some dry beans and
lentils. And I also like to keep quinoa, and quinoa is a high protein grain that's also high
in fiber. Then, I keep some flour on hand for
baking. Our flour has to be gluten free for our
little guy who can't eat wheat. But you can keep regular flour, some baking powder, and a little bit of
sugar on hand, for days when you feel like
baking something. I also love using nut flours, like almond
meal and hazelnut flour. But if you're not a big fan, that's
totally fine. On the topic of nuts, you might want to
keep a few containers of different kinds of nuts and some dried
fruit in your food cupboard. As long as your children don't have nut
allergies, these can be great weekday treats or lunchbox snacks, if your school allows
nuts. I know some schools don't these days. I also keep a small spice drawer, where I
store things like chili powder, coriander, black
pepper, and dried thyme. There's a bottle of vanilla essence in
there too, for days when I want to bake. And again, your spice drawer will vary
depending on what spices you like. And it's kind of like a reflection of your
food personality. Then I keep a box of onions, garlic, and potatoes in a dark cupboard near my pots
and pans. Apparently keeping them in a dark place
prevents them from sprouting, at least for a week or so. As far as fridge ingredients, go my fridge
will almost always have some eggs, some milk, butter, cheese,
and yogurt in it. I usually keep some carrots and tomatoes
in the vegetable drawer, and some frozen peas in
the freezer. These are kind of like my backup
vegetables, in case I don't have time to stop at the market and buy
fresh vegetables that day. In some places you can actually order a
farm box to be delivered to your door every week, from
a local farm. It's kind of an automatic way to increase
the variety in your diet. And it's also surprisingly affordable, because the
vegetables in the box are always in season. So with these staples that I've mentioned,
all you need really are some lemons, some salt, and some olive
oil, and you're in business. Even if you don't have time to go
shopping. With the ingredients we've just discussed,
you can make a simple pasta dish with a tomato sauce and
some sprinkled cheese. You can make a quinoa salad with chopped
carrots and some fresh lemon juice, or lentils and rice, or
beans and rice. And you can dress these up with your favorite spices and flavor them with
onions and garlic. For breakfast, you can always make oatmeal
or scrambled eggs if you're in a pinch, and you can make pancakes, cakes,
or cookies for occasional treats. Now another benefit of storing some non-perishable food items in
your kitchen, is that you can buy in bulk, and sort of stock up when these
foods are on special at the supermarket. So you end up actually saving money on
your meals. Remember that even if you only have time
to boil some pasta and sprinkle some grated
cheese on top, and maybe cut up a fresh fruit, that meal
will almost certainly be healthier for your
family than a fast food dinner. My mom used to say, it's better to be real
than to be perfect. You don't need to cook like Julia Child in
order to feed your family well. Even Julia Child emphasized fearlessness
in the kitchen. One of her most famous quotes was this.
She said, learn how to cook, try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be
fearless, and above all, have fun. [MUSIC]
One of the keys to making simple homecooking easy is having a set of staple foods in your kitchen, that areavailable any time you need them. If you stock your kitchen with the rightbasics, then cooking will be easier and much less stressful because you can whip up a health meal without muchplanning. As a working mother, if I had to go to thegrocery store and shop for every single ingredient eachtime I wanted to make a meal, I'd probably cook much less often than Ido. So, here are some things that I like tokeep in my kitchen, so that I can cook a meal, even if I don't havetime to go shopping that day. Now your staple ingredients might be verydifferent, depending on, what you like to cook and what you like toeat. So, this is just meant to give you a fewideas. In terms of dry goods, I always like to have a few different kinds of pasta, some rice, some oats, some dry beans andlentils. And I also like to keep quinoa, and quinoa is a high protein grain that's also highin fiber. Then, I keep some flour on hand forbaking. Our flour has to be gluten free for ourlittle guy who can't eat wheat. But you can keep regular flour, some baking powder, and a little bit ofsugar on hand, for days when you feel likebaking something. I also love using nut flours, like almondmeal and hazelnut flour. But if you're not a big fan, that'stotally fine. On the topic of nuts, you might want tokeep a few containers of different kinds of nuts and some driedfruit in your food cupboard. As long as your children don't have nutallergies, these can be great weekday treats or lunchbox snacks, if your school allowsnuts. I know some schools don't these days. I also keep a small spice drawer, where Istore things like chili powder, coriander, blackpepper, and dried thyme. There's a bottle of vanilla essence inthere too, for days when I want to bake. And again, your spice drawer will varydepending on what spices you like. And it's kind of like a reflection of yourfood personality. Then I keep a box of onions, garlic, and potatoes in a dark cupboard near my potsand pans. Apparently keeping them in a dark placeprevents them from sprouting, at least for a week or so. As far as fridge ingredients, go my fridgewill almost always have some eggs, some milk, butter, cheese,and yogurt in it. I usually keep some carrots and tomatoesin the vegetable drawer, and some frozen peas inthe freezer. These are kind of like my backupvegetables, in case I don't have time to stop at the market and buyfresh vegetables that day. In some places you can actually order afarm box to be delivered to your door every week, froma local farm. It's kind of an automatic way to increasethe variety in your diet. And it's also surprisingly affordable, because thevegetables in the box are always in season. So with these staples that I've mentioned,all you need really are some lemons, some salt, and some oliveoil, and you're in business. Even if you don't have time to goshopping. With the ingredients we've just discussed,you can make a simple pasta dish with a tomato sauce andsome sprinkled cheese. You can make a quinoa salad with choppedcarrots and some fresh lemon juice, or lentils and rice, orbeans and rice. And you can dress these up with your favorite spices and flavor them withonions and garlic. For breakfast, you can always make oatmealor scrambled eggs if you're in a pinch, and you can make pancakes, cakes,or cookies for occasional treats. Now another benefit of storing some non-perishable food items inyour kitchen, is that you can buy in bulk, and sort of stock up when thesefoods are on special at the supermarket. So you end up actually saving money onyour meals. Remember that even if you only have timeto boil some pasta and sprinkle some gratedcheese on top, and maybe cut up a fresh fruit, that mealwill almost certainly be healthier for yourfamily than a fast food dinner. My mom used to say, it's better to be realthan to be perfect. You don't need to cook like Julia Child inorder to feed your family well. Even Julia Child emphasized fearlessnessin the kitchen. One of her most famous quotes was this.She said, learn how to cook, try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, befearless, and above all, have fun. [MUSIC]
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