We’ve been slowly eliminating pretty much most processed/prepackaged foods from our diet. Mostly because we are buying yummy organic fruit and vegetables and I’m home all the time so (mostly) have the time and inclination to cook up meals from scratch. It’s not like we don’t eat Kraft occasionally, but after you have homemade macaroni and cheese, there’s really no comparison!
The trick is to get brave and start small. Figure out how to make things that go into a lot of different dishes. I’ve figured out how to make a good roux. That translates to a lot of different things! Creamy chicken and vegetables; pasta tuna with tomatoes and cheese sauce; cheese sauce for vegetables. I haven’t gotten the gravy thing down yet. I’m pretty sure you start with a roux but every time I make it, it ends up a gloopy mess. It tastes well and good, but the thickness isn’t there and the next day it’s a solid blob. Ich!
We have learned that it takes about the same amount of time to cook a pizza from a box as it does to whip up a meal from scratch too! Who knew?
It’s now time to figure out how to cook meals and transform them into other meals. I’m tragically bad at that. I’m trying to figure it out, but can’t seem to get the hang of it. We cook a turkey dinner, for example and it’s reincarnated into…. turkey dinner again and again until slowly the meal components are eaten. No meatloaf, no sandwiches, nothing. Just the same old meal over and over again. Boring! I’ve tried, but until now, there’s been no success on this front. What do others do?
