When I'm home for the summer, I tend to cook for myself. It's not that I don't enjoy my Mom's cooking because I do, but a lot of it, like most delicious food, is high in salt/fat/sugar/etc. And as it is, I do a lot of crappy eating at school, although I'm definitely cutting down on that. So I try to make healthy recipes in either single or double portions, with the other half becoming leftovers for the next day.
I'm also trying to broaden my food horizons and use ingredients I don't use that often or have never used before. For instance, I'm more of a dried spices person. I don't exactly sit and finely chop up fresh basil or parsley. But while I have the time to do so, and the budget to do it, I'm going to cook with as quality of ingredients as I can.
With my mom and sister taking a trip with some of our cousins to Hershey Park, my dad and I are on our own for meals. Sometimes, my mom goes to birthday parties with my sister or other school functions and we're left to our own devices for dinner. But our usual methodology involves a trip to Applebees.
However, with three days worth of meals ahead, I've decided to experiment with healthy recipes from a bunch of different places. However, I'm only going to choose meals that are pretty easy to cook for the average person, even though I will admit to being a better than average chef. Apparently, my roommates and friends at school say I'm notorious for making slightly complicated meals... and will openly admit to texting me just to see if there's going to be any extra food to go around.
So I hope you enjoy some of the recipes that I make. I'm going to blog about them as I make them and take photos. Maybe I'll even get you to try some of it yourself! I will warn you though... there are going to be a lot of desserts!
Bon apetit!
Danielle
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