Cooking to Visit

Sometimes I think I am Cooking to Visit with people besides myself. When I feel like company I think about what kind of food I can cook and cook for my company. I don't know why but I enjoy cooking. Maybe it's because I like to eat fresh food. I think that's it, I like to eat food that I know whats in it.

Like tonight for supper I cooked some turkey breast. I cut the breast up in small chunks and put a little olive oil on the bottom of the pot and sauteed it. When it was cooked I sprinkled herbs on top. Then I made a salad on the side with cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado, purple onions, boiled eggs, bell peppers, carrots, cheese and homemade bread crumbs (wheat). That was a good meal. We enjoyed the dinner and have a little left.

You wonder why go through the trouble for your self much less other people? Because it's fun and enjoyable when you can eat good food (that you fixed) and visit with family and/or friends at the same time. Just like going eat out together but at your kitchen table. I think going eat out is fun and all but for me, I don't like to do it too often. Cooking at home is cheaper too. If fixing a big family meal is too much for you then make it small. The salad I cooked tonight was not too big and it was loaded with nutrients. Another idea is chili or soups, that's a one pot meal. I saw a recipe for turkey chili, I'm interested in trying it, sounds good.

So I guess the point of this posts is to try and get you to see cooking is fun, nutritious, enjoyable and it gives you the opportunity to visit with family or friends. Get a recipe, get the ingredients and get cooking. It's not as bad as we think. That's the thing, think about what you want to eat, what makes you say oh yeah, I want to eat that. That gets me motivated, wanting to eat something specific. The other day my daughter wanted enchiladas. So I got a recipe for enchilada sauce on the internet, very good one, and made enchiladas. They were good. I used turkey meat in some and queso cheese in the others. The turkey meat was left overs from two days before. The meat was stuffed with onions and garlic and seasonings and cooked in the oven. The meat had made a gravy and I chopped it up and put it in the enchiladas with a little cheese and enchilada sauce. Wow, very good. My daughter likes mexican food and so do we.

So, decide what you feel like eating and cook that. Invite friends to eat with you it makes for good conversation.