Saturday, July 24, 2010

Cook your way out!!



Starting to earn one's own money gives everyone the deepest sence of independence! Truly a remarkable time in a life of a human being. Time from which he/she is able to support his/her 3 basic needs of life! Food-Shelter-clothing! Add to that the phone and internet bills which turn out to be an essential need if you are one of those social (networking) animals!

Satisfying and supporting oneself on the 3 essentials with one's own money truely gives a sense of self-satisfaction which is often not given a thought about in this busy on-schedule life! Breaking it down how many of us have take time to think on these lines??

I earn and now I pay for my stay/shelter!
I make my own money and I pay for what I wear!
I get paid and am able to pay for what I eat!

The satisfaction of being on your own is one of the lowest common denominator everyone wants to be sure about, however social man might be!

However, a subtle difference that is still possible with regards to earning and eating! How about earning and being able to cook what one eats! Thats a step further down the track... isn't it?

Yes! The pleasure and the sense of cooking one's own food in its own way installs a sense of independence. Or, rather than independence should I rephrase it as a "marginal decrease" in dependence as Man for centuries has been social enough not to rule out dependency totally! And I said "Marginal decrease" - as I still don't match a farmer - some one blessed - one who can sow & raise his own grain and crop and prepare his own meal for the day!

Cooking for self has its own pleasures! You are able to know for a fact what goes into making a meal and appreciate little things that you wouldn't care about otherwise! Moreover, you are able to add that little extra care to make it a wholesome and healthy diet! All for a better "You" totally done by you!

On the funny side, You are the best critic for the food that you make - A critic who takes that extra bit of miscalculated pinch of salt or a double dosage of chilly with pleasure that end up bringing an obvious tear in the eye! But no matter what, the critic will still have good things to say about a dish that at the least can be classified edible!

Cooking for self, can bring in
*a sense of responsible eating as in avoiding transfat/ or too much of fried stuff as all such things can be avoided @ source!
*a sense of duty/cleanliness with that add on work of doing the dishes!

And at last - Isn't that another cool way to lose some calories in the very act of getting ready to consume more of them! Irony that works better!

For now, my cullinary skills are limited but it is a beginning for sure. The day starts either with a oat meal breakfast(the flavour of which is totally random!) or noodles, a cup of rice along with boiled vegetables for lunch while the third meal of the day (thankfully!!) happens at a cafeteria in my work place.
Hope it gets better with every passing day!

And for those who haven't yet tried it - Start Cooking your way out! Its real fun!

Cheerz