Let them eat salad!
Save yourself money, feed people better and come away from the table satisfied, not full!
YES, CHEF MARIAN! WE KNOW!
Yesterday was a beautiful example of that. I was working on an Advisory Board and thought it might be better to have the meeting in someone’s home and shop and create food instead of going out and being rushed along by a restaurant, or having to change from restaurant to restaurant, since the meeting was going to go from 10am to 10:00pm.
And for lunch, I decided to buy everything organic: mixed sprouts, mung beans, lentils, beets, chick peas, carrots, broccoli, heirloom tomatoes, cucumber (soaked in mirin and a tiny bit of stevia), raisins, dried cherries, 3 different kinds of lettuces….. well you get the idea.
I will also say I’ve had this ongoing debate with a friend, who says organic costs more. And what I was trying to explain to him is:
Since we individually buy such small amounts…. does it really matter if we spend .50 instead of .75 in order to eat well? I think it’s one thing, if we’re feeding a football stadium. lol
But even if you’re feeding a family and the bill goes from $150 to $175…. isn’t it worth the extra $25?
Dr. Debbie always says: “You can pay now, or you can pay later…. (hospital bills, pains you can’t cure, etc.).
I’m with you Dr. Debbie! Pay a little bit now, eat right now, create less inflammation now in your system and save yourself from disease and pain.
Back to the food: One of the board members created the salad you see above. Very easy to make. Very simple to do. Isn’t that pretty? And doesn’t that make a difference?
I want you to take time when you present a meal and think about how you can present it in a srum-dee-a-licious way…. Your eyes take it in, your senses (smell, texture) and then…. and then…..
It’s so much better when you fully enjoy, start to finish…. when the people you are feeding fully enjoy start to finish. And you know? I’ve known people to cook food that was just ok, but the presentation was so fabulous that everyone really enjoyed it, as if it were prepared by a chef.
So think about that, on this wonderful Sunday morning. You have the entire day to do something special for yourself or someone else!
Happy Eating,
Chef Marian