cook one meal a day

I’m cooking more often now, but still go through phases that I can’t get my dishes done, which limits my ability to cook, because there is not enough counterspace and often no clean pots or pans. But I have made some pasta and some rice dishes recently, and sauteed mushrooms.

I haven’t done it every day, but I’ve made a few interesting recipes in the last week or so. This one is a mushroom and tempeh dish on mashed potatoes, from one of my vegan cook books. More pictures to come!

This is a pretty lofty one, since I tend to not want to take the time to cook, but I have found that lately I really enjoy cooking, and want to eat healthier – and that means cooking.

In this case, “cooking” refers to a meal that takes time to prepare, that includes vegetables that need chopping. So, a salad with lots of veggies works.

I would like to start using my bamboo steamer and slow cooker. I don’t do “oven-cooking” much, since it’s so energy-inefficient, especially since I’m only cooking for one. I usually do stove-top, but I’ll use the microwave to heat up noodles or defrost stuff.