What's the opposite of gourmet?
Food is boring. I've mentioned that before, but it hit me again. I've been telling myself off for not cooking real food anymore; I usually eat something quick (like grilled cheese), pre-made (ie. frozen), or take-out. The quick options are fairly limited, and I've been assuming that the reason I'm bored by my food is that I keep eating the same foods. But let's be honest: there are only a limited number of foods I eat, regardless. It's really the preparation method that keeps them interesting, right? Grilled chicken is different from baked chicken is different from barbeque chicken.
Wrong. My recent MO when cooking myself chicken for dinner has been pretty standard: heat up a pan, saute some onions, cut the chicken into strips or cubes, add whatever vegetables I have in the fridge (or freezer), season with garlic and soy sauce. Mmmm, tasty. Fairly healthy, too.
But last night I went out on a limb and cooked the chicken with a fancy set of exotic spices and a drop of sauce. I don't know what was in the sauce; I didn't make it. But it was yellow. And it was delicious. And today, I am eating the leftovers for lunch. And it takes exactly the same as the leftovers from my usual chicken "stir-fry". Just with fewer vegetables, so it's less healthy, I suppose.
Darn. I thought cooking would make food more interesting. Turns out I was wrong.
3 comments:
maybe you should splurge and go out to eat something wildly different than anything you've tried? it's much easier to branch out in your cooking if you've already branched out in your eating, at least in my experience.
Your food may not be interesting, but at least you have food; not everybody can say that. Happy New Year! -M
Food is terribly boring. Too bad we can't survive on cookies and Diet Coke. :/
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