I love
experimenting and developing recipes in the kitchen but sometimes the
very thought of cooking supper can depress and overwhelm me. Even as
a gourmand, I do not have unlimited motivation and inspiration in the
kitchen. The following tips will help encourage and maintain your
kitchen motivation!
Maintain
kitchen cleanliness. Cleaning up after a meal never takes as long
IRL as it feels like it does emotionally. Set a timer for 15 or 20
minutes and go on a cleaning frenzy! If you have a pile of dishes to
tackle before you can start cooking supper you are way more likely to
order in than to cook.
Stock the
pantry with staples. Develop a list of family favorites and keep
the pantry stocked with those ingredients. Focus on recipes that are
easy to cook and easy to keep the ingredients in stock (focus on
canned, frozen or dried ingredients rather than fresh). My personal
favorites include pizza (flour, canned tomatoes, canned pineapple,
canned olives) and refried beans (spices and black beans).
Focus on
simple recipes. If you are low on motivation do not start a huge
project with multiple steps that will take hours to complete. Focus
on simple recipes so that you'll be eating in the near future. Pasta
dishes, bean salads, and stir-frys are high on the 'simple recipe'
list!
Non-traditional
meals. If you do not have the motivation to make supper
switch it up and make something non-traditional. Try breakfast for
dinner. I've eaten many supper meals of popcorn!
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