Monday, March 26, 2012

Are you stuck in a dinner rut?



We are currently painting the interior of our home - I use the term 'we' loosely as my husband is doing all the prep work & the painting & my job is keeping the kiddos out of the way!

The other job my husband has ensured I do while everything is off the shelves is to go through the pile of magazines I have accumulated due to those 'subscribe for one year get another year free!' type deals.  As a result I have many Better Homes & Gardens and Real Simple magazines and a couple of others I received in the mail without ever subscribing too?!

I find clearing out therapeutic & am not a hoarder at all but have kept all these magazines because they are full of useful information and recipes I plan try 'one day'.

So I spent Sunday afternoon flicking through piles of magazines tearing out articles (which I now have to find time to read & file!) and came to 2 conclusions:

1)  I long to live in a blue & white cottage by the sea in New England which is decorated & organized immaculately  just like all the photos in every single one of these magazines!

2) With all the recipes there are in the world I should never be in a dinner rut!

Looking at all the recipes I've torn out it's obvious that by using the same basic ingredients then adding different herbs & spices I can make a different meal every night & travel round the world with the flavors!

~ Toss seafood into my basic stir-fry and I can imagine I'm actually sitting in that cottage on the coast... 

~ Add plums, cinnamon & curry powder to chicken & suddenly I'm in Morocco!

~ Mix chilli & lime into my recipe & I'm in Mexico

~ Add ginger for an Asian experience

~ Basil or oregano will transport me back to Italy!

Recipes don't have to be complicated or include lots of different ingredients but there are so many different flavors to experience! 

 Flicking through those magazines has inspired me to try new recipes & get creative with my herbs & spices.....now if only I could get round to organizing & filing ...!

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