Tips to make cooking at home easier:
1. Create a meal plan
2. Shop from a list and consider online grocery ordering
3. Batch cooking
4. Learn 3-4 new healthy meals that you really like.
5. Make Buddha Bowls and Noodle Bowls
Food Blogs I Love: (Check these out when you’re making your meal plans)
Gena Hamshaw’s Choosing Raw
How to be a great plant-based cook:
1. Master simple techniques first. Learn knife skills for chopping veggies. Cook onions and garlic first in a little bit of oil; Remember that carrot/celery/onion creates a great base of flavor for soups and sauces; fresh herbs and lemon juice add brightness and freshness to a dish)
2. Cooking by taste: balance flavors to create optimal nutrition and great taste. The five flavors (pungent, sour, bitter, sweet, salty) correspond to the 5 elements of TCM theory. Similar theories of flavor balance equating to health are found in Ayurveda and Traditional Thai Medicine. When something tastes really great, it’s usually because the flavors are balanced.
3. Try recipes from new cuisines and gradually get to know the herbs and spices of that cuisine.
