I received many emails thanking me for the how-to-eat -healthy-all-week tips in the last post. So I thought I’d continue along with this theme and throw a few more ideas out there. Once people start preparing their own delicious meals using local seasonal foods they’re hooked. Even when life tries to show off just how busy it can get what a thrill it is knowing homemade healthy meals are ready and waiting. A hop, skip and jump away… oh, go on, just for the fun of it…..hey, we all need more cardio ! Ok, here are some more foods you can prepare on your “food day” to enjoy during the week ahead.

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I love that people are talking about food, thinking about it, asking questions. But I still hear people complaining that they don’t have time to cook healthy foods from scratch. It really is so much easier, and less time-consuming, than most people think. May I offer a few ideas? Yes? Well thank you, you’re too kind! I promise to be brief.

Make 1 day of the week “food prep” day. Invite family members or friends to help out. Make it fun! Make a list of what you want to make & shopping lists.Do the shopping together. When back in the kitchen put on some funky music and get cooking! My mum and I do this every Monday for our meals. We’ll make enough food for the upcoming week. Some examples?

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I’ve been spending all my free time reworking a couple of the dishes from our menu. It’s something I do frequently and the process can be quite piddly. Sometimes it’s because I have no choice, ie: spinach is no longer in season so I’ll have to rework the dish to accommodate a replacement. Other times it’s because I’ve become obsessed, as happened a couple of weeks ago. I was plating the Beef Cheeks, one of our most popular entres, when I was gripped with a sudden urge to change it. And so the process begins, starting with a few days just thinking about it, jotting notes and sketching possibilities. Then into the kitchen to play and experiment…. this can take a few days or a few weeks. Then, when all final decisions have been made, final sketches made and we’re all in agreement, I begin making all the new components. The whole process is similar to building a house (metaphor lovers of the world, unite!).

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