Who said that you can ignore food? Bugs and people have one thing in common, they LOVE FOOD! Of course one has to eat to fill the stomach. Anybody has to eat, consume food for the process of growth and survival. In my own home nobody gets hungry. All the members of my family are taken care of when it comes to feeding them the most nutritious food well most of the time "gourmet food." Even without occasion. It seems like everyday is a birthday for all of us.
We usually have curry for a viand because my husband likes it. I think that's his favorite food. Well sort of.
I should be thrifty. I should economize. Food or rather the ingredients for food, the making of gourmet food even simpler ingredients are costly.
You probably heard me of my disgust to find out how much is the cost of saffron; just the tiny little amount of saffron is worth more than ten dollars. With the bottle container another $5 +tax total. Just a dash of saffron is expensive. You may wonder why. The purple flowering plant yields tiny bit of saffron and an acre of those plants probably yields just 350 g. Very disappointing indeed. Good that we only use that special seasoning once a year for boullabaise.
I used to cook viand with bitter melon when it feels like my high blood is back to haunt me. This green veggie is sure a knock-out. I mean it's bitter but delicious, exotic Asian vegetable.
We had this last night for supper. Ground beef with zucchini and beansprout > stir fry with teriyaki and soya sauce. There is no available "patola" so instead zucchini is the best replacement. I cooked so much of this viand that we'll have half of it today for lunch with additional fresh deep fried salmon and rice. I could make salmon balls with some spices but have to be a chef for simple cooking. I don't mind having left over as long as the food is stock in the fridge and or freezer with the right temperature control.
Oh you know I had my FOOD SAFE CERTIFICATION and even without it I know how I should protect and make sure that the food is safe for consumption. It's common sense baby! But when you're in doubt about certain food? Throw it.
