Before this season, I could count on one hand the number of times I’ve bought fresh pears in the last ten years. But lately they have been entrancing me. Pears, where have you been all my life?
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Fall playbook
Hello? Is it me you’re looking for?
I’ve been AWOL lately from this blog, consumed in September and October by work deadlines, swim lessons, a wedding anniversary, illness, visits from the tooth fairy, flu shots, field trips, kids’ birthdays – in other words, daily life. Cooking, writing and photographing all take time, a commodity in short supply around our house these days.
But we still have to eat. Like switching out clothes, when the seasons change I switch out meals in our dinner rotation. When the weather turns cooler, my mind turns to slow cooking, roasting, braising and baking; and warming comfort foods with lots of spices.
Priorities
Market researcher that I am, a study about home cooking snagged my attention the other day. Findings from a survey of American households conducted by Bosch, a kitchen appliance manufacturer, highlighted many reasons why people don’t cook: 28% of respondents don’t know how, 25% didn’t want to clean up the mess, 21% said they didn’t have the time. Two-thirds indicated that grocery shopping takes the most time out of all household tasks. (I could have told you that!)
After I posted this study link on Twitter, I tweeted: As a working parent, I can understand these reasons for not cooking. Still, I try. It’s cheaper, healthier + better quality at home
One of my friends replied: If I have a clean kitchen, all the ingredients & the time; I love to cook. If any of the 3 are missing, not so much.
My response: Yeah, I agree, but how often do you get all 3? Sometimes 2 of 3 will have to do. Most of time during wk it’s 2/3 or 1/3 for us.
Then:
No wonder I’m crabby so often during meal prep, LOL. Continue reading
