Goals

Last year I had two simple goals when it came to food, and in fact when I started the year I had no idea about either of them.

The first was to poach a perfect egg. I’d never achieved this and I had pretty much given up on the idea altogether. “Some people just can’t”, I told myself. However, during the course of 2012 I stumbled across a blog post (which, for some reason, I did NOT bookmark! How did that happen?!?), which explains the process in simple steps. In fact, the steps seemed so simple, I just had to give it a go. I did, and whaddya know? Perfectly poached eggs! Huzzah! I experimented a few times, with success each time, so I know it works.

The second goal I didn’t know I had for last year was learning to cook and serve delicious, beautiful food – without any grain or starch.

To be honest, I didn’t think it would happen. Until about six months ago I had virtually no interest in food preparation at all. I didn’t enjoy the process, and I certainly didn’t care very much how it looked. It was simple (the way I like things): 1 protein, 1 starch, 1 portion veg. Three fairly even divisions of food groups, neatly(ish) laid out on a plate. Your options, O Recipient of Meal? Eat or starve. See? Simple.

However, since discovering SCD, Paleo, GAPS and the wealth of attendant recipes, my culinary adventures have been transformed! I now love to cook, I take pleasure in delightful plating (which is a long way from looking good, but at least I know what the term means now – or even that the term exists!). Meal times are FUN, and one of my primary de-stress activities.

Fast-forward to NOW.

My culinary goals for this year are: (Maestro, drum-roll if you please) …

• Master Ratatouille. This recipe looks promising.

That’s it. Well, actually, there was something else but my brain is full and the other goal fell out. Ah well, I’ll add it if I remember.