A Year of Food for Thought

Since two years ago, I resolved to abandon pre-packaged foods and take-aways and I've never been healthier.

As a result I lost 34 pounds and spend far less on food. Eating real foods, buying from local producers, and preparing your own food are not elitist or luxuries. I'm living proof that investment pays off. And the adage that eating healthy is expensive - false. As I said, my grocery bill went down about 20% once I abandoned the grocery store ails. That it's too time-consuming - false. Most weeknights I've prepared a dinner, eaten, and cleaned up all before 6pm, leaving a full evening at my leisure.

I'll continue to blog throughout 2010. I hope these recipes and my tips if nothing else, have at least inspired my readers.

Of course I do have my inspirations, so I'll raise my glass to Ricardo Larrivée, Jaime Oliver, Gordon Ramsay, and Jeff Crump and Bettina Schormann for enlightening my culinary visions and providing so much inspiration over the past year for this amateur.

My new mission for the new year - more local, more seasonal - keep checking back to see how my new challenge is going.

Happy New Year!