I recently received this cookbook from my mom, who knows I love cooking and Chrissy Teigen. “Cravings” is a cookbook full of mouthwatering dishes that will fulfill all your insatiable cravings, but with much ease. I am have been looking for quite some time for a cookbook made for people like me – who like to cook, but are a bit unskilled and lack many resources. What I liked most about this cookbook is that Chrissy specifically wrote the recipes so readers wouldn’t have to go to a million different stores to get their ingredients. I was able to find all the ingredients for this recipe at Food Lion and even already had some at home. None of the ingredients I had to purchase were particularly expensive, and most ingredients were bottles of things that can be used for many more recipes! From the start, I knew I could do this recipe. It was right down my alley – and definitely looked delicious. And Chrissy mentions in the prologue how not every recipe in her cookbook is “healthy.” However, this recipe, she admits, is healthy and STILL delicious. I wanted to pick a healthier option for my first recipe-blog, as I am currently on the pathway to a healthier lifestyle. In the last few months of 2017, and into 2018, I was able to finally accomplish one of my biggest goals – losing 20 pounds. Scary. Unreachable. Hard. Time consuming. Those were all my excuses before, as to why a healthy lifestyle was NOT for me. I had all the excuses. That was until I started cooking. I have been a lifelong fan of the food network, and my mom is a full time food writer in a food section that repeatedly wins awards at the AFJ. But I never got into the kitchen myself. I was intimidated by everything. There came a point when I knew I had some maturing to do and face my fears. I realized that by making my own food, I was really in control over what I was putting in my body. I was in charge, and I was not going to let all these excuses weigh me down anymore. By taking complete control of my diet, I was finally in control of my life. No longer did I think that I couldn’t do it. I could do it. I AM doing it. I will keep doing it. I started off by making the sauce first, being careful to follow all the measurements. Next, I made sure to prepare all the other ingredients. I find preparing them all first makes for a quick execution later. I chopped my vegetables, peeled my ginger, and measured all ingredients to be ready to go. I always surprise myself in this stage. When I first started cooking, it would take me the longest. I would need to seek advice from my food-writer mother on everything. How do I cut this bell pepper? What is the most effective way to peel garlic? What does mince mean?! Or chopped!?!
These days, I have it down. I know my basic cooking terms and more techniques. That’s exactly why I was excited to try this recipe. I wanted to test my refining skills. And I succeeded! I highly recommend this recipe by Chrissy Teigen. It was so simple, and I only had to combine my ingredients in a pan. Quick and delicious. Thank you Chrissy Teigen for giving me new ways to embrace my new lifestyle!
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