Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: I cooked for my family! Two pumpkin based dishes (10/31/2009 2:38:28 PM)
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And it really doesn't matter if mom and I cook on the same day, she can cook lunch I'll cook dinner, or I'll make it for james only who hasn't eaten yet since he's at work.quote:
ORIGINAL: DesFIP More than that is that these dishes shouldn't taste sweet. Onion and peppers aren't sweet and a sweet taste doesn't go with it. Meals should be balanced in color and flavor and texture. Sweet potatoes have some sweetness so the main dish accompanying them shouldn't be sweet. Potatoes aren't crunchy, so you might add a salad for that. The dishes should compliment each other, not match each other in terms of color, flavor, texture. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes cry out for a green vegetable and a red or orange one like carrots or red bell peppers stir fried, to give excitement to the plate and the taste buds. But yes, you and your mother could trade off days for cooking, or just cook stuff the day ahead and then reheat it in time for everyone to eat. You want to put a green or orange vegetable with almost any meal that is meat based. Or a vegetable and a salad. As well as some kind of starch. Health wise; brown rice is better than white, sweet potatoes are better than white potatoes, whole wheat bread is better than white bread.
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