Cooking, cooking cooking!!

I like cooking, but when anything you love to do becomes, for some reason, an obligation,...

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Spain is quite famous for its gastronomy, healthy and tasty. In fact, we all have learn from out mothers how to cook simple but delicious meals... Well, some of them not so delicious! haha!

Our everyday meals, at home, include legumes, vegetables, meat and fish. And olive oil is a must! Apart from giving your dishes a special taste, olive oil is also very good for health.

We all know children don't like much those horrible vegetables, right? So, for example, if I want my son to eat brocoli, I cook it with potatoes, some onion and carrots. He hates all those pieces of food on his plate. What I do is simply make a purée, not too thick, just enough to be eaten using the spoon. The final touch will be some cheese, the kind of cheese you use on pizzas. Cover the surface of the purée with some cheese and due to purée heat, the cheese will melt. It works with my son! What a difference! And in case of preparing purées for little babies, just add a fresh, peeled tomatoe, and wit ill be much more tasty.

So, to the point: I love cooking, and this country has a good gastronomy history. I have to cook, in the evenings, the meals my son and husband will eat the following day. (I eat everyday at work). And, although it means having less time to make other things (like, for example, beeing here writting or reading your blogs!!) I do it with love, because I care for their diet, and always try to cook the best I can, and what's more important for me... with love. :-)

So, in case you have no time during the week, try to have some time to cook for your family, if this is something you don't make very often. Enjoy it and do it with love, that's one of the best things you can offer your family!

As a finall note, tendency to obesity has increased a lot during these last years, and is becoming a problem in Spain. Lack of time obliges us (and I confess I include myself!) to eat fast food, pizzas, and to buy precooked food, which is not good at all for our health.

So, whenever I can, I cook some "elaborated" dishes and buy looots of fruits! As my son says, fruits are natural sweets!

(Spanish strawberries, image by Isue (Wikimedia Commons)