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April 25, 2006
Make Cooking Fun
Broaden your cooking horizons and share your healthy eating ways with others. This can help motivate and support those just starting to eat healthy and give everyone new meal ideas. There are many ways to make cooking enjoyable – here are a few to try.
Start a healthy supper club. Gather a group of friends or acquaintances you’d like to get to know better and have everyone bring one part of the meal. To start, have a planning meeting and decide how often you want to meet, where and which night is the best. Also discuss the menu and have everyone decide which recipe they want to try. It doesn’t have to be fancy…just healthy.
Have a progressive party. This works best if you live in a neighborhood. Party-goers travel from house-to-house to enjoy one course of a meal. You start with a healthy appetizer, soup or salad, a healthy main entrée and of course a healthy dessert. Hopefully you live close enough that walking from house to house adds another healthy bonus to the night.
Alternate Chefs. This is a way to get family members or friends involved. Sometimes you can get burned out if you’re the only one planning and preparing meals day after day. Depending on the number of people involved, each night someone new gets to be the chef and someone else can be the assistant chef, salad maker, man the barb-a-que or whatever other station needs filling.
Host a theme-based dinner party. Whether it’s a favorite of yours or you’re going to be brave and try something new, theme-based dinners can be fun and adventurous! Check with family and friends for recipes that coincide with the theme. Also look on the internet or local bookstores for recipe ideas. Invite friends and family with an appropriate invitation or email. Decide whether you’re going to do all the cooking or each guest will bring a theme-based dish. Decorate accordingly, play music and even dress up to make the atmosphere more entertaining.
Posted by Lisa at April 25, 2006 07:55 AM
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