When my friends suggested that I write about my experiences about spending the month cooking out of Rebecca Katz’s books, I thought it was a wonderful idea but I also was a little concerned about what people would think of me using someone else’s recipes. I have found at times that because I am a doctor who focuses on natural health and healing, people sometimes think I know all the answers about health and wellness. The fact that I love to cook and share that passion with others makes people think that I am a chef too. Of course, I don’t know everything about health, wellness or cooking--I am learning about these topics just like everybody body else. I learned a long time ago that when I don’t know something the best thing to do is to be honest and say I don’t know the answer and I will look it up. In fact I have learned really great information from questions people have asked me.
I thought sharing my experiences of cooking out of an award-winning chef’s book could be a lesson for us all. For me, cooking out of a book that is focused on teaching you how to prepare healthy foods and make your taste buds sing was absolutely fantastic. I would recommend it to everyone. I learned how to do some simple techniques that improved the way the recipes turned out. I learned some spice combinations that I have never tried before that were great. There were so many simple recipes that took 15 minutes to prepare. I am more prepared to work with sea vegetables in my meals and I found stores that have them available all the time. It increased my knowledge of how to use pots and saucepans that I have not really used correctly in the past. I learned the difference between flat leaf parsley and curly parsley they really are different. I will have to say flat leaf parsley is one of my new all time favorite herbs--I will not go back curly parsley ever again!
I can recommend that if you are interested in learning to cook better you could benefit from using a teaching cookbook like Katz's or some other chef you like. Be prepared to spend time with the book and use the same one over and over for a couple of months. You will be surprised how much you learn and how fun it is!
Live Vibrantly,
Dr. Dae
Dr. Dae's website: www.healthydaes.com
Dr. Dae's book: Daelicious! Recipes for Vibrant Living can be purchased @ www.healthydaes.com
Dr. Dae's Bio:
“Dr. Dae" (pronounced Dr. Day) Daemon Jones is a Naturopathic Physician who completed her training at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine. She is certified as a General Practitioner by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE). Dr. Dae provides tailored treatment to meet the unique needs of every individual she sees in her practice. She also provides specialized support for persons challenged by nutritional deficiencies, weight problems, hormonal and reproductive system disorders, attention deficit disorder and those experiencing chronic diseases. Dr. Dae is an adjunct faculty member for The Center for Mind-Body Medicine and Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts. She is the author of Daelicious! Recipes for Vibrant Living. Dr. Dae is a featured chef with www.myfoodmyhealth.com. Dr. Dae is a regularly featured writer for the Elite GoogleNews Website empowher.com where she shares her personal and professional vision for living whole and living well. To learn more about Dr. Dae, her products and services, please visit her on the Web at www.Healthydaes.com.