By: Charlene Rennick
People want food that tastes good without devoting a whole day to the preparation of the meal. We want quick and easy solutions, but we don’t want to admit that we have been reduced to buying the glossy, pre-packaged, high carbohydrate food. The new consensus is that food grown in cardboard is unhealthy; yet, we don’t have time to start right from garden on a regular basis. Where is the balance?
The desired trend is to put together healthy meals in a short period of time that have a memorable flavour. Does this sound unrealistic? It isn’t. Homemade vinegars, herb-infused oils and simple marinades dress up a good cut of meat, add zest to whole grain pasta and tempt your palate with tasty side dish of fresh vegetables. Gourmet cooking can be easy without adding the extra fat, carbs, processed sugars and cancer-causing additives. A few simple ingredients found at your fingertips. Snip some fresh herbs from your kitchen aerogarden, whisk them together with some homemade vinegar and an herb-infused oil and let the fresh flavours blend together while you put your feet up and open the day’s mail.
When you choose fresh, organic ingredients, you don’t need all the extra additives to make it taste good. Access to your own home grown herbs let you savour the flavour while you enjoy peace of mind from knowing where they were cultivated. Simply-Hydroponics has put together 5-Minute Gourmet Recipes for the Kitchen, Adding Pizzazz on the Bar-B-Que and Start with the Basics: Make Herbed Vinegar and Spiced Oils.