Good evening at the 2nd off December, 2024.

 Good evening everyone, 

Today has been cold and rainy in the Netherlands. 

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I think, when someone looks at my foods later on, they might think I was a little home bound, since a lot off my receipes take a long waiting time. But that's just a thought. A buisy woman with an average job, social obligations, and kids could never set herself to stewing pears for 3 hours straight, or even let a pot off vegetable soup pruttle for a full hour. It's really something I would do when I have little on hand, and a lot off time on hand. I have little to do, and seas off time for my food. I would not bat an eye over one hour off '...' waiting in the oven, or to let pruttle for something. Cake usually takes at least an hour in the oven. That's probably it with not having a job. So, yeah, when someone would look back on me, they might think I was a little too home bound with all those receipes with a pretty long preparing time. 

Today I had a little help with a fresh oven dish. Health care helped me cut and peel vegetables. I'm having a hard time, but that way I could prepare something healthy instead off ordering pizza again. It was a red cabage oven dish. Old fashioned and delicious. 

Someone a little home bound with time on their hands (Read: Unemployed with a hobby) would prepare this. It's a little moist, but it was delicious. Except for storing groceries and having coffee at home, I did not much. I have suffered a terrible headache this morning and afternoon which took most off my time. And I took a small walk around the neighbourhood in between rainshowers. I have the luck my style off cooking is not too unhealthy. I decided next week I will let home made meatballs pruttle for an hour. If I have the power and the energy for it. Cooking requires mental strength. Maybe I should opt for having a plan B on hand, when too difficult is not possible. Simple meat, and pre-cut vegetables. I'm thinking off preparing string beans with bacon stripes and onions for this weekend. De Boed has taught me to like bacon stripes and onions with some vegetables, but I found out bacon stripes have become pricey. It's when I have some money left for it by the end off the week. This week is for ordinairy cooked Brussle sprouts. They're delicious with bacon stripes and onions, but due to price increasement, they're nothing too fancy. fried bacon stripes and onions are taught to me by de Boed, not by my parents. My parents have taught me to eat it a little more sober and healthy, even without vegetable sauce. de Boed had everything with vegetable sauce, I prefer al dente cooked with vegetable broth to taste. Vegetables not too soft, simply done and bite - ready. I have decided to lessen salt on my potatoes, simply for my health. And gravy on potatoes means meat juice in my world, not the butter gravy from unhealthy packages. And spices are allowed. Simply to bring meat to taste. 

In this world off expensive food, I have found classic Dutch potatoes, vegetables and meat are cheapest on a daily base. I think my way tastes better than frumpy old Boed. And it's a bit more healthy my style. I use techniques from my parents. What I've been taught about it at home. And I prefer crumbly potatoes over firm boiling. It's not difficult to cook, to clean afterwards is the hardship. Usually I do so the next day since I'm not fit enough to clean the kitchen immediately after cooking. I have no one to mind the mess, so it's not too much off an issue. It's just difficult to maintain a clean style off cooking every day. If I would have a husband, I would set him to it. I don't have the energy to do both immediately. 

I don't know what got me to writing how I prepare my foods, and my style off cooking. It's just that it's known as delicious. Maybe someone got something to it. 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

Thank you for reading.