Food is Mood
I wondered whether to include writing about food on my blog which is largely about Positive Psychology - then I decided I would and here’s why:
Mind and body are not separate - you cannot possibly hope for your mind to thrive unless you are looking after your body;
I am passionate about food and cooking and it gives me joy to share ideas, images, thoughts about them and I hope others might enjoy it too;
There are many reasons why food is very relevant to positive psychology which I wrote about here, in a blog for the Positive Psychology People.
I cook vegetarian food. And if you wonder, where do I get my protein from? Plants.
Yesterday, I had a dearth of tomatoes - and they were nearly starting to look a bit sorry for themselves. So, I put them in a roasting dish, doused them with olive oil, picked some thyme from the garden and slow roasted them in a very low oven for 2 hours.
They were just absolutely delicious and the juice and the oil were beautiful with some potatoes, mozzarella and raw veg salads.
A rainbow on a plate.
They did not last long in my house but if your audience is less keen, you can freeze them in small batches or pop into a sterilised Kilner jar and keep in the fridge for about a week.
Today, I have popped the remainders into a vegetable pot dish that I have made. We’ve got a lot of courgettes at the moment.
This is a delicious and easy dish that you can batch cook:
In my dish: onions, garlic, celery, paprika, mixed herbs, S&P, my slow roasted tomatoes, beluga lentils, courgettes, red pepper and vegetable stock. Cooked for half an hour or so on the hob - ready to eat with rice or pasta or with some crunchy bread or in a wrap or a tortilla. You could add some chilli if you like it hot!
If you would like more detail on the method, do let me know. nicola@learntothrive.co.uk
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