Bavin Chris. Fakeaway: Healthy Home-Cooked Takeaway Meals

Dorling Kindersley, 2020. — 194 p. — ISBN 9780241435861.Having the opportunity to write another cookbook is such a huge honour and I have loved the process enormously. It has enabled me to try out new recipes, learn about unfamiliar flavours and spend lots of time doing three of my favourite things: cooking, writing and eating!
I really hope you like the recipes and that this book will encourage you to cook a few things that you wouldn’t normally try at home, or even get you enjoying cooking more. For me, cooking food and sitting down to enjoy it with family is one of the best things you can do.
Too many of us see cooking as a chore and I think that is such a shame. Part of the lack of enjoyment, or the reason for having lost the love of cooking, normally comes down to worrying about what to have on a daily basis, and having to squeeze it into a packed day. The last thing people want to do is spend precious time cooking a meal, for people not to eat it or enjoy it. For me, the best way to stop cooking from becoming a chore is to write a meal plan. If you know what you are cooking and you know you have all the ingredients to cook it, the whole thing really is a much more enjoyable experience. Furthermore, if you get everyone involved in choosing and selecting the meals they want to eat for the coming few days, then they can’t turn round and say they don’t like it or don’t fancy that! Plan your meals, write a list and make cooking them fun again!
Get yourself organized, put some music on, pour yourself a glass of cold beer or wine and get the kids involved. Yes, it will be a little slower and messier, but they will love it. Plus, you will be giving them the gift of cooking skills – and that is something that they will appreciate for the rest of their lives!
We all need to be able to cook, and the less we do it the less we want to do it, so let’s break that cycle. We love our food, let’s love to cook it, too!