Making the decision to live well doesn't mean that you need to change your look or run out and buy a bunch of stuff to make your home look like a catalog. You don't need to dump your old friends for a whole new crowd or become a social climber. You just need to decide that you want to be happier. Couldn't we all use a little more of that?
Besides- what's wrong with your life? Sure your couch might have cookie crumbs between the cushions and your kitchen might still have an avocado appliance or two but so what? Who really cares? That doesn't mean you can't still enjoy your home! A perfectly roasted chicken doesn't care what color the oven was! Your favorite wine will taste just as great in a juice glass as it would in hand blown crystal stemware. Why wait? Pour a glass today and see! And by the way, any friend who makes it their business what's under your cushions probably isn't worthy of you anyway.
So, start small. You don't need to throw your back out putting a 5 course meal on the table tonight but maybe you spend a minute thinking of one nice thing to do for yourself. It could be as simple as calling a girlfriend or digging up your mom's recipe for those perfect carrots you used to love. You don't have to make them tonight but you'll be one step closer :)
The Modern Bon Vivant's Perfect Carrots
These carrots are so yummy that even the pickiest eater will like them!
Ingredients
1 lb bag of baby carrots
4 tbsp unsalted butter
Cinnamon
Salt and pepper to taste
In a medium saucepan, bring 4 cups of water and 1 Tsp of kosher salt to a boil.
Add the carrots and allow them to simmer until they are just tender. This could be as fast as a minute or two if the carrots are very slender.
Meanwhile in a 10 inch skillet, melt the butter over a medium low heat. If the butter is bubbling or browning, take the pan off the heat and lower it so that the butter melts slowly.
Once the carrots are just tender, drain them well and add them to the melted butter in the skillet.
Add 1 tsp of cinnamon (or to taste) to the carrots and butter and saute until the carrots are softened but not falling apart- approximately 2 to 3 minutes.
Enjoy!
Serves 6.
Besides- what's wrong with your life? Sure your couch might have cookie crumbs between the cushions and your kitchen might still have an avocado appliance or two but so what? Who really cares? That doesn't mean you can't still enjoy your home! A perfectly roasted chicken doesn't care what color the oven was! Your favorite wine will taste just as great in a juice glass as it would in hand blown crystal stemware. Why wait? Pour a glass today and see! And by the way, any friend who makes it their business what's under your cushions probably isn't worthy of you anyway.
So, start small. You don't need to throw your back out putting a 5 course meal on the table tonight but maybe you spend a minute thinking of one nice thing to do for yourself. It could be as simple as calling a girlfriend or digging up your mom's recipe for those perfect carrots you used to love. You don't have to make them tonight but you'll be one step closer :)
The Modern Bon Vivant's Perfect Carrots
These carrots are so yummy that even the pickiest eater will like them!
Ingredients
1 lb bag of baby carrots
4 tbsp unsalted butter
Cinnamon
Salt and pepper to taste
In a medium saucepan, bring 4 cups of water and 1 Tsp of kosher salt to a boil.
Add the carrots and allow them to simmer until they are just tender. This could be as fast as a minute or two if the carrots are very slender.
Meanwhile in a 10 inch skillet, melt the butter over a medium low heat. If the butter is bubbling or browning, take the pan off the heat and lower it so that the butter melts slowly.
Once the carrots are just tender, drain them well and add them to the melted butter in the skillet.
Add 1 tsp of cinnamon (or to taste) to the carrots and butter and saute until the carrots are softened but not falling apart- approximately 2 to 3 minutes.
Enjoy!
Serves 6.
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