let’s ramp things up, shall we?

Ok, guys and gals. It’s time for me to get this show on the road again, isn’t it? I have to admit that lately I’ve been flailing around with the blog a bit. I’ve lost focus for the content here and I haven’t felt much excitement about cooking or photographing food. But I think I’ve got my mojo back now and I’m ready to rock and roll.

So here’s where we’re gonna go with the Kara Cooks blog.

Recently on a bunch of different forums (those health and fitness and diet ones that I read a lot) I’ve seen a lot of … well … complaining about how hard it is to eat healthy and clean. And every time I think … huh? But it’s true; people seem to think that eating healthily has to be expensive or involve hours in the kitchen. Or they think that eating healthily and clean means forcing themselves to eat things they hate or to eat nothing but egg whites and chicken breast.

I’m gonna bust those myths and show you that eating healthily is quick, easy, and tasty. I’m going to also show that eating healthily doesn’t mean depriving yourself – treats are allowed in a clean/healthy program. I’m also going to talk about the meaning of “clean” eating – a phrase that has become almost useless due to the many interpretations of “clean”.

So … stay tuned. Starting this weekend, we’ve got a whole bunch of stuff coming as well as some housekeeping here to clean up categories and make things easier to find.

Oh, and the sandwich above? Shaved ham from a local farm, cranberry cream cheese from Coles Lake Dairy, and baguette from a local artisan deli. All locally sourced, fresh, and made with no preservatives. Pretty much fits my definition of clean and healthy.