Keeping it simple

Ever time I look at this picture I feel a bit warm inside and then I give it another look and notice that the oyster mushrooms do look a bit creepy. I remember the joy I had eating this meal. I sometimes ask myself if I’m supposed to be having all this fun all by myself?… nah! ‘I need to share this’. I’ve learnt to keep things simple and from this I’ve made the most amazing meals. I’m vegan but most importantly ke mo Sotho so some things speak to the heart a bit different, not everything has to change. Everyone knows how to cook pap, it’s a staple in most people’s diet in South Africa. No one is allowed to come at me about eating pap, too many black people survive off it for me to EVER deem it bad. I find eating grains to be essential, a large variety that is. Eating different kinds of grains well spread out through daily eating can be favourable to the gut. Some grains could be rice , there is white , brown and wild rice if you on the wild side. The list to grains is long, the more whole the grain is the better. I like to eat a mixture of whole and not-so-whole grains, my gut seems to respond better to the mixture of both. The tomato gravy was amazing it was cooked by my mom and she cooks it to perfection all the time. This gravy was the glue here, it was warm , juicy and flavourful. I always try to explore with ingredients and flavours, it keeps things fun. That’s why I have tried out so many different kinds of mushrooms. My favourite right now seems to be oyster mushrooms. Now they don’t have the name oyster for nothing, the texture of them is oyster like. I remember offering my grandmother some to eat and she was freaked out. The best thing about these mushrooms is that they are easy to cook and they can be cooked in many different ways under just a few minutes literally. Here I fried them, I added a bit of oil to aid the frying and also added some seasoning and that was it. Comfort is a theme that shows in my food. It is important for me to eat what brings comfort to me. It makes it easy not to crave unnecessary things and also prevents me from feeling like I am restricted. Obviously I ate this meal with my hands which made the experience of it thaaat much better!