What Jamie Oliver Taught Me About Caring (And Food)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go_QOzc79UcOn Sunday, Ben and I were lucky enough to watch Jamie Oliver give a Ministry of Food talk in Sydney. I'm not much of a cooking-show kinda gal and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it.Not only did I enjoy Jamie's infectious passion for good, simple food, but also his determination to help change the health of the world - one person, one meal, one choice and one day at a time. This idea of baby steps is something I can really get behind.And not only did he inspire us to think a little more out of the box when it comes to the meals we cook, but he also reminded me that each of us can affect change in the world. Every single one of us.When faced with a massive global issue - think famine, spiralling debt, the health crisis crippling many countries - it's human nature to say, "But what can I do? I'm just one person." What I realised on Sunday is that being just one person is enough. Helping one other person in one small way is helping to change the world. Step by step.It really is up to everyone to turn around the poor health epidemic, the debt crisis, famine, child-labour. It's not enough to look at our own tiny corner of the world, be pleased with ourselves, our health, our home, our food, and say, "Well, I've done my part." We all need to help.
We all need to care just that little bit more.
When I first started blogging on a different website, I posted simple, healthy, family-friendly recipes once every fortnight. Things like vegetable quesadillas and salmon fritters. Things you can cook up with a toddler twisted around your legs and a baby in the rocker beside you. (This testimonial comes from personal experience.)Is this something that interests you? Are you on the lookout for easy, simple, healthy, inexpensive weekday meals? Or does the rise of Pinterest and a million food blogs mean you're now spoilt for choice?Let me know. And if your answer is definitively the latter, I promise to never mention food blogging again!