306 recipes, 18 months. Ready, set, COOK!
Cooking your way right through Simplicious may seem a little crazy. But that’s exactly what IQS ambassador and blogger over at Dreaming of Almonds, Erin, did!
Admittedly, Erin has a collection of cookbooks gathering dust.
So she cracked the spine of Simplicious, sharpened her knives and prepped herself for the mother of all Julie and Julia style challenges.
With a whopping 306 recipes, it’s no easy feat!
We were able to snag Erin for a chat to see what cooking ALL of Simplicious can teach you. It’s more than we expected!
1. Food can be a celebration.
When you cook your way through a whole ENTIRE cookbook (especially one with 306 recipes!) you are going to learn a lot about food.
Cooking tips, tricks and foods you’ve never tasted before.
But what you might not expect to learn is that food brings people together, it’s a stress release AND it can be a celebration.
The catalyst for Erin’s foodie journey was drooling over the Cardamom + Sea Salt Ganache Tart (we can see why!). Fittingly, she kept it until the last meal to cook.
18 months later, Erin used this dish as part of her final celebration feast with her family.
The verdict: “The coconutty chocolate crust was like a giant chocolate crackle, and the chocolate ganache filling was divine”.
Erin topped this delight with sweet, spiced groaties, pomegranate seeds and raspberries. Yum!
Another of Erin’s favourite celebration meals was the Caramelised Leek, Apple + Rosemary Socca.
An easy entree or totable party plate idea while staying on the sugar-free waggon. Erin topped her’s with marinated feta and zucchini butter. We’re salivating over here!
2. Cut back on waste.
At IQS we are all about keeping waste to a minimum.
Simplicious was just the call to action Erin needed to begin cutting back on rubbish. Through the challenge, Erin was able to see she could change the way she purchased, consumed and wasted not only food but packaging too (REDcycling we’re looking at you.).
“I have become much more conscious about mindful, responsible consumption and the environmental impact of how we live.” Go Erin!
Not only are all the IQS recipes simple, but they focus on limiting waste to stop you growing a lab experiment in your fridge (we’ve all been there).
3. Your friends and family will love it too!
Initially everyone thought Erin was nuts. Would she stick with it?
But first kids got involved. Next up were her parents (her dad made the celery soda). And by the end, even her husband was getting hands-on in the kitchen.
It’s no secret that socialising around food happens ALL the time, so being able to get your friends and family involved in the kitchen (and in the eating) can lend a helping hand to staying on track.
It’s also a great way to spread the sugar-free word and team-up to tackle it together.
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