Often when I watch a cooking show, I’m amazed by how much a little bit of oil or a little bit of butter is. Maybe it’s because I’m asian, and everything’s a little smaller in Asia (insert dirty joke here), but a little bit of butter on a cooking show looks like a huge glob to me. That’s probably why I can’t make stuff like Alfredo sauce well– the fat content matters a lot in those creamy white sauces.

On the other hand, I’m amazed by how small a “good amount” of garlic is. When cooking shows say to use a good amount of garlic, it looks like a tiny amount to me. A good amount of cooking show garlic seems like a tablespoon, I usually use at least 3 times that much.

It’s amazing how different eastern and western cooking differs. I’ll try to put recipes inspired by both eastern and western styles, but I’ll leave it to the reader to decide how much a “little bit of butter” or a “good amount of garlic is.”
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This is an interesting article about fresh food vs frozen or canned food.
True or false: Fresh Food Is Better Than Frozen or Canned Food

For the lazy, here’s the gist of the article.

The general consensus is that fresh fruits and vegetables are more nutritious than frozen or canned produce. However it seems that it’s not always the case. Since fresh food travels far to get to you whereas canned and frozen foods are processed immediately, the nutritional value may be higher for canned or frozen food. And the canning or freezing process leaves nutritional value intact for the most part.

So what does this mean for us lazy men?
We don’t need to go to the supermarket every other day to buy fresh vegetables and fruits. We can stock up on canned or frozen foods every once in a while, so that we always have what we need in our pantry or freezer. As an added bonus, frozen or canned vegetables are often cheaper than fresh.
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Welcome to lazymanfood.com. I first thought of doing a site like this during my junior year of college. It’s now almost five years later and I’m finally starting to work on it.

The Lazy Man Food Philosophy

• Food does not have to take a long time or take a lot of work to be decent.
• Real men use tools to make life simpler.
• Cooking should not need fancy knife skills or expensive cookware.
• We can be lazy and still eat healthy.

What you will find on Lazymanfood.com

• simple recipes
• reviews for kitchen gadgets that make your life easier.
• tips to make your cooking a little lazier
• general thoughts on food

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