Humble Food Is the Best Food

Tonight, we had a really delicious dinner of boiled kale on toast, topped with fried eggs, and served with a beet roesti. This is undeniably peasant food, and it's quite seasonal for those of us living in the Northeast. It was hearty and good for us, and we had plenty to eat.

I think too often, we want to be rich. We think that if we were rich, we could eat like kings. And it's true that being on a budget really limits your ability to enjoy fine wine, to try out truffles, and sometimes even to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. But we should be grateful that so many have had to make do with so little for so long. Peasants gave us French toast, bouillabaisse, and French onion soup, just to name a few things (without even leaving France!). You don't need tons of money to make great food (though these days, it may be a stretch to buy fresh produce). You need simple ingredients, well seasoned, simply prepared. Everything else is just decoration. Woo woo!