From usual to extraordinary with pita bread, spices and experiments

A breakfast of eggs, bacon and toast is a classic. In fact it’s so common, that you’re probably getting a bit sick of it always looking, tasting and being the same. A simple way to turn that breakfast into a fun meal is by replacing toast with pita bread and stuffing it wit your eggs, adding vegetables to your scramble or opting for some exotic spices to make your eggs Mexican, Indian or Moroccan style. With just a dash of chili, curry or saffron you’ll turn a classic into an exotic flavor burst.

Burger with fries or grilled chicken salad are among most common lunch choices. They are served with different sauces and vegetables but the general idea, and for the most part flavor, remain the same. However, a few minor adjustments and your lunch can take on a whole new flavor. Skip the beef and replace it with a perfectly grilled Portobello mushroom, use fresh spinach instead of iceberg lettuce and some blue cheese in place of a slice of American and you’ve got yourself a burger extravaganza. And as for the grilled chicken salad, use grilled tofu in place of chicken or tabuleh instead of the classic salad part for a whole new lunch experience.

Dinner is usually rotating between a few well liked, safe recipes, from meatloaf to spaghetti with meatballs, lasagna to casserole, mashed potatoes or mac and cheese on the side of a tried and approved meat cut. If you and your family love your selection, that’s great, but a change here and there won’t hurt. Add some barbecue sauce to your meatloaf, try adding roasted peppers to your spaghetti sauce, replace regular potatoes with sweet or purple ones, add truffle oil to the mac and cheese and skip meat in favor of fish for once. You’ll notice tat as much as it’s still a delicious dinner, it’s not the same week after week.

Most people get into a culinary routine without even knowing it, ad even though a family tradition of pasta Tuesdays is nice, having the same Monday through Sunday menu repeat over and over will end up ruining your favorites for you. So try substitutions, new spices and with time completely new recipes, and you’ll see that there is a whole world of new flavors for you to discover, so there is no point to only stick to very selected few. And the less you cook your very favorites, the more you’ll enjoy them when they end up on the table, setting you up for a win-win culinary situation.

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