I moved into my own place (again) just over a week ago, which means I can cook the way I want to cook, rather than using my mother's mistakes (which means shifting away from canola oil, etc.).
Well, I've now had several meals along the lines in your books and blog and I found a curious thing: my meat-and-veges was enough! Almost always at mums, I needed a piece of bread afterwards.
Great validation of the "Diet" chapter in "Starting from Scratch". :-)
Wade.