Back to Basics Cooking in a Modern Age
Lazy lazy cooking day! And it’s cooled down a bit, so I could put the oven on. Bit of a ‘let’s see what’s in the fridge’ affair, but it worked out all rather tasty. I love it when that happens. And, just for a change, no oil was used whatsoever in this recipe. Or butter. …
Sent Steve grocery shopping on his own the other day. He came back with a cabbage – when I’d asked for cauliflower. “But it said ‘col’, that’s right, yes?” In catalan, ‘col’ is cabbage. ‘col-i-flor’ is cauliflower. You’d THINK he’d recognise it! Hey ho – gave me an excuse to come up with this tasty …
When I was in the UK, I picked up a few packs of coconut flour and coconut oil. Until then, I have been hoarding it and loathe to cook with it ’cause I was afraid I’d run out. Silly, right? Well, this afternoon I decided I should put some of those ingredients to good …
So I’m cooking a roast chicken in my slow cooker – basically, I shoved an entire head of garlic up its butt, and a lemon from our lemon tree. Then sprinkled it with sage. The lemons are getting pretty ropey, so, as it’s friday and awfully hot here, I decided to make a refreshing cocktail. …
It’s strange to cook in someone else’s kitchen. But needs must and currently I’m in the UK. Being in the UK is strange. I popped to a local supermarket, Sainsburys Local, and was sadly disappointed at the selection of -fresh- products. I mean, I know it’s just a small supermarket, but come ON, everything was …
Oh this was nice. I slow cooked (I’m totally going overboard with the slow cooker, huh?) some beef with the intention of marking carnitas. I just googled that recipe and there were tons. But by the time the beef was cooked and shredded, I wasn’t hungry. So I shoved it in the fridge for another …
