Author Archives: Kenny
Happy Cow Burger …
… Old-School Coleslaw and Corn on the Cob I did this meal on Sunday, for lunch. This had 24 ingredients, which is significantly more than the other two meals I have made. There is also more text to read. This made me think it would be quite a challenging dish to do in 15 … Continue reading
Chicken Dim Sum …
… Coconut Buns, Cucumber Pickle & Hoi Sin Sauce I bought a Bamboo steamer. Don’t worry I did not pay £17. I was a little worried about doing this one. I found it hard to believe you can make eight buns in fifteen minutes. I immediately hit on a problem. The recipe calls … Continue reading
Mighty Mackerel …
… Mixed Tomato & Quinoa Salad So its starts. I fanny around, cleaning the kitchen, making sure things are organised and … well just fannying around. I feel nervous. I don’t get nervous when I cook. The last time I can remember being nervous about cooking was when I last cooked for a girl I liked (as in like … Continue reading
Falter
Thursday night has come around. Thursday was meant to be the start of this project. I felt tired, really tired. I didn’t want to start the project like this. So I didn’t. What I should have done was go to bed early. Instead I went to the pub. I went very specifically for one beer. Which turned out into … Continue reading
The Last Supper(s)
As I have said in an earlier post I am much better at cooking for other people and better at cooking larger meals. I also love slow cooked food, like pies and a shoulder joints. Some of the things I cook take days, even a week or more to prepare and cook. Things like hams, … Continue reading
Before we begin …
… Some Shopping and Some Tiding So typically of Jamie (and others of his ilk) the book begins with a list of essential equipment and store cupboard ingredients. By and large I have most of the equipment. There are only 3 things I need and only one of any significance. I do not … Continue reading
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The book came out today. I hadn’t intended buying it today. I knew it would be a very long day at work, and I knew there was no chance it would be on sale in the village I work in. But with a bit of late night shopping in the supermarket I did buy the … Continue reading
The Rules
So I suppose it would be good to set out some rules, or at least parameters. • I will cook every single meal • I will try to cook at least 2 meals a week, more if I can, but if I can’t do any at all one week so what! • I will follow all the … Continue reading
The Project …
————————————————————————————————————————————————- Ok, so I’m about to embark on a new project. I’m not entirely sure of the sense of this, because life is pretty busy and a new project probably isn’t what I need, but … I own a lot of cook books. At a guess I would say I have about 3 or 4 … Continue reading