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… 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 »

… 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 »

… 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 »

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 »

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 »

… 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 »

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 »

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 »

————————————————————————————————————————————————- 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 »