Christmas has seen me travel from one place to the other, only getting home last night. It’s been a mixed bag foodwise, in part because I was poorly sick. I’ve therefore been eating quite plain food. However, what were your food highlights of the season?
Month: December 2013
A new (to me) delicious thing
I had a disappointing lunch at work today. That is fairly standard, but it meant that I was hungry when I got home from work. For some reason I had craving for an egg, but didn’t want chips. So here was my hodge podge dinner (again). An avocado mashed with S&P, cherry plum tomatoes sliced…
Fridge raiding
Staring into my fridge, trying to decide what I can cobble together, seems to be hobby of mine. Despite loving food, I often find myself in need of inspiration. At the weekend I seem to find this easier, but today I was bereft of any ideas. So here is the muddle of food I made…
Some thoughts on bread
Not the most exciting topic I know, but for years I hated bread. Doughy, stodgy and always associated with sandwiches and lunch boxes. It’s a staple of so many diets, but frequently disgusting (to me). A few years ago, for some reason, I insisted on being bought a breadmaker for my birthday. My father did…
Baked sweet potato fries
I was never a fan of sweet potato. I don’t like sweet in with my savoury and they just never appealed. I’m not sure what changed, but being vegetarian there are things I have had to get used to eating because they form the bulk of veggie meals in restaurants. This includes goats’ cheese (which…
I followed a recipe (almost)
Back again – I have no good reason for not posting recently except I haven’t really done any adventurous cooking and work, in various forms,has dominated my time. However, having finally had a good night’s sleep and some fresh air I decided to make myself a proper meal – more precisely, I wanted to try…
Cooking and eating 