Aps gave me Nigella Lawson’s FEAST cookbook for my birthday pressie,
and i’ve already tried two recipes since!
I tweeted that thank God i didn’t decide to fold the pages of every recipe that i liked,
else i would have ended up turning the whole book into dog ears.

I’m starting to enjoy cooking more and more…

I love choosing what tickles my fancy and tastebuds
going to the supermarket alone
smelling fresh fruits and vege in the starting section
picking out herbs that i need for the day
and trying not to buy things i don’t need just because the packaging looks nice and i think i might use it SOON.

[Note: I’ve completely given up on Carrefour cos they never have everything i want. It’s Village Grocer all the way for me now.]

I love reading the instructions at my own leisure
measuring cutting mixing blending frying
Then the rewarding part of
smelling tasting chewing eating swallowing

On Monday i tried making cod tempura with:
garlic + pea puree
rocket + avocado salad

Blending peas + garlic + sour cream + cheese to make a gross-looking but strong-tasting mush
At first Clem was saying he won’t eat the puree, he doesn’t like the texture, prefers the peas by itself bla bla bla.
So i cooked most of the puree for myself and left whole peas for him…
and he ended up eating most of the puree.

I’m not pretending i’m not slightly glowing with pride.
Am GLAD he preferred the puree to boring old peas *ptui*

Fun to dunk raw cod in egg white before rolling it about in flour.
I haven’t played with flour since i was a child!
(Voice in head: But i’m still a child! I’m here! You can hear meeeee)

Peas = Zzzzz

I always thought peas are boring. And annoying.
They’re always running around your plate when you’re trying to stab them with a fork,
and tend to do running jumps off your fork when you try to scoop them up gently.
Also boring = cucumbers.
As a friend said previously, “Cucumbers are such a pointless vegetable.”
I had to laugh cos i agree.

Vegetables i DO like: aubergine! spinach! bittergourd! rocket! courgettes!

+ + +

On Tuesday i made:
pork escalopes in lemon thyme + garlic
asparagus + mint + white wine vinegar
mash potatoes + butter + cheese

Pounding the pork wrapped with garlic and lemon thyme was pretty fun…

Oh then i forgot to take pictures cos i was enjoying a glass of shiraz with mature fromage while waiting for Clem to come home from work.
I do remember that i used my hands to mash the potatoes with the butter and cheese…
cos it was quite challenging to use a fork while trying to watch a DVD.
He got really grossed out watching me cos i looked all caveman doing it,
but hey, it tasted better (in my head).

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