Turns out my timing for starting a blog was pretty poor as I have been non stop the last few weeks! So since I last posted I've been busy sorting out lots of wonderful issues with my house (not fun), but on the plus side I got my ears pierced (finally manned up) and have just had my haircut so it now has a lovely fringe.
One of the reasons why I wanted to start this blog was because in recent months I've found a real passion for cooking, especially Asian/foreign cooking. One of my FAVE films is Julie and Julia, based on a blog in which the former works through Julia Childs' 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' in just one year. Living in a student house and being on a budget restricts me from tanking through a recipe book in a particular time, so I thought I would instead post as and when I've cooked something particularly tasty. My boyfriends coming to visit next week and have loooooads of delicious food planned for whilst he's here, so I should hopefully get some yummy foodie pics to post after that!
Until then.....
Some recipes/improv food I've made recently
A quick and tasty lunch; bacon noodle salad. I tend to use supermarket brand instant noodles without the seasoning, fry up some bacon, cut it up and mix it in, then mix in some lettuce. Rocket is a tasty alternative to basic green leaves. Use a seasoning of your choice, I either use Knorr Aromat or Soy Sauce (low salt).
An absolute fave of mine, and a real treat when tiger prawns are on special offer; Indonesian style Stir-fry. It's simple; fry up some mange tout, baby sweetcorn, red pepper and onion, toss in the prawns (cook for longer if raw), add a sauce of your choice and voila! Serve with noodles or rice. You can get lots of ready made stir fry sauces, I'm a big fan of Blue Dragon sauces myself. They are not too difficult to make from scratch, it just depends if you want to stock up on the different spices. The sauce i've used here is a supermarket own one called "Nasi Goreng", but is essentially soy sauce, garlic, fish sauce, onion and chilli.
Who doesn't love a good pizza? I bought a packet dough mix from the store for very little, and then went all out on the toppings. This particular one was inspired from my trip to Sorrento a few years back, the toppings being mostly parma ham and a VERY generous helping of fresh mozzarella. The tomato base itself was very simple to do. I boiled down a value tin of chopped tomatoes with some onion, garlic and oregano; a mix that gives that truly authentic Italian taste. I know you're probably dying to know why on Earth I've ruined a perfectly good pizza with a bunch of green stuff. Well the green stuff in this photo is actually Rocket (you may have noticed I'm a fan), it's slight peppery taste really complements the other toppings. It also happens to make a fantastic BLT.
Check back for more yummy recipes soon enough! x
