Yes we managed to pull the wedding off! Had the most fantastic day despite dress shops closing down, the venue burning down (well not quite) one of the bridesmaids getting stuck in her house on the morning, just to mention a few highlights, but the day itself was pretty perfect.
And now it's back to reality, no more excuses for shop bought sandwhiches for lunch, even those shoved in the office toastie maker in a vain attempt to make the best of a bad job, whether they are poshed up in a cardboard triangle or in a plastic triangle they are still one of the most depressing excuses for a lunch.
No more excuses for take aways as "I just don't have time to cook". No more excuses for just frying some meat, slicing and dumping ontop of a quickly opened bag of salad due to the "getting into the dress diet", washed down with a bottle of wine who was I trying to kid!
So back to meal planning, back to being organised, not just speedily hurling random things at a trolley and hoping they'll convert to enough combinations to feed for the week, knowing full well I'd be lucky to get two days, then spending another fortune on more randoms to top up through the week, before throwing half of it away at the end off the week as it's gone off.
And no more buying every food magazine on the shelves throughout the month, only to cook nothing out of it, stuff it in a pile, then about 12 months later go through them ripping the pages out of recipes I "must keep", and then putting them all in a pile. I cannot buy another magazine until I have made at least three recipes out of the last one. Sounds like a good plan.
I have already bought this months delicious, so the job now is to read it and pick.
Whether it's beginner luck I don't know but there are a few definates I want to try:-
Three cheese summer veg bake - looks quick and tasty, plus it will help use up some of the courgettes. The recipe says to use torn ham slices, I have a ham hock in the freezer and I want to make this soup so will use some of the meat for the bake.
Pork sage and feta bake - we have a load of pork fillets in the freezer, and I am on a mission to start eating things in the freezer rather than just adding things to it.
Devilled turkey koftas - lurking in the freezer are some free range turkey steaks which were on offer, so it will also give me a chance to play with my new mincer (a wedding present)
So there is the three, I also fancy:-
Sticky chicken with harissa and green cous cous - would make a lovely lunch
Tamarind tempeh with sesame noodles and shredded greens - would go for prawns though rather than tempeh or tofu. I would have divorce proceedings filed against me before the meal had even gone cold if I tried to serve up tofu in this house.
Grilled chorizo and plantain - have never had plantain and with this if it turns out I don't like it at least I have the consolation of the chorizo.
Salty crispy chicken - I always love the sound of Ching-He Huang's food but have never got round to making any of them.
Spicy fillet steaks - the sauce looks lovely, and although steak doesn't need to much messing with it's nice to have a change.
Shoulder of lamb with aubergine jam - this looks lovely, but obviously far too much for 2 and I am not really a fan of cold lamb. Was wondering about mincing the leftover and turning into shepherds pie.
Onto sweet things the doughnut recipe is definitely a cut out and keep, one for a Sunday afternoon play. The amaretto tart looks good too.
So all in all a good one to start with.
Whether it's beginner luck I don't know but there are a few definates I want to try:-
Three cheese summer veg bake - looks quick and tasty, plus it will help use up some of the courgettes. The recipe says to use torn ham slices, I have a ham hock in the freezer and I want to make this soup so will use some of the meat for the bake.
Pork sage and feta bake - we have a load of pork fillets in the freezer, and I am on a mission to start eating things in the freezer rather than just adding things to it.
Devilled turkey koftas - lurking in the freezer are some free range turkey steaks which were on offer, so it will also give me a chance to play with my new mincer (a wedding present)
So there is the three, I also fancy:-
Sticky chicken with harissa and green cous cous - would make a lovely lunch
Tamarind tempeh with sesame noodles and shredded greens - would go for prawns though rather than tempeh or tofu. I would have divorce proceedings filed against me before the meal had even gone cold if I tried to serve up tofu in this house.
Grilled chorizo and plantain - have never had plantain and with this if it turns out I don't like it at least I have the consolation of the chorizo.
Salty crispy chicken - I always love the sound of Ching-He Huang's food but have never got round to making any of them.
Spicy fillet steaks - the sauce looks lovely, and although steak doesn't need to much messing with it's nice to have a change.
Shoulder of lamb with aubergine jam - this looks lovely, but obviously far too much for 2 and I am not really a fan of cold lamb. Was wondering about mincing the leftover and turning into shepherds pie.
Onto sweet things the doughnut recipe is definitely a cut out and keep, one for a Sunday afternoon play. The amaretto tart looks good too.
So all in all a good one to start with.
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