things we eat and drink, at home and out and about
We were in Spain last week (more on that in future posts) and this week we’ve been just trying to catch up and do various admin-y things.
However, I thought I’d post about a couple of two things we ‘invented’ and worked well so you don’t forget about us.
Continue reading “Seaweed with fried shallots, plus sweet and sour daikon”
I brought a salad to the office on Friday, which is not unusual. But I was in a rush in the morning and didn’t prepare the little container with the dressing (olive oil, vinegar, salt).
As I started cycling towards the office, I expected / hoped / vaguely remembered that the office kitchen had some bottles of these.
Imagine my sheer horror when, hours later, I turn up at the kitchen and… nope. There was nothing of that. There was sugar, marmite, sriracha (hot sauce), salt, pepper, other random things… but absolutely no olive oil or vinegar.
Continue reading “An improvised salad dressing, or a lunch-time hack”
I signed up to a “British vegetable box”, and what that translates into these days is: a lot of leeks, carrots and potatoes.
It’s a fun challenge to come up with new recipes (new to me, I suppose!) to use them in different ways.
So after I made a leek and potato soup (a Devvers classic), I devised a leek, carrot and potato fritatta, and then… a leek and broccoli risotto for Sunday lunch, because Sundays should be for rice dishes!
Continue reading “Leek and broccoli risotto”
I bought some spices online, and an interesting looking recipe by Susie Morrison (Gourmet Glow) was included in the box. I did not have any better ideas for dinner, so I thought: why not try this?
What a success! We’ve made several times already, and I predict there will be more repeats (if only because we’ve bought more za’atar—all these repeats depleted our stock!)
That said, the original instructions confused me a bit, and they also suggested using some ingredients I did not have at hand, so this is my own interpretation, adjusted to my own way of cooking.
Continue reading “Cauliflower fritters”
Having this in your kitchen will not literally change your life… but it will be quite close because you’ll want to add it to almost everything!
Continue reading “Dukkah”