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Probably no one else is bothered but I'm proud :p
Since getting back to Stafford just over a week ago I decided that I was going to empty my cupboards of most things until I reached a point where I couldn't form a meal out of it. Now as a not at all experienced cook, this seemed rather scary at first! But I needed to save the money and figured it'd be a good learning experience I figured I'd give it a try.
Only rule I've set myself is I can buy fresh stuff (so I have bread and eggs and milk).
After a few unexciting things with pasta, I was bored of pasta. So I had a look in the cupboards and found a tin of new potatoes, a tin of carrots,a jar of curry sauce, some frozen brocolli and 2 potato waffles in the freezer.
Figured as I've got no meat in the house (besides some wafer thin chicken stuff I have in sandwiches) I'd make a veggie curry.
So 20mins later......ta da :D
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I know it's nothing fancy really but I feel proud that I came up with it and it worked. :) Even better it tastes delicious and I made enough so that I've got some for tomorrow too :D And it was dirt cheap too thanks to the veg being all Asda smart value.
Also as a side note of 'yay'. That means I've had 5 portions of veg today which is a record for me as I'm usually crap with veg. I had lots of cucumber and lettuce in my sandwich for lunch earlier, as well as had breakfast.
So erm, yeah :D
Nice start!
I love making up concoctions!
Piggymon
23-01-2007, 20:30
That looks really nice Jen !
It's good that you're eating your veg as well !!
*claps* :D
You could have made a very special sandwich with that lot. ;D
That icon with that post makes me think you're spoon feeding her Piggy!
Piggymon
23-01-2007, 20:34
ROFLMAO !!!!! ;D
You could have made a very special sandwich with that lot. ;D
;D Might have been a bit messy :p
I'm quite surprised how pleased I am, just this feeling alone will encourage me to make another conconction :D
And I am pleased I got to my daily portion of veg, funny thing is I like most veg, just never seem to know what to do with it to make it really interesting.
This meal will definitely be a regular weekly thing I think :) Been trying to eat more healthily as it is.
LOL Dawn :p
Wooo! Well done bubs! I love making up random gumph and your veggie curry look lubberly!
I mooed up my chicken quorn tonight - it started to dry out so I added some water... which was too much... so I added gravey garnules! Not quite what I was hoping for but it tasted nice all the same!
Keep it up :)
:D
I've also forgotten how filling so much veg is, I'm soooooooooooo full.
Not used to being this full.
I think I am going to head up to the cess pit and cook myself some food. You might have inspired me to do something!
Flibster
23-01-2007, 20:52
:D
Not used to being this full.
*snigger* :p
I think I am going to head up to the cess pit and cook myself some food. You might have inspired me to do something!
\o/
*snigger* :p
That comment may have been deliberately worded in an ambigious manner ;)
Vaultingslinky
23-01-2007, 21:04
;D Might have been a bit messy :p
And I am pleased I got to my daily portion of veg, funny thing is I like most veg, just never seem to know what to do with it to make it really interesting.
Baaaah veg is easy to cook, either fry it up in a curry or pasta sauce, or boil it and have it with meat and chips. Or eat salad, easy really. Saying that I do not eat nearly enough veg at uni. :(
That's fine once, it just gets boring after the first day :undecided:
Then again that's why i'm trying to figure out more things to do with it because I get bored easily with the same thing all the time.
So I'm getting there :)
I'm digging through all my mental recipes (in more ways than one in some cases) for interesting ones for Jen. Fun!
Vaultingslinky
23-01-2007, 21:10
That's fine once, it just gets boring after the first day :undecided:
Then again that's why i'm trying to figure out more things to do with it because I get bored easily with the same thing all the time.
So I'm getting there :)
Have you tried stuff like stuffed peppers/aubergine with rice and mince or cous cous, or grilled/chargrilled courgette/salad peppers.
They are always pretty tasty and easyish to do. A pack of value peppers some rice and seasoning isnt expensive either!
I'm not that keen on peppers really, don't mind the odd slice in something but not a whole pepper :) Same with courgettes.
Main things I like are brocolli and carrots, but I think as with the majority of food it's just a matter of eating them a reasonable amount but not so much that I get bored.
Short attention span in life must spread to food as well ;D
Flibster
23-01-2007, 21:18
Brocolli and cabbage pan fried in butter with crushed garlic.
Very quick and very yummy as a side dish for something meaty.
Simon/~Flibster
Just tucking in now, will post back later :) :D
Wow! That was *seriously* tasty!
Went up and had a look at what I had in. Amongst all the usuals like soup and beans I found I had a tin of beansprouts, a pack of straight to wok noodles, some hoi sin sauce and a steak in the freezer. Bingo!
Woked it right and good (like you know you should) with the beansprouts and noodles while superheating a pan to flash the steak which I had cut into strips. Took longer to cook the beansprouts than the steak :D
Dash or two of soy into the wok, jar of hoi sin over the steak, combine the lot on a plate and job's a goodun.
Chronic lack of colour so visually disappointing but nevertheless was absolutely delicious! Beansprouts crunchy, noodles tender but not sloppy, steak melt-in-the-mouth tender and for a jarred sauce, the hoi sin was spot on :)
Result!
My food sounds so unimpressive now :( :p
My food sounds so unimpressive now :( :p
Well, you did decide to cook a curry ;) :p
Well, you did decide to cook a curry ;) :p
:(
You have given me an idea though for when I restock the cupboards :D
oooo I'm not the only one to make concoctions then :p
Tonight i had pasta, with a tin of sweetcorn and some chopped bacon all mixed in, was gorgeous!
My special concocotion is sliced chicken and bacon, in pasta, with a huge dollup of ketchup! The vinegar in the ketchup give it quite a nice taste, when there isnt too much of it
I don't really know any recipes, I just improvise and "throw stuff" together. It's the most fun way IMO. Though of course it would be nice to know some "official" recipes.
That looks like a good effort Jen. :)
Is cartman coming round for dinner ?
prize for the first one to "get" this :D
Looks gross.
/but I'd still eat it :D
OI it doesn't look gross :(
*sulks* :p
Is cartman coming round for dinner ?
What kind of side dishes will we be enjoying this evening with our frozen waffles? ;D
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