That’s it, Christmas is over, it’s back to work and back to accepting that Stilton and chocolate Santas for every meal is probably not a great idea (no, not even if they are dark chocolate Santas). It’s time to get your January plan on, people. This might mean going vegan, switching to meal replacement shakes […]
Read More Easy Lunchbox TraybakeSince embarking on my new edible regime I’m doing pretty ok. I don’t miss meat that much and I can live with loads of pulses and most of the milk substitutes out there. I still have bad and bloaty days, but the good days are better than they were and my veg consumption is through […]
Read More Smoky Cauli SoupI’ve been meaning to take on a brisket for some time and would like to take a moment to thank Geller’s for being open late on a Friday and enabling me to do so. Early hours at most of the butchers in my town plus an unfriendly policy towards raw meat in the overpopulated office […]
Read More Adventures in Slow Cooking- Brisket with Onion GravyAs promised from the last VIFC review, full instructions for the slow cooked stew I cobbled together using commonly heralded ingredients from the era, rather than an actual recipe. Because I couldn’t find one. I must give due respect to the fellow foodies for all piling in for this without so much of a squeam […]
Read More Adventures In Slow Cooking- Medieval Stewed HeartAnother Saturday, another chance to try for a decent dinner out of the 2014 Valentines gift that is my slow cooker. As previously reported, successes have been sporadic so far. This week there was a pack of casserole beef and a rare unfinished bottle of red to be had, so a beef stew seemed obvious. […]
Read More Adventures in Slow Cooking- Light Beef StewI wont even attempt to bill this as a proper from scratch curry, which is something I one day hope to master. What this is is a quick, simple dinner best utilised on a cold Wednesday night when you really don’t have it in you to mess around too much but must resist the call […]
Read More Week Night Cheat Night CurryIt’s not been an easy few weeks in Boomboom land, so today I took to one of my favourite therapeutic activities, namely making a big mess in my little kitchen, with better results than usual for both my appetite and general stress levels. The main activity of the day will come in later writings to add to […]
Read More Adventures in Slow Cooking- Lentil & Bacon StewNo, we didn’t have an impromptu bingo night at the Victoria Inn Food Club for August, rather we drew the lot of recreating dishes from the old school beeb delights of Jennifer Patterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright, the proudly self proclaimed Two Fat Ladies. If you aren’t familar with them, think Floyd with busoms. If […]
Read More VIFC- Two Fat LadiesHello, and a Happy New Year to you all. Yes, I’ve not been blogging, sue me if you wish and feel free to make up a more exciting reason for this than “I’ve been pretty knackered since the beginning of December”. Less knackered now though, and ready to share a bit of a double whammy […]
Read More Something New- Pork n Pears (with bonus apache potatoes)I’ve been away this last week on a brief tour of South Wales, not a typical holiday but one I have returned home from with two very typical concerns- an expanding waistline and an almost empty fridge. Gah! I’m sure the former is familiar to most of us- there’s something about being away that just […]
Read More Beans n Bacon- a skinny thing!
Food. Boom. 