I promised my next post would be about takeaway - that's because we've been eating so much of it. See above.
We don't usually order pizza - we usually get Indian, Nepalese or Chinese, sometimes a nasi goreng, chippy or kebab - so you can tell we've been hitting the takeaway menus a bit too hard and have ended up at Pizza Hut "for a change".
It's the end of the line.
I shan't bore you with my excuses for not cooking (although we have some good ones! Broken fridge, heatwave & summer fllu are among them) but suffice, it's been bad.
Tried to get back into the swing of cooking at our friends' BBQ on Saturday night:
Gracie made some fantastic ribs. I didn't even know I liked ribs. Everyone was taking the piss over how much he was basting the things on the grill, but we had the last laugh.
(Yes that's our corn in the background too. No stinking chipolatas here we come correct to the 'cue)
I whipped up an Eton Mess based on this recipe. Was too lazy to make meringues though - what do you want, Waitrose does them just fine.
We've been getting amazing strawberries all summer (THIS IS ENGLAND) and I've been obsessed with macerating them and combining with balsamic vinegar. Yes way.
One of my fave ways to do it is make a balsamic syrup to toss the berries in then serve with ricotta cream and fresh shredded basil that we grow in our kitchen. Sometimes I use mint. It's complex and really fucking yum.
Almost good enough to make me stop ordering takeaway... But we'll see.
Nothing is good enough to make me completely stop getting takeaway - and it isn't so much about things being tasty but I mean, every so often I like to kick back and lie down and not have to worry about food. Quick easy recipes are fun and sure you can heat up leftovers but there's nothing wrong with some takeaway. I am trying to cut down and have been able to do an OK job - still eating too much but at least it's not as severe as it used to.
ReplyDeleteYour foods look good and FUCKING YUM STRAWBERRIES - GIVE EM!
Eating out and ordering in are a huge part of working life and it's a fantasy to think you'll ever escape them entirely - some mommy-blog organic domestic lifestyle porn hah.
DeleteI think the key is not to stop ordering takeaway but to achieve some sort of balance between cooking and not cooking. Everything in moderation right? Haha this has actually given me a lot of inspiration for what I'm going to make the topic of this blog ;)