What I'm Into: Pinterest "Crap I Like To Eat"

So after that takeaway blip a while back we're back to cooking at home 4-5 nights a week. It's not easy. As a foodie, living in London, there are far too many temptations to eat out.

I say that like "oh you fancy, huh", but the number of new restaurants we try each month is tiny. The list of places I want to eat at grows much faster than I can knock items off it. Most of the time when we eat out or order in it's a case of sheer exhaustion or boredom.

The thing is, home-cooked meals are almost always way better tasting than takeaway (let alone cheaper). Yet somehow, when I'm feeling tired or apathetic it's hard to remember how awesome my own cooking is. Which is why I got inspired by this blog post and the idea of making a "Crap I Like To Eat" list - to reference in precisely such moments of weakness.

So I thought this was a perfect opportunity to finally use the Pinterest account I started 2 years ago and never pinned anything to.

Feel free to tell me I am doing it wrong. I get the feeling I'm totally doing it wrong. Pinterest seems to be a place to keep pics of sexy, aspirational food porn - more along the lines of "things I'd cook in my fantasy life where I'm an organic hipster Martha Stewart" rather than "things I have cooked loads of times for weeknight dinnerz". Speaking of things I've cooked loads of times for weeknight dinnerz, the above pic is one of our regular standbys - soba, eggs, asparagus and prosciutto, 5 minutes, easy.

I don't particularly care if I'm doing it wrong though. I've been misusing social media for my own needs ever since I started using Twitpic then Tumblr as an Instagram a few years before Instagram existed.

With that in mind here is our regular dinner food board - all tried and tested recipes in the Gracie Herst household. Though we do tend to put our own spin on them, as neither of us are into following recipes and we're both obsessed with adding chilis to everything.

It's not strictly dinner either as I've put a few of my favourite puddings in there. I have a mad sweet tooth, but I also take after my mum and often bake as a self-soothing project. Usually late at night. The jam tarts are a go-to.

I'm interested to see how this evolves and if I keep using it. This summer we are really into making South-Asian wraps and pancakes, from summer rolls to ssambap and banh xeo to pa jeon.

Do you have a "Crap I Like To Eat List"? What is on it? Are you a Pinterest food pornographer? Please share!