raiding the fridge...

So, you have found your way to my blog.

I’d like to welcome you with a wee post about what it’s all about.

This is a blog not just about cooking. It’s not just about recipes. Not about being fancy and doing posh dishes for dinner parties. It’s about grabbing whatever you have already and turning it into something tasty and easy. Cooking does not have to be difficult. You don’t need to go out to the shop to buy twenty different ingredients and follow a recipe exactly as it is. Don’t get me wrong, I do use recipes, but mainly for ideas, and if I don’t have one thing, it can easily be substituted for something else. Of course, when it comes to baking, recipes must always be followed. That is the one exception.

I guess this blog can be about cooking really quick and easy dishes, but it can also be about reducing waste. Using up leftovers in a productive way, instead of just using the bin, and creating some tasty dishes, which really are not difficult to make at all. 

the fridge in question

How often do you find yourself opening the fridge to have a glance around, hoping for some inspiration, but you end up just picking up a yoghurt, or, heaven forbid, even a chocolate bar? Wouldn’t you rather be able to grab a few of those everyday items and turn them into something completely different? Sorry that is not supposed to be a Monty Python reference! I’m hoping that this blog can at least give you a starting point, some little hints here and there to allow you to raid the contents of your fridge, store cupboard and freezer and emerge having made some easy and interesting dishes.

wee selection close to hand

ah, the spice rack!

Sure, sometimes dishes can go a bit squiffy, yesterday I made a vegetable noodle dish thing and it was far too spicy! I’ve still not quite got the hang of the strength of my home grown chillies. But it was mega tasty, and best of all, I didn’t have to go to the shop for anything. A tin of sweetcorn in the cupboard, some chorizo, spring onion and courgette in the fridge, a block of dried noodles and a stock cube in the cupboard and I turned it into this.

chorizo, courgette, spring onion, chilli and sweetcorn noodles

Even though it was a wee bit spicy, I had two bowls because it was so yummy. I guess it was kind of like a ramen dish, mixed with super noodles. Ha ha, I haven’t eaten super noodles in years, yet there’s a good reason why. Because they are simple enough to make them yourself and you can pack it full of tasty vegetables to fill you up and keep you healthy!

Taking this example and turning my ideas for quick and simple dishes into a blog will hopefully allow me to inspire a few people, or it can just be somewhere for me to store my ideas.

Save your breath to cool your porridge.

You can find my other blog here: a girl a kitchen and a camera

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the limoncello, zubrovka and ice cream are safely stored in the freezer