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I found this mind boggling.
How far has our society (most of it anyway) come in a few short decades.
We can laugh about it now, but back then …….
Enjoy this, but take it with a grain of salt 🙂
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Life is Good ! Especially now 🙂
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Today I finally found time again to do a proper breakfast,
after a week of peppermint tea and bananas.
During the week I get up at 3.30am and after a usual sleep time
of 3 to 4 hours, my desire to cook a full meal is usually subdued a bit 😦
Not today ! So here we go:
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” Farmers Omelette ”
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Eggs, whole, whisked, seasoned with salt and cayenne
Grape tomatoes, whole
Asparagus, blanched
Carrots, blanched
Onion, julienned
Garlic, paste
Potatoes, blanched
Chorizo, thinly sliced
Chives, sliced (fresh or freeze dried)
Butter (substitute olive oil if desired)
Parmesan, grated
Salt, to taste
Cayenne Pepper , to taste
Method :
Sautee potatoes in butter (oil) until starting to change color,
add onion and saute until starting to brown.
Add garlic, saute until translucent, add all other vegetables
and seasoning and saute until heated through.
add eggs, cover tightly, lower heat and cook slowly until eggs are set.
to plate, invert onto serving dish, sprinkle generously with chives.
Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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I got home today totally exhausted,
deprived of sleep last night and just too bummed out
to be enthusiastic about being in the kitchen and on
my feet any more time then absolutely necessary.
The solution: My favorite three minute gourmet meal 🙂
” Octopus, mussels and romaine salad “
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The key to the success of this dish is to use the best
ingredients available. Please note that while there are a lot of
crappy canned and frozen food‘s out there, there are also some
pretty amazing items available which make it a snap to produce
a wonderful, high quality meal on the fly when, for whatever reason,
time restraints and / or other restrictions prevent you from using the
ideal fresh product.
Ingredient‘s :
Romaine lettuce, sliced
Octopus, canned, drained
Mussels, canned, drained
Grape tomatoes, halved
Radishes, sliced
Onions, sliced
Basil, freeze dried (Litehouse)
Oregano freeze dried (Litehouse)
Fuji apple dressing bottled (Litehouse)
Sangria dressing bottled (Litehouse)
Salt to taste
Cayenne pepper to taste
Granulated garlic to taste
Method :
Mix all ingredients carefully so as not to break up the delicate mussels.
Serve with jalapeno / cheese sour dough bread.
Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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Last nights dinner took me to the polish corner of my kitchen,
where I found a modern version of a dish steeped highly in tradition 🙂
“ Pierogi “
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Ingredients :
Method :
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Last nights great dinner :
Whole sauteed fish & guacamole
Freshly caught fish, seasoned with salt, pepper and lime juice,
lightly dusted with a mix of AP flour and corn starch,
slowly sauteed in olive oil, some onions and garlic added towards the end.
I had some grape tomatoes laying around, so in the guacamole they went.
Three medium sized fish were just the right portion for Bella and I 🙂
Life is Good !
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Image: Igloo Ice Bournemouth
Two day’s ago the unthinkable happened :
My ice maker went to ice makers heaven 😦
After the initial shock and the ensuing mourning,
deep panic set in. Do I have to drink warm Ice tea (“Warm Tea”)
until the technician has fixed or replaced my old Ice Magician ?
I am very opposed to buying the bagged ice from super markets or
gas stations, somehow the price and apparent lack of sanitation
prevents me from finding any appeal in putting this stuff in my drinks.
(Boiling it to sanitize does not seem to be a solution ?)
So, I set out to re-conquer the lost art of artisanal ice making.
In the very back of the garage where we store our ancient cooking utensils
and cooking equipment I found a couple of clear plastic ice trays, obviously
never used and still in their original plastic wrapping.
So for a while, I pondered about the recipe which was locked out of sight
for so many years in the bowels of our build in electric ice maker.
After much research and experimenting, I settled for the following recipe
which I selflessly like to share with you, hoping it will give you as much
pleasure and satisfaction as it has given me during the past few day’s.
Here it goes, I present with with unrestricted, understandable pride :
” Royal Ice Cubes “
Equipment :
Freezer or freezer part of your refrigerator
Ice tray
Ingredient’s :
Dihydrogen Monoxide, (H2O), sometimes also called “Water”
Method :
Fill ice tray’s to 4/5 with water, carefully transfer to freezer. X
Freeze dihydrogen monoxide for several hours until frozen solid.
Remove ice cubes from tray as needed.
Cheers ! Life is Good !
X Be care full not to spill water on floor, as this can result in a slip,
which can result in a fall, which can result in you hitting your head
on a hard surface, which can result in considerable damage to your brain,
which would be a shame but has probably happened to many of the folk’s
who display increasingly strange behavior around us.
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My handyman replaced the ice maker and thing’s are back to a less dangerous daily routine.
I do not remember if there was a slip / fall / brain damage incident 🙂
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Image: MP SOLVING
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I hope the name I gave this soup say’s it all :
“Spicy soup of pork ribs, long life noodles, corn,
bamboo shoots, quail eggs and lap cheong“.
Highly satisfying culinary goodness in a (BIG) bowl. 🙂
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Ingredient’s :
Pasta, cooked, strained, mixed with 1 tsp sesame oil
Pork ribs, simmered, stock reserved
Noodles, cooked
Broccoli rabe, blanched
Lop chaeong, sliced
Corn on the cob, quartered
Quail eggs, soft boiled, peeled
Bell peppers, julienned
Chilis, julienned
Scallions, sliced
Cilantro, coarsely chopped
Ginger, grated
garlic, paste
Sesame oil, to taste
Salt/ Cayenne, to taste
Method :
Simmer ribs until tender, add corn, simmer until tender.
Add garlic paste, grated ginger, salt and cayenne pepper.
Add sausage, peppers, chili, scallions, rabe and quail eggs.
Bring to simmer, remove from heat. Adjust seasoning.
To plate, place noodles in bottom of bowl, ladle soup on top,
Sprinkle with cilantro, serve with chili oil and soy sauce.
Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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Here is the world’s easiest and arguably best ice cream :
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Ingredients :
Nutella, 2 cups
Yoghurt, 1 cup
Milk, 2 cups
Sugar, 1/4 cup
Vanilla extract, 1/4 tspn
Lime juice, 1 tspn
Banana, 1 ea, finely diced
Method :
Whisk all ingredients except banana until smooth.
Transfer to ice cream maker, add banana.
Churn until starting to get firm.
Transfer to airtight container, cover, freeze overnight.
I know this might seem simplistic and unsophisticated to some foodies
and professional chef”s, but believe me, this stuff is so rich and tasty,
it put’s many a sophisticated ice cream to shame 🙂
Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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I just love my little stove top grill. No-fuss grilling for one person.
It does not give me the deep grillmarks a larger, hotter grill would give me,
but the texture and taste are all their own 🙂
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Marinade all items with the pictured spices according to your own preferences 🙂
Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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Today’s fusion confusion dinner 🙂
Whatever you want to call it, this is a wonderful concoction, worthy of an original name.
How about ” Boknocchi ” or ” Gnocchibok “? Gnocchoy ? 🙂
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Bok Choy
Gnochi
Spicy italian sausage
Scallion
Oregano
Red bell pepper
Onion
Garlic paste
Olive oil
White wine
Cayenne pepper
Salt
Method :
Sautee sausage in oil until starting to brown, add onion and garlic,
sautee until translucent, add peppers and bok choy, saute one minute,
add gnocchi, wine and seasoning and – Voila !
This recipe lends itself for you to be creative !
Asian style : Substitute gnocchi with rice or egg noodles and
add asian seasoning such as soy, sesame oil, ginger, etc.
Indian style : Substitute gnocchi with diced potatoes and
add indian seasoning such as garam masala, lots of fresh coriander etc.
Use your imagination !
Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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