Ok so a little about what's been going on lately. I started a new job in London at the beginning of November, I don't live in London which has meant getting up earlier, going to bed earlier and spending 3 hours a day commuting. I'm pleased to say that the job is worth it, but I have all of about 2 hours left every night to cook and eat dinner and try and spend some time with the family. Obviously the weekends are busy with family time and household chores and so keeping 2 blogs going has been virtually impossible. I've been working on a new text only project whilst on the trains but its unrelated to either gardening or cooking.
So there are my excuses, I do still have plenty of foodie ideas and recipes to blog about though. Recently I've been back to basics and have been cooking up solid healthy meals for during the week and freezing them. I've been experimenting with reducing fat and carbs without substituting flavour, I've been reducing food bills by buying large amounts of ingredients and making them go further, and reducing waste by using left overs to create completely different meals. It's all a bit different from the usual fare of breads, cheese, oils, sauces and cakes but I'm very happy with the work I've done in the kitchen over the last couple of months and so I will be blogging a few of my experiences. Tomorrow I'll blog a simple but excellent dish to have handy in the freezer as an example of the sort of stuff I've been churning out - parsnip mash.
I would recommend spending an afternoon once a week preparing ready meals. I feel much happier eating my own prepared dinners than I do buying the supermarket ones. Not only do I enjoy the rush of cooking 5 dinners for 2 people at once but it's also great to know that when I come home I can simply re-heat my own cooking and have great home cooked meal without spending hours in the kitchen.
More recipes soon, and keep an eye out for Scuff's Garden updates because I have some genuinely interesting things planned this year for that.
Have a great 2013 everyone!
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