Yum Yum (Book) https://www.Writing.Com/main/profile.php/blog/scook [Link To User sgcardin] and [Link To User webwitch] I have discovered a new recipe today - Janssons frestelse - an anchovy casserole. It is a Swedish comfort food but is also served at celebrations. It is loaded with dairy so I will have to make adaptions. It is a layered dish of potatoes, onions and anchovies smothered in cream and topped with breadcrumbs. I'm thinking of adding some parsley to the topping. If I leave the peel on the potatoes it ...[Read Full Post] Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:17:05 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1118693 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1118693 [Link To User sgcardin] and [Link To User webwitch] I have just had a takeaway roast dinner. They proclaimed seasonal veg. What would you call seasonal for summer? Tender stem broccoli - okay, carrots - a veg for all seasons, swede - more of a winter offering but okay. Then my nemesis - PARSNIPS - definitely a winter veg (and something I hate). The problem with the dreaded things is they tend to flavour everything they come into contact with. Courgett...[Read Full Post] Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:56:22 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1118576 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1118576 [Link To User sgcardin] and [Link To User webwitch] How does the rest of the world cope with heatwaves? I'm sure some places would consider 30C (86F) merely warm, but in the UK we're not used to it. Our homes are built to conserve heat. The last few days I have been melting into my chair, afraid to move away from the fan. What do you eat when it's this hot? In my case pork pies, ice cream, crisps and cake. Not very healthy. No way am I ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:08:28 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1118464 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1118464 [Link To User sgcardin] and [Link To User webwitch] I don't know how long or how often ad breaks are where you live but in the UK ads are usually about three minutes long and happen every ten minutes or so. Because I can't stand for long I came up with this recipe I call Ad Break Chocolate Cake. In the first ad break I gather my equipment and ingredients. Equipment - food processor, digital scales, bowl for weighing, silicone cake tin. ...[Read Full Post] Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:32:31 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1117811 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1117811 [Link To User sgcardin] and [Link To User webwitch] Last night I got a takeaway. I went for a Chinese meal for one. I would like to meet the person who can eat a meal for one in one sitting. For my evening meal I ate half the fried rice with half the lemon chicken, two of the mini spring rolls, and a handful of prawn crackers and I was full. My breakfast this morning was two of the chicken balls with sweet and sour sauce. For lunch I tucked in to the ...[Read Full Post] Sun, 14 Jun 2026 08:07:18 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1117704 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1117704 [Link To User sgcardin] and [Link To User webwitch] Recipe for Gazpacho. Into a blender place a tin of tomatoes, 1/3 cucumber, 2 sticks of celery, a little garlic, salt, pepper and a little lemon juice. Blend. If you want to serve it immediately add a few ice cubes before blending. I like salad but for me and my knackered digestive system it is a bit of a faff. I cannot touch salad leaves. Tomatoes have to be peeled. So does cucumber then sliced pa...[Read Full Post] Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:13:27 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1117570 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1117570 Although it is nice trying exotic foods it does have its consequences - indigestion. I suffer from acid reflux and my doctor gives me medicine for it. There is a side effect, it makes me constipated. The doctor has given me medicine for that too. However it is not without its problems. Whereas the first is on my repeat list the second is not. For items on repeat I simply phone the pharmacy and they deliver. For items not on repeat I have to go through a nigh...[Read Full Post] Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:28:48 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1117511 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1117511 [Link To User sgcardin] and [Link To User webwitch] Recipe for Qusi, a middle eastern dish. You can make it with either a lamb shank or chicken joints. To chicken stock add saffron, cumin, coriander seed, tiny amount of cinnamon and some thyme. Boil the meat in the broth until it falls off the bone. The broth can then be used to cook the rice to serve with the meat. If you want to, and you don't have any dietary problems, you can add flaked ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:57:30 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1117347 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1117347 [Link To User sgcardin] and [Link To User webwitch] The nice Thai lady did offer to cook me something but who wants their evening meal at three in the afternoon? I ordered in fish and chips instead at a more reasonable seven in the evening. I've got some Jersey Royals to use up so I am going to attempt a salad for lunch. Somewhere buried in the freezer is ackee and saltfish - a ready meal but interesting. If I can find it that will be my evening ...[Read Full Post] Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:55:00 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1117196 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1117196 [Link To Item #981150] I wish I lived in the Star Trek universe. It would be nice to tell a machine what I want to eat and have that meal instantly appear. How healthy that replicator food is I'm not so sure but the crew look healthy enough. Mind you I saw a photo of the various Captains and it was captioned 'Guess Picard's Enterprise was the only one with a gym.' The transporter would be useful. I could ask one of you to beam me over a...[Read Full Post] Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:45:04 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1117145 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1117145