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ventaQuite often I find myself in the situation of only having around half an hour to cook and eat my tea when I get in from work. So, realistically, I want to be able to cook whatever-it-is in 15 minutes or under.
I'm not really a huge fan of microwave meals - they're usually insubstantial and/or tasteless. I have no objection to instant-style things so long as they're nice (a current stand-by is Ainsley Harriott's instant cous-cous mix... the Moroccan one in particular. Takes around five minutes, and makes a reasonable snack meal).
However. I'd rather cook stuff. Quickly. And (here comes the crunch) I want to use moderately non-perishable ingredients, because I'm never together enough to have worked out what/where/with whom I'm eating in time to have done the requisite shopping. Our house is usually reasonably well off for standard vegetables so they're OK, but fresh meat/fish is right out. Tinned stuff is OK. So is dried. Things which live in jars full of olive oil and pretend to be fresh are very much approved of :)
So, last night was a mushroom and artichoke heart omelette. Took under 10 minutes to cook, and was made from things which were hanging about in the cupboard/fridge.
Anyone got any suggestions ?
I'm not really a huge fan of microwave meals - they're usually insubstantial and/or tasteless. I have no objection to instant-style things so long as they're nice (a current stand-by is Ainsley Harriott's instant cous-cous mix... the Moroccan one in particular. Takes around five minutes, and makes a reasonable snack meal).
However. I'd rather cook stuff. Quickly. And (here comes the crunch) I want to use moderately non-perishable ingredients, because I'm never together enough to have worked out what/where/with whom I'm eating in time to have done the requisite shopping. Our house is usually reasonably well off for standard vegetables so they're OK, but fresh meat/fish is right out. Tinned stuff is OK. So is dried. Things which live in jars full of olive oil and pretend to be fresh are very much approved of :)
So, last night was a mushroom and artichoke heart omelette. Took under 10 minutes to cook, and was made from things which were hanging about in the cupboard/fridge.
Anyone got any suggestions ?
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Pizza base...
Date: 2003-05-28 05:56 pm (UTC)8oz self-raising flour
small handful of grated cheese
4 fl oz milk or water
4 tblsp vegetable oil
pinch of salt
pepper to taste
optional sunflower seeds.
seive flour into a bowl. Add the salt and oil and rub in. Add the grated cheese, seeds and pepper. Lob the milk/water in and mix (knead if you're feeling ambitious) to a dough.
Shape on a baking tray or shallow pie/flan tin. Top with pasta sauce from a jar, lots of grated cheese and other toppings as required.
Cook for about 10 mins at gas 7/200C.
Eat.
Re: Pizza base...
Date: 2003-05-28 06:07 pm (UTC)Having issues with LJ this evening. Maybe it's time I went to bed. Sorry for multiple posts/deletion.