*munch*

[venta]

Quite 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 ?

Comments

[venta.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I'll second the Nigel Slater recommendation. In fact, I can lend venta a copy if she wants to assess it before committing herself.

Oooh, yes please. Dunno when I'll see you, though. Do you (and smiorgan) want to come round and be cooked for sometime ? I'll even cook something for longer than 10 minutes :)

[triskellian]

Hmm, let me see... I get to evangelise about my favourite cookery writer and have nice food cooked for me...? That's a tough one, but on balance, I think it sounds like a wonderful idea ;-)

[venta.livejournal.com]

have nice food cooked for me

You're making all kinds of assumptions there :)

[triskellian]

Oh, I don't know. In the course of this thread, I think you've given quite a lot of evidence that you cook yummy things!