I have done a lot of cooking and baking and things over the past year, as I've lived with my parents I've had access to their better than average kitchen and my budget for food has also been a bit better. Although, I'd say one of the highlights of my food year was a Sunday roast cooked at the boy's flat. My first ever roast (beef) and my first ever roast potatoes (homemade, that is). I think it came out pretty well, and it tasted nice and all, even though I believe me and the boy did have some differences of opinion on how pink the meat can be. Still, I think we both agreed it was a nice meal.
I also found a new love in risotto. I have enjoyed risotto cooked for me in the past but have always been way too intimidated (for reasons that now completely escape me) to try making one myself. My first attempt was a variation of a lemon risotto with crab meat, prawns and peas. Whilst it didn't taste amazing (the crab meat was tinned and didn't really taste of anything but salty water) it was a good start and since I've pretty regularly treated myself and some other to the niceness that is risotto.
Here's a photo for you of the first ever risotto. Not a good one, but I assure you it did taste nicer than it looks.
There have been some disasters too, like the time I decided to make rasberry and white chocolate muffins, and whilst they tasted nice, they didn't resemble anything close to muffins in appearance. You know, I say disasters, but I can't really think of any others than those muffins.
There was a time earlier this summer, I can't remember why, but I was home alone and decided to treat myself to something supernice to nibble on whilst watching tv. I went to the supermarket with not much of an idea of what I'd like and as I strolled around I found they had barbecued chicken on offer so I bought that and nachos. Behold, the ultimate nachos!
It was a rather perfect mix of nachos, cheese (I think it was Edam, which was not the best choice), salsa, cheese salsa, chicken and sour cream. The only thing missing were jalapenos, which would've completed the amazingness of it all.
In other news, there aren't many. I'm trying to sort out my life and I think for the first time ever, I'm completely unsure where I'll be in the next month let alone next few months. One thing's for sure though, I have got to move out. I'd like it to be London where I'll move to, but at the moment it seems like it might just be the city here. Hmm. Town.
I'll try to get back on track with this blog. I'd love to do more food postings and I've done a lot of food I've thought about making a post here on, but then have lacked the photos and time or something. Excuses they all are. But thanks for reading anyway. Don't get rid of me on your feed reader just yet, this place isn't completely dead.
