I have been in an non-cooking state. And sometimes, non-eating. Oh, there have been circumstances.
I often can’t think of reasons to cook. Scary, hey? I’m trying to climb my way out of that hole, and of course Nigel has some beautiful reprints of his books out, and a new one that is an absolute work of art and love. I bought Appetite for a friend’s birthday, but I haven’t given it to her yet, so I’ve been gingerly exploring its pages and trying not to get crumbs in them. He’s all:
What I want to say is that if you do decide to go through life without cooking you are missing something very, very special. You are losing out on one of the greatest pleasures you can have with your clothes on.
I love when he does food:sex.
So I am feeling out for some tiny tiny reminders to eat, at least, and to cook, at last. Others I’ve found:
- almond butter and blueberry jam, in combination.
- japanese white rice
- supper swap
breakfast 26.04.10: vanilla poached pear on rice porridge
And I’m getting kinda hungry.
I want to get to know that pear.
I found quinoa porridge for the very first time recently, it was exciting and awesome, so that rice porridge breakfast looks enticing to me too…
Also, I’ve been addicted to cashew butter. We should make out.
I see how you got from point A to point B.
Not.
Try cooking the quinoa flakes in coconut milk (or coconut milk and water, depending on how thick you like your porridge). Fuck yeah betch. Toasted almonds and bananas, and you’re tropical.
Other good porridge grains include: spelt, millet.
I know i’m s’posed to comment about the food & ordinarily i would, but those plates have me besotted!!
Where can i find me some of those divine plates coz i’m in ‘plate love’:)
Most of what appears in my kitchen, and in the photos on wooden spooning, has been foraged for over long long times in various marketplaces, op shops, sidewalk rubbish piles, and the like. Or gifted to me. The truth is you never know when you will find a perfect piece, so I can’t really answer your question.
i found the design; it’s from Crown Ducal and is called Orange Tree. it was designed in 1925. Over 300 different pieces were made. I recently, by chance, found a small haul of it at a local/favourite antique store and bought the lot. The set you have is the octagonal set. It also comes in round and square shapes. Orange Tree is highly collectable and if you do a Google search there is a collector in the UK who has her entire collection online; stunning pieces. There are usually about 10 or so pieces on Ebay (international) at any one time; but the postage is the killer in that scenario.
It’s a beautiful setting and i’ve fallen head over heels in love with it:)