I thought I would tell you a little bit about what I am like with food and the way my personality comes across in the kitchen.
- Firstly, I prefer to use fresh produce but it’s not always possible. Most of the time using fresh ingredients isn’t any more dear than using canned goods or frozen food but for some things, it can make a meal alot easier.
- I ALWAYS poach my carrots in butter before I add them to anything, it gives them a wonderful texture and flavour, a trick I learned from my mother, something I will be writing more about soon.
- If I could pick one flavouring/spice/herb to take with me on a desert island then I would pick Worcestershire Sauce. I use it in most things, sometimes I like it to be the sole flavour and other times it adds a certain zing to a cocktail of flavours that other spices or herbs couldn’t give.
- I am a big Hairy Bikers fan and as far as I’m concerned, they can do no wrong.
- I am an extremely messy cook – I leave a trail around the kitchen after me. I also tend to stir my current creation violently so it spatters everywhere, but as far as I am concerned, a messy cook is a happy cook and most of the time, a happy cook is a good cook.
- I much prefer to see other people enjoy my food than enjoy it myself. The thrill I get when people tuck into something scrummy that I have made them is better than any high, chocolate or otherwise.
- I’m a big believer in sitting down at the dinner table to enjoy a family meal. Nothing brings a family together like good food.
- I have certain standards on seasonal food, I don’t tend to serve or eat salads in the winter, I like heart warming stews, soups and chowders. Nothing warms your cockles like a big bowl of beef stew. Summer is a different kettle of fish. Summer is a time for crisp salads with cool dressing and spicy chicken.
Hope this has given you a little insight into what I am like in the kitchen. Have fun looking around the site to see more of my nutty personality and ideas.
Dee