I have to warn you before I start posting pics and recipes, I don't do bland food in any form.
For me, food becomes appealing when it is rich in colour, texture, aroma and taste. I like to "play with my food". I very rarely measure quantities, unless the recipe calls for exact measurements, so get used to words like dollop and glug. I use a lot of salt, we never salt, or assault as we like to call it, our food once it has been cooked, and I love spices and fresh herbs, so it may be best to visit your local spice shop as well as purchase a mortar and pestle.
Like my food, my wines should be bold and rich. A sweet wine should be like mixer drink, and a dry wine needs to have a full woody dryness about it. I usually have a cheap dry red, aka Tassenburg, and a white, aka Crackling, on standby for cooking purposes.
I am never without my 4 cooking luxuries, Olive Oil, Balsamic Vinegar, Peanut Oil and Coconut milk. I have stock cubes in every flavour, including onion, garlic and chili.
I only warn you so that you can adjust what I post in ways you see fit. Some people don't like, or cannot handle rich foods.
However, in complete contrast to my food and wine choices, I love trinket/bargain shopping for my home. The best finds are usually the goods relegated to clearance sales and back shelves. We have a huge warehouse 2nd hand store in Port Elizabeth, and I love browsing one shelf after the next looking at the things people discard. No wooden piece of furniture is beyond repair without a little TLC. Similarly, I love Mr Price Home, I find their range of candles, cushions, towels etc fascinating. There is a reason I have limited credit with them.
I understand my minimalistic approach to living and my rich tastes in food and wine do not fit in with everyone's approach, and because of this I would love to hear and see pictures of everyone elses favourite recipes, wines and bargain finds.
I will upload once a week with my input and photos, unless something very exciting comes up.
Keep well ladies,
Nix
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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Ooooh Nix - a woman after my own heart!! I could have written that post myself. I cook in exactly the same manner and absolutely adore thai food! I normally taste something I love in a restaurant and make it my mission to perfect the recipe for future home consumption. Of course my DH is in heaven with my cooking but sadly it has been on the back-burner (pun intended) since the start of the pregnancy as there is just too much I can't tolerate.
ReplyDeleteWould love to share some of my recipe's with you (oh and don't worry about the dollop and the glug - I got it.... I have a set of measuring spoons at home in these sizes:
a pinch
a smidgeon
a grain
xxx