how to eat more beans.

1. breakfast time? why not eat BEANS on toast?
2. bored of that? add AN EGG or CHEESE
3. Lunchtime? How about BEANS with potato? (chips/mash/jacket/boiled)
4. Dinnertime? Well, time to try BEAN SURPRISE!* recipe below
5. Still peckish? try BEANS on toast again for a tasty snack.

next time: BEAN cookies. Tastygood.

Bean surprise
you will need:
an onion - fried
tinned tomatoes
BEANS
3 bean salad
BBQ sauce

instructions: combine these in a pan, heat and stir til beany.

before i forget

2 veggie oxo cubes
a bag of carrot baton things
a load of water
handfuls of fresh basil and coriander
spoon of aubergine pesto
spoon of garlic paste
bit of soy sauce
water
some basil from a choob.

... makes a nomworthy soup.

i just thought i'd post this before it goes into the land of things i make that i can't remember how...

recipe of the day and it aint even lunchtime yet

noodley thing

2 chunks of noodles put in boiled water for a bit til they go a bit soft
3 birds eye chillis chopped up really small
packet of mangetout and sugarsnap peas
the rest of the coriander plant
a big chunk of ginger chopped up into little matchsticks
half a massive white onion, also chopped up in small strips
2 green peppers
a hella load of garlic
3 tsp sugar
generous amount of soysauce
oil, and also some sesame oil later on
some lime on da top

this is where a picture of it will never do justice to how it tastes nom nom nom

tempura batter

is so naice. i made some today 4 lunch, was surprisingly easy, tho i did manage to stress immensly about it!

I used the recipe on the beeb website, next time i think i shoud make it with beer, that wud be immense!!

Batter recipe:
30z plain flour,
1 tsp cornflour,
1/2 teaspoon salt
200ml really cold water (icy)

dip the veggies in anddeep fry em for a couple of mins and w00p!! there it is!!

also, cuz the veg may end up ready before other stuff, i just popped it on the grill pan to drip, but stuck it in the oven to crisp and keep warm for a few mins. bouns. am so full and nice now :-)

Curry (Mild)

recipe for my latest trick, mild coconut curry with exciting stuff in it. innit. this one's probably full of fat but, meh!

mild coconut curry (dairy free, sugarfree, vegetarian, vegan, ok for people who cant eat spuds)

2 sweet potatoes
1 parsnip
some peas
(general veg really)

Boil these for 10 minutes or so

4 shallots
some veggie stock

Top n tail the shallots and take of the brown skins on them, keep them as big as you can - pop them in a pan to boil with about a litre of water and 2 cubes of veggie stock.

1 large white onion
half a garlic, cloves all peeled and squished
a nob (lol) of ginger
handful of dessicated coconut
couple of spoonfuls of curry paste
various spices
s0me oil

fry these until they smell a lot. then, pop the mix in your blender with

1 tin of coconut milk

blend until you get something that looks like a curry sauce. meanwhile, fry your 'meat' or substitute. if you are adding mushrooms, fry these too. once they are pretty much done, add the (drained) veg.

then pour the curry sauce over the whole lot and mix it about a little bit in a wok over a low ish heat. Get a ladle and spoon in the shallots, the stock they were in can either go in the curry to think it out if it needs it, or keep it cuz it will do wonders for a stew, or over sausage and mash/toad in the hole/roast dinner/anything.

keep it on the hob till you are sure it's all cooked nice. serve with whateveeer you like.