Hearing loss and living life
This week the menu includes two curries and also fantastic burger. Links to the recipes are available on the downloadable PDF. I think the happiest item on the menu was the two-ingredient naan bread. You will find excuses to make it again and again.
You will also see that the font looks a little strange. I was awake last night and made my own font in Calligraphr. Not really something you would want to use for an academic article, but fun and easy to do so try it out!
I see with this week’s menu I was quite ambitious! I was also clearly seeking comfort food. From freshly baked bread to apple pie!
I also tried to re-create a favourite restaurant meal with the schnitzel’s that we had on Thursday. I bought ready made schnitzel’s and covered them with a slice of ham, asparagus, mushroom sauce and cheese and baked them in the oven.
On Sunday I only mention the dessert because what more is there to say really..?
You can even come to Morocco with me for two evenings!
This menu is however not to be used if you are trying to fit into those skinny jeans!
This week’s menu has a lot of braai time and a lot of starch, but life is short and mashed potatoes are fantastic. We opted for things that we love because we were feeling sorry for ourselves that we could not run due to lockdown regulations.
With the burgers I tried to link the search on the Jan Braai website, he does a lot of dreamy things with hamburgers. What we made are just ordinary burger patties (we make 6 from 1 kg of meat). We then include bacon, sweet chili sauce and a pineapple ring.
The sweetcorn pie is something that my aunt Ann used to make. It was one of those things that she would just have at hand for Sunday lunch even if she was never asked to bring anything. I have tried a few different recipes, but have not quite perfected it yet. I will let you know as soon as I do, because it makes a lovely side.
The bobotie is my grandmother’s recipe. Even when I follow it to the letter it is almost there but not perfect. Try, try again… I will share that recipe as soon as I got it right.
This was the first planned menu during lockdown. The weather allows for, according to us anyway, year round braaing. I built the little menu in Canva and you should be able to click through to the recipe (where one was used).
Please do not be disappointed in the fact that I start this journey with you with leftovers. It just means that we cooked too much that weekend and had to think up something else. I love stirfry with a sweet n sour sauce, but with leftover night anything goes. My stirfry also always has a lot of vegetables and is cooked in an electric frying pan.
I should also disclose that I hate eating the same meal twice (which is probably why Fireside was hatched) and I also hate wasting food. So leftover night is usually a whole new meal anyway.
