Dear reader,
Hello to new followers-brilliant!
I haven't smoked all day, am well chuffed and pleased with myself. I have to be honest, I have a large sore begind my top tooth. A bit like when you really burn your mouth with a hot drink.
To be honest I am a bit scared that it might be something bad and it has given me a huge jolt to quit- again.
It's been so painful ice bought Bonjella and special mouth wash.
I am spening a few days at my mums. She hates me smoking so that's another good reason.
I brought a home made lasagne with me for dinner. I often find that my homemade ones aren't as saucy as the shop ones and I do like a bit of sauce.
My new favourite ingredient-Chorizo. Not the packet sliced ones but the whole sausage shaped ones.
They are slightly spicy and a bit smoky. They produce a superb flavoured oil when lightly fried after being sliced.
Today I cut them in half length ways and then sliced them so I had quarter chunks. Then I fried them and once I had extracted their smoky, lovely oil I added sliced mushrooms. Then I added a tin of tomatoes. I heard once that if you use whole tomatoes instead of chopped, tinned ones you should allow them to cook first, then chop them up to prevent them being bitter.
I added a sweetener tablet, black pepper and a squirt of tomato ketchup. Then I left to simmer for 30 mins.
It makes a great rich sauce. Perfect for just pouring over plain pasta. You only need use a small amount of chorizo and you can use the remaining chorizo on pizzas or add it to shepherds pie, lasagnes, sausage and bean casseroles. I love it!
It's also nice sliced and lightly fried with a few prawns or scallops thrown in for a special starter. I like to serve them over a lightly toasted slice of crusty bread that I have rubbed with garlic.
Only for a special treat though.
Do you have any go to ingredients that you add? I love the way it changes the taste of a meal subtly but so deliciously.
My mum has requested faggots befor I go home so will make a load of them and possibly a curry for her freezer.
Any other ideas for good to freeze meals?
Hope you are all well.
Much love. X
Well done on the smoking front BUT you must go and see your GP and get that sore checked out, and you must do it NOW. There is no excuse, any smoker runs the risk of mouth cancer and most of them start with a sore. Please please get to the Doctors.
ReplyDeleteI second Pam's comment.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely no harm in just getting it checked out.
I'm going to third that comment I'm afraid - and yes, I KNOW you had hassles at the Doctors, but get yourself back there and tell them that you need to see a Doctor URGENTLY. It's almost certainly just an ulcer, but you'll worry until it's checked.
ReplyDeleteMeals to freeze - shepherds pie freezes brilliantly, as do fish pies - I have made little individual ones for my great aunt's freezer in the past when I've been making for us.