I blinked and it is the end of January! I can't believe this is my first post of 2021. But these five minute salmon noodles are quite an apt recipe for now. I've been working from home and the appeal of toast and sandwiches has worn pretty thin. However, I don't want to be making a time consuming lunch each day. So I started to think about food I could make in a few minutes; a few basic recipes which will add variety to my working week and be a doddle Five Minute Salmon Noodles
I blinked and it is the end of January! I can't believe this is my first post of 2021. But these five minute salmon noodles are quite an apt recipe for now. I've been working from home and the appeal of toast and sandwiches has worn pretty thin. However, I don't want to be making a time consuming lunch each day. So I started to think about food I could make in a few minutes; a few basic recipes which will add variety to my working week and be a doddle 
I can't begin to tell you how many versions of this stir fry I have made over the years. This particular chard and kohlrabi stir fry was a combination of leftover veg from the veg box and a few items I had in the cupboards. It's really a recipe where you can change pretty much any of the ingredients to suit what you have. Using a mix of different vegetables, sauces and meat (or veggie mince or tofu) means you get something completely different every 
Cooking for one somehow seems more complicated than it should be. Even though it’s just a case of halving a recipe designed for two if I’m ever cooking for myself I often find myself opting for a slice of toast rather than anything more involved. But toast isn’t really that filling for dinner and no matter how much jam you spread on I’m not sure it’ll count as one of your five a day. That’s where this simple beef and chard ramen comes 
The thing I like most about these vegetable Singapore noodles is that you can throw in whatever you have left in the fridge at the end of the week. Add a few simple store cupboard staples and voila, dinner in 15 minutes. I have been perfecting this recipe for a little while now to get a good balance of sweet, salt and spice and by Jove I think I've cracked it. No more takeaways needed! You really can play around with this recipe too; try using different 
I'm not sure quite what's happened but all of a sudden I find myself spending over £50 a week on food shopping. I know, it's not a shocking amount and it's certainly less than I know other people spend but it's twice as much as I used to spend. I didn't really notice it creeping up over time and I haven't really changed what I eat (less meat if anything) but it irritates me nonetheless. There's only so many beans and lentils one person can eat in 
I really like duck; usually in a pancake with plenty of spring onion, cucumber and hoisin sauce. If it's on a menu in a restaurant I will normally order it because I love the flavour. Gressingham (the remarkable duck people) got in touch to see if I'd like to come up with a recipe with some of their duck and I thought it was a great opportunity to have a go at cooking something I enjoy eating but don't cook that often. Ramen is something that I find 
You know when only a take away will do? I get that feeling sometimes and short of actually eating said take away there's not much else that can fulfill that craving. The issue I find is the subsequent guilt after consumption because I always order too much and somehow eat it all anyway. At least that was before I made this stir fry. This has everything I want when I'm craving a take away but using my own ingredients. I'd like to think it's healthy 
I get a seasonal vegetable box delivered. I like it because it forces me to try new vegetables and recipes to make the most out of what I have. I shouldn't admit it but I'm going to: there are some vegetables I could live without. It's terrible I know but I could happily frolic through life without missing celery or leeks. There are also some vegetables that I adore for a short time but when they turn up in my fridge over and over again I'm tempted 
It is almost the end of the week and time to use all that is left in the fridge to make room for all next weeks new and exciting food. Trips to delicatessens and markets have been planned in.
