If you use them in everything get good ones if you can! Also owning one good knife has changed the game for me.
Good ingredients to invest in:
- sea salt (maldon is my fave)
- butter (get the most luxurious delicious butter you can and put it on and in everything)
- Olive oil (the good ones taste so much better and you don't use as much cos they actually have flavour so last equally as long)
My other fave cooking tips:
- salt your sautéed mushrooms late on, not straight away to avoid rubbery texture
- roast your cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, kale) with a bit of olive oil, salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon for ten minutes on 180 for the best time of your life
- spices and dried herbs last ages. I always have: cumin, tumeric, garlic powder, smoked paprika, chilli flakes, basil, parsley.
- bouillon is great for adding flavour (throw in the water with orzo or pastina, add a cup to soup or curry etc)
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It sounds annoying and bougie, but having fancy oil and fancy balsamic really does just make a massive difference in cooking. I'm currently obsessed with drizzling my fancy oil and fancy balsamic, along with a healthy grind of salt and pepper, on top of medium sized, halved tomatoes. It makes me feel like I'm a hot Italian housewife in Tuscany. Life is simple. Life is beautiful. BELLA!
Jan 18, 2024
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never underestimate the power of herbs. parsley makes a lot of dishes better. sauces, moules... and also you can make taboule.
Feb 13, 2024
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I know it sounds crazy, but trust me it's so good! All you need is radishes (sliced into however you want! or keep them whole, that's totally fine!), and just roll them into the butter or use a knife to spread it, and a sprinkle of sea salt, and enjoy! it's so simple, and the flavor and texture combo is out of this world good. delicious thinly sliced radishes with a knife on a mandolin (but be careful!!!) with proscuitto and parsley in a sandwich (or on a flatbread/cracker) as well
Also check out Ploughman's lunches!! it's basically that exact vibe and I'm sure there's some inspo on pinterest!
Apr 25, 2024
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1. Don't set an alarm and wake up naturally. Snooze for however long you want to, it's okay
2. Have breakfast. For me it's toast. Have it with butter/jam/honey and a lot of water and coffee and juice.
3. Listen to an album in full and do some puzzles until it ends. I like to stick a record on and do the nyt games (connections, then wordle, then the mini, then I'm ready for a crossword)
4. Shower and use all your best stuff. Smell great. Make your hair feel soft.
5. Wear an outfit you don't get to wear that often. I tend to wear the same thing over and over at work so I wear something a bit more fun and less practical.
6. Go outside. I live near a road with secondhand shops that are great browsing but quite tempting on a budget. To beat the temptation just look in the windows and then walk round the streets or to a green space if it's a nice day. Walk as fast or as slow as you like. Try and spot cats that might let you stroke them. See how each place you go smells different. Walk down streets that you've not been down before just because.
7. Come home and decide how much energy you have. If you have energy do an activity (I would write, play an instrument, do some art, read, play a game) if you don't then watch something from your watchlist. Saturdays feel like a good day to watch something new.
8. Cook yourself a meal. Start before you're hungry and spend ages on it. Use every pot. Listen to music. Sing whilst you wash the dishes.
9. Play! Video games, board games, internet games, card games, phone games, rearrange your plushies, embrace your inner child. Play with ideas, experiment with felt tip pens, write a limerick. Get silly with it.
10. Talk to your friends. Invite them over, call somebody up, text that person back you didn't have time to. I like to spend a good day off by myself then have a great time talking to people after I've recharged.
11. Have so much fun getting to do whatever you want you fall asleep at whatever time. Monday - Friday is about appeasing your body clock, Saturdays are for filthy pleasures like falling asleep at 3am because you were too busy flirting or reading or watching videos.
Apr 16, 2024
Re: my last rec I'm kinda realizing reading this might have changed my life actually
Apr 16, 2024