tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post2653112138549421385..comments2024-03-25T19:56:04.121+00:00Comments on A colourful life: on cookingChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-35370229397794481352014-04-08T19:53:42.665+01:002014-04-08T19:53:42.665+01:00Hey Christina,
I love to cook, and yet have three...Hey Christina,<br /><br />I love to cook, and yet have three boys that live on pasta bolognese. I make nice things for Marc and I at the weekends. My feeling is that when they finally leave home to go to Uni or whatever, they'll probably live off pasta, discover the local Indian, get a taste for spicy food and come home for the holidays grateful for whatever I lay before them. I will win in the end.<br /><br />Leanne xxLeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-91579545900950007952014-03-22T09:30:36.966+00:002014-03-22T09:30:36.966+00:00I often get bored with our family meals which can ...I often get bored with our family meals which can get very repetitive but that has to be balanced against time spent researching, shopping and experimenting with something new... and if anyone complains arounf here they are all big enough here to cook their own. I do have phases of trying new dishes though and every so often one manages to work its way into my standard repetoire. Our standby vegetable accompaniment is also broccoli or sometimes carrots!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-8934596633605976972014-03-21T21:18:26.647+00:002014-03-21T21:18:26.647+00:00Chestnut soup is a big favourite here. Vacuum pack...Chestnut soup is a big favourite here. Vacuum packed chestnuts aren't the cheapest thing but one large pack makes a really hearty main meal soup for six when veggies are added (I have four children too, although they are not all at home all the time now). I usually add mushrooms and barley but I'm sure all sorts of different things would work.<br /><br />Feeding six can be exhausting after a while, can't it ... it's not just the quantities, it's trying to take everyone's food preferences into account.Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-55557842464629811062014-03-21T07:56:20.985+00:002014-03-21T07:56:20.985+00:00I think there are times when we all get into a rut...I think there are times when we all get into a rut and make the easiest most popular dishes, particularly if you go to a lot of effort and the rest of the family turn their noses up. I shall be glad when spring veg arrives and we cast aside the relentless rotation of swede, carrots and cabbage. The only vegetarian dishes my children ate without complaint were Delia's vegetarian shepherds pie & glamorgan sausages and a savoury rice dish that included sweetcorn, peppers and tomato.Annehttp://annewheaton.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-13583494707593443592014-03-20T15:31:32.017+00:002014-03-20T15:31:32.017+00:00What's for tea is the first question my daught...What's for tea is the first question my daughter asks when I pick her up from school. Do find it hard to come up with ideas and she moans about most healthy things, like healthy soups. Made Salmon teriyaki last night with noodles and peppers and everyone ate it though husband moaned about unidentifiable black bits (burnt ginger maybe?) At a loss tonight - maybe macaroni cheese with frozen peas in it. I seem to get away with ordinary supermarket garden peas too.Eleanor Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992824265499784461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-21217690716501741342014-03-20T10:17:03.322+00:002014-03-20T10:17:03.322+00:00I just wanted to let you know that the cookery boo...I just wanted to let you know that the cookery book I mentioned in my post, that you commented was £90 (yikes!) is available for £2.81 second-hand ("very good" condition) here if you're interested. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/0953111903/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=1395310233&sr=8-1 I would have emailed you, but I couldn't see your address, sorry. Rachel Demuth's second book, Green World, which I slightly prefer, is also available for £2.81 on Amazon, here. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/0953111911/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used Hope this is helpful. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-17190759320219152592014-03-20T09:54:18.318+00:002014-03-20T09:54:18.318+00:00I think sometimes we get stuck in a rut with meals...I think sometimes we get stuck in a rut with meals, you are trying at least and it can't be easy to please everyone. I think it's great that you're trying to introduce new 'favourites' to add to your existing favourites. If this cuts your food bill too then that's a good thing. I would imagine new meals are tricky and you are right to try again with modifications to the recipe you're following.<br /><br />my blog ; linda-dawn-designs.blogspot.co.ukLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280308724444847135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-72478594340181431972014-03-20T02:48:58.278+00:002014-03-20T02:48:58.278+00:00I think I'm very fortunate in that both of my ...I think I'm very fortunate in that both of my children eat a lot of vegetables. They had pasta and broccoli in their school lunch today because I didn't have any nut-free bread (my daughter isn't allowed to bring anything else to her school because someone in the class has an allergy). They both love beets. I *hated* beets as a child. They went crazy over boiled cabbage on Sunday. I know, I'm very, very lucky. There are plenty of other foods they don't like, though, and I agree completely with your approach of repeated exposure and eventual breakdown of defenses. :)Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-28301212521072899992014-03-19T22:16:39.881+00:002014-03-19T22:16:39.881+00:00Thank goodness for Bird's Eye petit pois. Min...Thank goodness for Bird's Eye petit pois. Mine too would eat nothing else. We get through masses of broccoli too. I did a lentil and coconut curry tonight - lots of opportunity to hide things in there!CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-47266774372027471382014-03-19T21:45:45.100+00:002014-03-19T21:45:45.100+00:00http://thequincetree65.blogspot.co.uk/p/recipe-ind...http://thequincetree65.blogspot.co.uk/p/recipe-index.html And Sue at the Quince Tree!!! I follow lots of her recipes!The Creative Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438707871350549392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-2893907756858940052014-03-19T21:42:15.197+00:002014-03-19T21:42:15.197+00:00We often rotate around the same staple meals usual...We often rotate around the same staple meals usually with peas, sweetcorn and broccoli (although cabbage and cauliflower feature prominently too). I've been attempting to vary our meals and to try out new recipes by trawling through my cookbooks and blogs for inspiration. Cauliflower (or other veg) cheese goes down well often with a jacket potato or pasta. Plus the cheese sauce is easily frozen so you can make an extra big batch. This barbecue bean stew recipe - http://philosophyoflists.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/good-things-in-kitchen.html is delicious with or without the bacon. I love my Rose Elliott cook book...I got it when I was an undergrad! It's been very well used. I can recommend Hugh fearnley Whittingstall's 'Everyday Veg' for inspiration too.The Creative Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438707871350549392noreply@blogger.com