I don't find cooking pressured, obviously, but it can be when you're learning. Alex can and does cook but he needs some ideas for cooking heart healthy meals for Beth now when she has been diagnosed with type two diabetes and really does have to sort things out and get more healthy.
They take it in turns to cook meals and Alex asked for help with more healthy stuff, realising that shoving a pizza in the oven doesn't wing it really!
I am so glad I started eating the Mediterranean way last year as it's the perfect way to go and there's so many resources and sources of information around.
Beth is veggie and he isn't so we need to work on vegetarian recipes that can be adapted for him.
He went home with four portions for their freezer and wants to come again to learn another recipe. I now have to get this one typed out for him although I am sure he will remember it.
So - very successful!
In other news, I started the much more wholemeal sourdough loaf. I used 50g activated starter as usual and just added a pinch of dried yeast as well. I had to shove it in the fridge overnight to stop the bulk fermentation because it was rising very nicely indeed. Now, it is sitting on the side coming back to room temperature before I continue. It's a nice dough, not heavy or stodgy so - so far, so good. Fingers crossed.
Today, I am dithering about whether to go to Grenville's Nursery this morning or tomorrow. I'll see how quickly I can get ready - they may have extended now but when I went in past years, there was limited car parking space and it does have plenty of customers. Maybe they have extended the parking now, I will see when I go.
It's a proper nursery, not a garden centre, no cafe/shop/stuff like that but their plants are great and very reasonable indeed. It is off the beaten track too so not somewhere to just pop to and visit really.
Today, I am dithering about whether to go to Grenville's Nursery this morning or tomorrow. I'll see how quickly I can get ready - they may have extended now but when I went in past years, there was limited car parking space and it does have plenty of customers. Maybe they have extended the parking now, I will see when I go.
It's a proper nursery, not a garden centre, no cafe/shop/stuff like that but their plants are great and very reasonable indeed. It is off the beaten track too so not somewhere to just pop to and visit really.
I've started working out a recipe for stuffed peppers - I've made some for tonight's dinner, it just needs reheating, and maybe that can be the next recipe to try with Alex. We will see.
Better go - real life calls and, if I am getting to the nursery today, I need to start getting ready. Thanks, everyone, and have a lovely day. xx
That looks really tasty, and it's s lovely that Alex wants to cook healthier meals for Beth. I need to take a very different approach to my own diet now, as there is so much that I need to address.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely day. Xx
Believe me, it pays dividends, it really does.
DeleteWhat are you changing? xx
In the last couple of years I've realised i have a mushroom allergy, which is a shame, as I really like them. I'm also intolerant to gluten, and possibly some dairy. It seems to have started all at once. 🤷🏽♀️
DeleteOh, I see what you mean. Quite dramatic.
DeleteGood luck and I hope it all goes really well. xx
Learning just one new meal recipe a week will be a brilliant step forward for Alex, and as long as they are mostly things that can be popped into the freezer they will soon have a lot of lovely homemade ready meals.
ReplyDeleteThat's the idea, Sue. It will be a Good Thing in every way, I think. xx
DeleteLooks like cooking was a success and it is lovely that Alex wants to do this to help Beth as well as himself.
ReplyDeleteI think it was, yes. This coming Friday it's something easier - his request!! :-) xx
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