s u p p e r

My project for the moment: Supper. That meal has been in need of some improvement for a while but lately we've managed quite well! Roasted peppers, aubergine, baked potatoes, tomatoes, bean burgers, butternut squash soup, fresh green beans, asparagus and risotto rice. Getting some essentials like an oven and a dining table obviosly helped, but cooking and eating together is what does it for me. If I know I'm cooking for somebody else as well as myself then I usually have no problem finding inspiration. I know I'll need a plan B for inspiration on my own at some point, but for now I'm just establishing the habit of cooking something proper.

My cooking is very simple, by necessity. I'm a freak food-wise, my body doesn't tolerate most vegetarian staples. No wheat, dairy, lentils, chick-peas, soya beans, soya, peas and some other pulses, peanuts, hazelnuts, brazil nuts and some other nuts, rye, spelt, yeast, sugar, fruit or anything remotely sweet. If I stick with this limited diet however, I feel good - like most people. It requires planning and thought put into it, but it's nothing more than a very simple diet really - vegetables, beans, grains and some fish.

Next project is lunch. Lunch is not as bad as supper as I eat lunch at the school, but because I'm mostly allergic to the cooked lunch there I've been eating salads for years now. This is for various reasons not the best thing for me to do, so my plan is when I've established a good supper preparing pattern I'll keep some for the following day's lunch. Persuade them to give me a little space by the hobs in the school kitchen to heat up my meal.

Sorry about this rather boring post! It's important to me though, part of some changes going on in my life. Life becomes so poor if your diet is bland and limited and for me that has unfortunately been the case. I'll try to post some nice photos of what I'm eating as I go along anyway, more pics - less ranting, promise! I've got an excellent vegetarian cook book finally and I found a bright red notebook (paperblanks - love them!) for writing down recipes.

My plan is to have a list of options for recipes for each day of any given month. I'll have to see if it works and that soon probably as we're running out of bright ideas in the evenings really. Tonight? Buckwheat pancakes methinks...