Explorer of Life

Now, if you know me, you know I love a slow cooked meal. Gosh darn it, it's one of life's joys. Imagine this: you've spent a long, hard day at work and you travel home. You put the key in the lock, turn, and push the door open. Your senses are bombarded with the welcoming smell of slow-cooked food, ready for the taking. Smells glorious, doesn't it? I specialise in two slow-cooked meals: sausage, potatoes and veg, and bolognese, with the latter being a more recent discovery. It never dawned on me to make bolognese in a slow cooker. What a revelation! I'm yet to perfect my recipe, but I wanted to share my discovery because HOT DAMN it's good! WHAT YOU MAY WANT TO USE BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BECAUSE THIS ISN'T AN ACTUAL RECIPE: - Slow cooker - Mince (I opt for 250g of beef) - Veg (Just went for mushrooms because of my tiny cooker) - Passata (I find 500g is enough the amount I cook) - Tomato Puree - 1 vegetable stock cube - Mixed h...

A truer statement has never been stated. I've always been able to cook. From the days I helped my nan in the kitchen, I can at least cook a basic meal. Nothing fancy, mind you, but I'll take my cooking over damn microwave meals any day.  The end of uni has kicked my arse into getting my body back into good condition. Food has been a part of this, and the spare time I have now I can actually prepare healthy meals and packed lunches for work. I bought myself a nice bit of haddock (don't talk cod to me, scum) and decided to oven cook it tonight. Accompanying said haddock would be white rice and veg. Now that's a plain meal. What could make it more interesting? We know how Charlotte likes to research things, so Charlotte searched what seasoning goes best with haddock. Garlic and thyme ended up being my culprits. I used the minimum of each, smearing my garlic paste on and sprinkling my thyme away, I then wrapped the haddock in tin foil and cooked for 10-15mins. The ...