tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post2742648098524152996..comments2024-02-25T09:32:00.063+00:00Comments on The Frugal Cook: Delia's got a pointFiona Becketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-45550543042244046512008-03-03T07:56:00.000+00:002008-03-03T07:56:00.000+00:00Hiya Fi, I came home late and sadly sober to find ...Hiya Fi, I came home late and sadly sober to find the other half had been out and was indulging in lashings of it on toast as a guilty post-pub snack! It's just so versatile, chuck chives in and it goes in a baked potato (epecially baked sweet potato), mix a little harissa, and crushed coriander & cumin seeds into it and stuff it in a chicken breast or as I said just use it with pasta - it rocks!Melissa Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889299756506857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-76124197797141891372008-02-27T13:24:00.000+00:002008-02-27T13:24:00.000+00:00Great post, Melissa, thanks! I like that Paysan Br...Great post, Melissa, thanks! I like that Paysan Breton cream cheese too.Fiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-6196748944224602332008-02-27T09:36:00.000+00:002008-02-27T09:36:00.000+00:00Now I've moved much away from a busy high street a...Now I've moved much away from a busy high street and only have a dodgy convenience shop I have found that having these things in the cupboard/fridge/freezer/on the windowsill means you can't go wrong:<BR/><BR/>Cupboard:<BR/>Pasta shapes<BR/>Green/Puy Lentils<BR/>Rice (brown/white/basmati/wild whatever!)<BR/>Garlic<BR/>Onion<BR/>Tinned tomatoes<BR/>Mixed dried herbs<BR/>Curry powder<BR/>Chilli salt<BR/>Various vinegars<BR/>Pine nuts<BR/>Olive oil (EV & bog-standard)<BR/>Tuna in spring water<BR/>Duck eggs<BR/><BR/>Fridge:<BR/>Pesto<BR/>Thai curry pastes<BR/>Tom Yum paste<BR/>Paysan Breton cream cheese<BR/>Harrisa<BR/>Lemons & Limes<BR/>Bacon<BR/><BR/>Freezer:<BR/>Peas<BR/>Salmon<BR/>Prawns<BR/>Baby octopus/cuttlefish/squid<BR/><BR/>Window sill:<BR/>Fresh herbs<BR/>Living salad<BR/>Shoots of some sort (normally radish) - even in a fifth floor London flat you can manage this!<BR/><BR/>It gives you a lot of scope - although buying some additional fresh veg once in a while might not be a bad idea!Melissa Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889299756506857noreply@blogger.com