Lockdown Larder – Day 50

The curry that nearly wasn’t…   Have you ever opened a packet of supermarket chicken pieces and found they smelled funny? Yep, that happened tonight. It was a packet of chicken breast fillets that I intended to turn into curry, but they ended up going straight into the bin. I’d frozen them within half an … Continue reading Lockdown Larder – Day 50

Lockdown Larder – Day 32

We have mushrooms! Pizza for Sunday dinner!   The groceries arrived today. I was SO pleased to see there were fresh mushrooms. Still no fresh garlic, and still none of my favourite yoghurt (or any yoghurt), but plenty of everything else. I held up the bag of ‘shrooms. “We shall have pizza tonight,” I declared. … Continue reading Lockdown Larder – Day 32

Lockdown Larder – Day 26 (Monday)

Brunch for dinner? Best laid plans etc etc   Dinner tonight was an adaptation of a brunch dish I’ve eaten in a café. Chunks of sausage, fried up with chopped capsicums, and potatoes, with a poached egg on top, and a jug of Hollandaise sauce on the side. The sausages in the fridge turned out … Continue reading Lockdown Larder – Day 26 (Monday)