Masterchef? Ummmm Not So Much.

Andrew – Everyone who knows me knows I don’t cook. I can cook however I just choose not to.  I absolutely loathe and it. If I am in the kitchen it means either a. something there needs cleaning or b. my wine glass is empty.

I am one of those people who cannot digress from the recipe.  I simply must have everything prepared and ready to go because I am slow and irritatingly particular. If something was happily bubbling away on the stove and the recipe suddenly called for a cup of water we may as well throw the whole thing out and start again.

The device used for measuring an exact cup will have to be found and possibly washed up. In the time this will take more than likely more ingredients will have to be added in a certain amount of time and I will be reading the recipe again, probably in tears. And besides I have Gusband to cook for me.

Luckily Lucy, Sawusband and Gusband are all excellent cooks.

It was a most unusual occurance to find myself in the kitchen this week actually cooking. Now don’t get too excited it was only a strawberry cloudcake. Was Gusband sick I bet you are wondering? Nope, not even….. I was bored! Too many days off work and not enough rooms in our house to clean. Hence me in the kitchen like some camp television presenter lasciviously licking my fingers with all my little bowls lined up in a row.

                                        

The Strawberry cloudcake can be kept frozen for 4 weeks so every poor bastard that comes to our house will get a slice (because I also don’t understand halving recipes…. Does my head in trying to halve ¾ of a cup) I could be talked into making it again but, Jesus wept not this year I’m too  exhausted.

I still quite fancy myself as a bit of a gourmand though.

Happy cooking campers. xx

Lucy - I am so excited that you cooked... You are very talented. It looks so divine I would love to try it. At this rate I’ll still get a slice even if visit months down the track.  
I also cooked for my family the other night. Sawusband & I have a mountain of cook books just like Gusband. I cooked from one of our favourite chefs, Philip Johnson (owner of Ecco Bistro, Brisbane). He is so very talented that we have taken to just opening a page & making whatever recipe it is. Not once have his recipes ever failed us.
On this particular night I made
Main course:    Chicken breast wrapped in Parma ham with salsa Romesco.
My sides were: Braised fennel, pine nuts, raisins, wild rocket, Persian feta & vincotto
                          Pommes écrasées

One of his many cookbooks in our collection.

Henry always ready to lend a hand in the kitchen.

Chicken wrapped in Parma Ham browning.

Fennel salad with Potato & romesco salsa

The finished Product. With Vino Bianco(just practicing my Italian)

I don't think we enjoyed it at all.

It was delicious in true Phillip Johnson style.

Andrew I am so proud that you have embraced your boredom in such a way. Soon you’ll be asking to join Gusband & I in a cooking school whilst in Italy. I just can’t wait...

As Andrew said, Happy Cooking to you all.