Those that know me, and those that read my blog, are by now, probably aware that I'm a rather huge fan of the humble egg. Well, I am. I post about eggs a lot, and post a lot of egg recipes. You make think, 'Hmm.. too simple'. But, sometimes simple, is splendid. Seriously! I understand if you're not a fan of eggs, (I feel for you), I however think they are versatile and quite simply 'awesome'. I'm repeating my self, but I feel I have to share it. I get a lot of joy from just a poached egg, on some good quality ham (another sort of love of mine, is that bad?), placed on top of a bagel (they're great), and topped with my own version of hollandaise. Again, I post these sort of recipes a lot, but they're consistently tasty! To make the hollandaise, I took a spoon of good mayo, mixed in some wholegrain mustard and a squeeze of lemon. (It may sound a bit mental, but it tastes ruddy nice.) There. I've said it. I wasn't egg-xaggerating. I really do love eggs, just as much as I love egg puns and other bad jokes... not bad yolks. (Terrible). Embrace the things you love! +Happy Eggs.
February was great. It was filled with all sorts of foodie fun experiments. Here is just one of them! Now, I know Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) was on the 12th of February, which is why I've expressed in the title of this post it's delayed, but this is sort of worth holding out for! My housemate, who is a fancy photography student, took this beautiful photo of her amazing pancake creation! - Delicious crisp, yet fluffy pancakes (made with the greatest & simplest batter), coated in a thin layer of +Nutella chocolate spread, topped with sliced banana, chopped strawberries, and a handful of blueberries. How magic does that sound!? HOWEVER, my other housemate may have topped this... with her crazy, creative, collaboration... Pancake, coated in a thin layer of MARMITE, topped with cooked CHICKEN, and sprinkled with sliced ham & grated cheese. INSANE? Yes. But, surprisingly good! I kid you not. Try something different once in awhile, you never know. You may just discover something great!
As a reward/promise to myself for having completed my Part 2 Essay assignment for University, I decided that I should be allowed to bake some bread. This bread however doesn't follow a traditional bread making recipe. There is no yeast..!? I have taken the recipe from Lorraine Pascale's- Home Cooking Made Easy. It's a great recipe, called Twenty-First Century Ham, Cheese and Chive bread. It is easy to make, and fun to do! The smell of cheese and bread whilst it was in the oven was heavenly. It is always a treat for anyone to enjoy freshly baked bread, but in this instance it was a particular treat indeed! I hope this inspires you to either bake some bread, eat some bread or reward yourself after having ticked off one of those tasks that you know 'you really should just do'. :)
