All Good Things Issue 4
Fiery Skies + Spinach Chicken Garlic Masala + The Salty Grapefruit
ISSUE 4 / MARCH 26, 2021
Plenty to be grateful for ...
The picture below was taken on my phone yesterday morning at precisely 6:55am. #NoFilter. I was thinking about how I have lived in this home for fourteen years, yet the most number of sunrises I have witnessed from this spot have all been in the last year.
A result of Covid. And going into voluntary lockdown exactly a year ago.
A year on and the crazy whackadoo idea I had of shopping online for ALL my food needs for home and work in a rolling-order system (which I totally made up and which quickly became a thing based on all the emails you sent me!) .. that idea is a part of life now. I am still doing all my grocery shops online and what it has done is give me the gift of time to enjoy all those sunrises and so many more things! Nick and I are fortunate enough to be able to work from home, the boys only have to travel to the next suburb for school. And even though we don't have vaccines sorted yet due to shortages, restrictions are easing everyday and numbers are under control. There is certainly plenty to be grateful for!
I hope wherever in the world you are today, the sky has lit up for you.
Sneh
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Earlier today I posted my Spinach Garlic Chicken Masala recipe. It has been five years since I stopped eating meat (for those of you who don't know, I am a Pescatarian) but I have been cooking chicken for my boys every week. In this post, I talk about my decision to start sharing these family favourite chicken recipes on the blog again after a very long time.
I talk about how I cook and ensure the dish tastes absolutely perfect, even though I can't taste it. I hope you will have a read and support this decision and understand my reasoning for it. I want to assure you that I am still going to share the same amount of veggie recipes for all my veggie-loving readers like me. :)
SPINACH GARLIC CHICKEN MASALA
A take on the popular Indian dish Chicken Saag, this Spinach Garlic Chicken Masala is a lighter, healthier and delicious everyday option to boost your protein and iron intake. Made in a cast iron pan in just 15 minutes, it is the Indian stir-fry recipe that is bout to become a family favourite.
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In The Slow Cooker This Weekend
It is slow cooker weather and this weekend, I have BOTH my slow cookers going for this delicious Rustic Lamb Cardamom Curry for the boys (one of the MOST cooked recipes on my blog!) and my personal favourite Vegan Dal Makhni (another fan-favourite!)
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Teighan's Blueberry Basque Cheesecake looks magnificent with its flaky pastry crust and fruit studded custard center. I love a good, one-pan cake!
I am a HUGE fan of Spelt Flour. If you aren't already using it, here is a good read that will convince you.
These GF lemon bars and these falafels are the bomb!
This overnight refrigerator Foccacia and these roasted balsamic mini peppers are a match made in heaven!
Jamie Oliver pickled MAGNOLIA FLOWERS! Blew my mind. Want a magnolia tree!
When I saw this recipe by my lovely friend Katrina Meynink, I knew I had to set aside some time to make it this weekend. Flatbread With Roasted Eggplant, Harissa Capsicum and Tahini Yoghurt. I am going to bake my 30-Minute super delicious Lebanese Flatbreads to use as the base.
Middle Eastern Loaded Flatbread / Image Courtesy - Katrina Meynink
(My cookbook reading pile this weekend and all of next week - the new Nik Sharma cookbook I bought this week and some old favourites of mine that are moody and autumnal and word-heavy which means - plenty to learn and absorb! From the top ...)
Seven Spoons - Tara O'Brady
The Little Library Year - Kate Young
Scandinavian Baking - Trine Hahneman
Six Seasons - Joshua McFadden
The Flavor Equation - Nik Sharma
Alimentari - Linda & Paul Jones
What is the one thing you would want to change about how you work? For me, it is procrastination. Always has been. And it is a constant battle to try and overcome it. I found this read interesting.
And speaking of productivity, discovering the Pomodoro technique has changed my life (when I follow it), here is a great list of 5 amazing techniques road-tested.
Perfect Sense / Ewan Mcgregor and Eva Green
This Aussie family cracked me up!
Poor Gordon Ramsay! Well, he did make his daughter do the dishes for it. LOL!
Tejal Rao - a food critic for the New York Times lost her sense of smell after contracting Covid. This podcast is an interesting one on how one navigates the loss of something so crucial to your work. It reminded me of that Ewan McGregor movie I watched years ago where he is a Chef who falls in love with a scientist during an epidemic that makes people lose ALL of their senses. Powerful stuff!
If you have followed the antics of Stanley Tucci on Instagram and watched his cocktail videos as a form of meditation, you might want to keep an eye out for his new show - Searching For Italy, releasing sometime now
Jamie Oliver has a new Keep Cooking Family Favorites Show (very real, unapologetic, cooking with kids, hanging out with family, just everyday natural stuff, no pretenses and utterly refreshing!) and how GORG are these Crispy Salmon Tacos??
And with that, I sign off and wish you a good one! Until Next Week :)
THE SALTY GRAPEFRUIT
Makes – 1
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120ml (4oz) grapefruit juice
30ml (1oz) lime juice
60ml (2oz) tequila
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons maple syrup or warmed honey
sparkling water
Ice to shake and serve
Salt to rim
Grapefruit wedge and rosemary stalk, to garnish
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Add half a cup of ice cubes to a cocktail shaker. Pour grapefruit juice, lime juice, tequila, cinnamon and maple syrup over the ice. Shake vigorously for a few seconds until chilled.
Run a lime wedge around the rim of a 300ml (10 oz) capacity tumbler. Roll the rim in salt. Fill the glass with half a cup of ice. Strain the cocktail over the ice. Top with sparkling water. Place a grapefruit wedge on top and add a rosemary stalk as garnish. Serve immediately.
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