Jalapeno Incident

After an unfortunate contact lens removal incident last night I have decided to share some Jalapeno safety tips.

Jalapeño chillies range from moderately to very hot.

Remove the pith and seed from a fresh jalapeño, wash it then cut off the stalk.

Using the tip of a knife, cut way the white pith and the harder white core, keeping the knife close to the surface of the flesh. Then scrape out the seeds and discard, before slicing or dicing the chilli, as required.

As capsaicin (the ingredient that give jalapeño and other chillies their heat) irritates the skin, some people like to wear gloves to do this job.

If not, scrub your hands thoroughly afterwards and remember not to touch your face or eyes (remember this when you take your contact lenses out – Yes Indeed).

Even if you’ve scrubbed well, it’s still likely to burn – Oh yes…

Curry again last night

Back to the old staple last night, CURRY!

I gave the Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe a go and it was top notch.

There’s a great video showing you how but if you don’t want to watch it you can just follow the recipe below.

Mine turned out even better than the one from my local takeaway and I can tell you that was no mean feat as my local Indian does a pretty good curry.

Goog to Know also does other curry recipes

OK – I got a little ahead of myself last week…

Alright, alright…

…I said autumn was almost upon us and what happens, BAMM, a heat wave at the weekend, spent yesterday evening drinking iced drinks on the roof of the flat…

…I must remember to make a post like that before I take my next long weekend…………. (last dots)

Autumn!

After having salad of a few days ago, I really fancy getting stuck into some comfort food this evening.

Reason is that I get the definite feeling that Autumn is on it’s way….

I don’t want to be the voice of doomm but it was still dark when I got out of bed this morning and the weather ain’t what it was….

So, to cut a long story short stew tonight me thinks… With Chorizo of course… Tonights meal.

I feel like chicken tonight, chicken tonight… oh dear

Nasi Goreng turned out to be really nice, it was really simple too – give it a go, the kinda stodgy comfort food I love.

Already planning this evenings meal – I fancy chicken tonight and Good to Know has a good range of chicken recipes.

I love stodge but I’m going for something a little bit heathier this evening, sweat & sour fruity chicken salad.

I’ll let you know how it goes….

Nasi Goreng….

Now, I just stumbled across this on the BBC Goodfood website: Nasi Goreng.

Sounds kinda strange, maybe like Herman formally of the Luftwaffe circa WWII.

Anyway, once you get over the name it sounds like a great little dish and easy to cook too.

All the ingredients are in the fridge so I’ll have a pop this evening.

I’m back after a long absence

Hello people…

Been away for a while due to work demands but I’m back now and more determined than ever to carry on with the blog.

Even though I’ve been busy I’ve still found time to cook.

Been particularly hot on rice, risotto etc of late.

Anyway just a quick “I’m still alive post” I will be back to posting as before in the next couple of days

In the meantime checkout the new goodtoknow recipes site, it’s had a complete refresh…

Keeping wheat & dairy to a minimum

As I said before I’m no longer wheat & dairy free.

It was tempting to just hit the old regime of sandwiches while out at work etc.

But I’m resisting… I’ve just taken 1 Sandwich with me today, along with fresh peas, nuts & seeds.

It’s just a little less convenient that’s all…

Also – It’s my wife’s birthday in a few days and I did think about using a cake mix, the guys do pretty good cakes mixes, but I will be and stick to my Chefism…

Not wheat & dairy free any more but still feeling good…

Well I decided that dropping wheat & dairy wasn’t fixing my sinuses but I did learn something from the experience.

I think that I was missing out on some vital nutrients vitamins/minerals.

I’m going to re-introduce wheat and dairy but I will also make sure that I get a good amount of fruit, seeds & nuts while I’m at work as this is what I was eating while I was of the wheat and dairy.

I’ll keep you posted on how it goes…

Wheat & Dairy free – and what do you know, I feel great!

Dairy and Wheat free – I feel great.
I’ve been wheat and dairy free now for 5-6 days.

The plan was that it might help my sinuses, it hasn’t.

But it may have had an unexpected side effect – I feel great.

I’m not 100% sure I can attribute this to the change in diet, but for ages I’ve been really tired etc, I thought I was just working too hard, burning the candle at both ends.

But I’m still burning the candle and I feel full of beans, quite literally.

I’d like to hear if anyone else has experience anything similar.

Some diet sites I like:

Eat Well
www.weightlossresources.co.uk
goodtoknow diets