Today, is a food day.
I have these sometimes. Where food is literally all I can think about. I can taste the flavours and get massive cravings. It's honestly impossible to do much else than think about food, make food, shop for food recipes and daydream of glorious delicacies past.
Which means I am not going to tell you about the office road trip to Wales or how I started writing in an honest-to-goodness-leather-bound-journal as part of this self help project I'm on. No, today is for feasting.
Dinner is cooking and I can hardly wait, so I am going to tell you about it to help alleviate my impatient wait time.
Today, Stuffed Peppers and Fake Paella
First, the peppers:
Puy Lentils are seriously amazing. Even if you think pulse are for dirty hippies, trust me, these are awesome. Like beans but better, like grains but fuller, all yummy scrummy perfect.
Simmer with a bit of garlic, a bit of stock and a dash of red wine and herbs (I use italian ones for this).
While cooking, cut Red and Yellow Peppers in half and deseed. Lay out in a casserole dish.
When the lentils are cooked and soaked up all the juices, spoon into the pepper hollows.
Rip up mozzerella and some fresh basil and garnish. Add a few cherry tomato halves to each face.
Bake for 20-odd minutes until cheese is crispy and peppers are soft.
For fake paella, because I cannot be bothered with the full on monster pot full and hours of simmering tonight (even though it's amazing):
Fry an onion.
Add chopped up chorizo/pepperoni stick
Add a cup of rice plus spices (today: paprika, chili and a bit of coriander and cumin)
Add stock/water and simmer rice until almost cooked
Add a cup of peas right before the end
Serve.
It's going to be a masterpiece of simplicity. I cannot wait.
ps - Got france in the world cup draw. is that good?
