this blog is still going despite my strike elsewhere

the food in the house over the past few weeks has been modified as we are in a "sureslim" moment.

In someways, dieting makes food easy and in others its makes it increasingly complex.

last night there were 5 of us and we had Burritos. yep out of a pack, in fact 2 packs. it was relatively simple. cut up some meat (in this case a mix of turkey and thigh chicken), prep some vegatables, pre-cook the meat, use the sachets to make the sauce (only i needed to add some additional water and some tomato paste to make it taste edible), make a quacomole and microwave the "bread". those on SS ate meat and salad "au natural" and those not on SS used the "bread".

Tonight i got some nice fish - Robinson's Sea Perch - and simply dusted it with flour, dipped it in 1 egg whisked and pan fried it (in a little EVO/unsalted butter). It was served with salad and some eggplant which had been cooked on a hotplate (with a small amount of EVO, salt/pepper) and then baked in 200 c oven for 30 mins. some of the eggplant was crispy (on top) and some like melted butter (on bottom).

Overall the dinner went down well. the fish cost $32 and the salad was perhaps another $10 total. there was 2 serves of fish/salad left over so each meal that was eaten cost about $7 and it was restaurant quality without the "sauce".

No photos to prove it but take my word.

PS - over the next few weeks (until 16 Sept) i will be away and not head "chef" so expect a break and come back later if you choose.