Chickpeas with tomato and fried eggs

I think I mentioned I've been watching a lot of cooking videos recently. They are my entertainment, relaxation, inspiration, and masterclass all rolled into one. I'm finding even if I don't cook the recipes I watch, I learn a lot of general knowledge about cooking and food, and some technique as well. It's generally a great education in bite-size pieces. I find it a fantastic learning experience.

Stir fried tomato and egg on rice

Over the years, my tastes have changed and as a result, my cooking has changed. This blog has seen me start to learn to cook. Experiment with all sorts of things. Buy a Thermomix (there are lots of Thermomix recipes here), go paleo, and now an Asian phase. There's still a huge mix of Western and Asian in my cooking but I'm expanding my horizons progressively. This is a journey.

Easy stir fried noodles

For years and years, I have said that I would not cook Asian food and if I wanted it I would go eat at my mum's house. Well, that's not exactly working right now with the quarantine and lockdown, is it? And recently, I've really gotten into watching Asian cooking videos on YouTube. I finally bit the bullet and started stocking Asian grocery staples in my pantry (don't even ask me about trying to find space in my pantry for it all!!) and started cooking my own Asian food. It's noodle and rice dishes mostly, but also some curries as well.

Asparagus and bacon frittata

A few years ago we went paleo and ate a lot of eggs. Lots and lots of eggs. While it didn't necessarily put me off eggs, after we went off the paleo diet we didn't eat as many eggs as we did during the diet. I guess I needed a break. The Boy has been asking for dishes with eggs more frequently because I guess he's missing them.