Along with the rest of the human population, I have been finding lockdown 3.0 (in the UK at least) the most difficult of all the lockdowns.

Lockdown 1 was full of novel experiences such as trying to understand what the hell was currently going on in the world and spending every waking moment checking whether Argos have re-stocked the Nintendo Switch (worry not folks, I’ve got one now). 

Lockdown 2 didn’t really count. The lack luster sequel we all forget actually happened. 

Lockdown 3, all the rules and regulations of lockdown 1 but with none of the novelty, a lot less banana bread and darker, and colder days and nights. 

Long story short. Life can be miserable, but I have made my kitchen into a sanctuary where I’m inviting you to join me for breakfast/lunch/dinner. I

I’ve started this blog quite a while after my foodie adventures truly began, so my Sous chef (Chef D’oeuf) and I have already made a number of delicious delicacies. I am too lazy to go through all of these in much detail so here’s our highlights in no particular order.

Foodie highlights to date

• Mushroom stroganoff is our tried and tested favourite Tuesday night dinner.
• Times we’ve made pasta from scratch: 2
• Lots of Indian recipes perfected including oven-baked onion bhajis, Chef D’oeuf’s paneer masala and homemade parathas.
• We did try a different paneer butter masala recipe once but I mistakenly left Chef D’oeuf in charge of adding the spices (he was very heavy handed on the cloves and my paneer tasted more like mulled wine rather than a curry from your local Indian).
• I have also been trying out some of my mum’s Indian recipes (she had enrolled me in a rigorous weekly cookery course before I left home which mainly involved me watching her cook potato curry every Sunday for 8 weeks before I moved out. Very good course. Left her a great tripadvisor review).
• Sweet potato and caramelized laksa (I did a top-up shop to get the ingredients for this dish and a few other things. My shopping basket included 1 banana shallot, 1 pack of eggs and 1 pack of sanitary towels. I think the checkout lady really worried about what sort of evening I had planned…).
• Caramelized onion and pak choi ramen with soft boiled eggs – looked like dishwater. Tasted better than dishwater.