Tasting, Tasting, Tasting!


In her lovely cook book Dominique Woolf advices the reader to taste as they cook. This should be common sense but sometimes when you are so focused on the process it can be easy to forget. I never forget to taste at the end though!

I am really enjoying this cook book especially the many different recipies for vegetables. 

The photo above is Chilli and Miso Stirfried Pak Choi. I dont normally cook Pak Choi but I shall do so more frequently now.

Sprouts! I am actually one of those people who eat sprouts all the year round and not just as some kind of Christmas tradition. I love them especially when they are accompanied with Chorizo.


This dish of Kung Pao-Style Brussel Sprouts with Chorizo has taste and style. I could eat the entire pan in one sitting and I think I should put a pan of this on my cooking list for a future supper with a few roast potatoes.

Then I made Stir Fried Rice with Gochujang Beef. This is where I failed the taste test. The Gochujang paste is very spicy and I should have tasted it before I put all the sauce I made in the rice. It does taste great but it is very spicy. I shall definitely make this again but a less spicy version. It still tastes great though.

I think this is definitely one of my favourite cook books and I have promised myself to cook everything in this book with the exception of Tofu. I am not really a Tofu fan, but I won't close my mind off completely. It might be that this book will change my mind.

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