Julé! 10/31 - Foods!

[kat_lair]

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The creative prompt for sunshine_revival was a recipe but I rarely 'do' recipes and am more of 'let's throw these things together' kinda gal. It works most of the time. 

The journaling prompt was favourite summer associated foods, so this is just a ramble of Stuff Kat Likes To Eat When It's Too Hot To Eat

Smoothies: I make a big jug of this, breakfast solved for like three days. I tend to default to 'plain yoghurt, frozen berries, honey, water' mix (I don't like my smoothies very sweet) but recently my peanut butter jar suggested that I could add peanut butter to my smoothies and now I Am Intrigued. It feels extremely indulgent tho. Peanut butter and banana smoothie sounds like a desert! But I want to try. 

Berries: I have yet to find a berry I don't like in some form or another. It's one of the main things I miss about Finland; ready access to fresh berries, like blueberries from the forest, or various currants and gooseberries from the garden. My local Tesco tends to have berries on discount often if you hit the store at the right time. I've been known to make a dinner out of that. 

Salads: Almost anything goes. My veg box is currently delivering so much green leavy stuff I'm shoving it everywhere. I like to throw in protein (chicken, fish, tofu, hummus) to make a lazy meal out of it. Feta cheese is an indulgence. I also like adding pickled/sour things like pickled cabbage or cucumber, kimchi (should make some again), olives, capers etc. Nom. Fruit if I want to get fancy with it. Seeds definitely. 

Hummus: I make this quite often, usually heavily lemon flavoured. 

Oven omelette: Eggs and whatever suitable veg/other things you have (salmon is super nice here). Top with cheese. And add cottage cheese for extra protein and to make it even more filling. Do a whole oven tray (10-12 eggs) and your breakfast/lunch/snack is sorted for several days. 

I do also like to barbecue things but can't be bothered to do it just for me. But when dreamersdare and pushkin666 are visiting it is by now a tradition for me to make some salmon bulgogi for the bbq. And I'll probably make some flat breads and tzatziki to, you know, make it fusion cuisine :D

And finally, new potatoes with butter. With some chives. Honestly, so good.

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Comments

[thatjustwontbreak]

Oven omelette is such a good idea. I think throwing things together is the best way to have food around regularly, because we must improvise based on what we're in the mood for.

[apiphile]

I'm living on "things in a bowl which count as salad" a lot recently and I salute you.

[greghousesgf]

Berries always remind me of when I used to live with L., this was before they were diagnosed as diabetic and they love berries, I used to bring them berries all the time, especially in summer.

[pauraque]

My partner loves peanut butter and banana smoothies. I'm not as big on peanut butter as she is but if you like it I'm sure it's great!

[corvidology]

I want nothing to do with the devil's glue (I know, I know the rest of you call it peanut butter) but everything else sounds tasty!

[sarajayechan]

I eat salads pretty much year-round but I eat a LOT more of them during summer when it's too hot to think about cooking.

[lightbird]

I have yet to find a berry I don't like in some form or another.

Same. They are the best.

Smoothies and salads are definitely summer staples for me too.

[muscle_wizard]

Smoothies have been great breakfast for my wife - she frequently uses berries, bananas, or pumpkin puree as a base with milled flax seed, milk, and spices.

I'm a peanut butter and banana smoothie lover, I don't usually add much sweetener myself. Maybe honey but I also add unsweetened cocoa powder to compliment the nuttiness.

Eggs!! I love eggs. I haven't tried the omelet bake but I do enjoy making egg cups in muffin tins.

[turps]

The oven omelets sound amazing!

I enjoy kimchi too, though haven't actually tried making my own.