The skies have been really appealing to me this week: from grey stormy dramatic to the most beautiful clear blue towards the end of the week. Perfect for meeting a friend in town to gossip over tea. On my way, I saw the most beautiful outfit in the Dries Van Noten shop: a crisp white jacket over a silk billowing skirt, light like a cloud. Total price: 2200 euro, oh well, dreaming is free....
The weekend cooking has started with a chicken stock bubbling away on the stove. I never used to make the effort to make my own stock but it is such a world of difference. And apart from skimming the scum at the start (which is rather yucky) and sieving the stock at the end (which is a bit fiddly), preparing it is really all hands off. I use a Marcus Wareing recipe from this book. I have to admit I was a bit disappointed in this book at first but upon using it I have actually learned a lot about the technical side of cooking (like scoring fish, cooking the perfect steak...) so I have been using it a lot lately.
And my new addiction: I always keep some of this in the fridge, so I can make fresh chocolate chip cookies whenever I fancy them (yes, OK so that really means every day).
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Oh dear, you too? I'm sorry! Though it feels comforting to know I'm not the only one out there!
My personal e-mail is isabellj(ätt-sign)gmail(dot)com. I would love to hear from you! That would be great! :)
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