As I understand, you have been with your lovely girlfriend today and by all accounts her family always feed you well, so I don't need to give you a proper recipe tonight. Instead, here are some tips for making your food taste better and kidding yourself that you have had a proper meal when times are tough.
1. Add cheese. Pasta on its own isn't going to fill you up, is it? Bread on it's own won't keep you going long. A baked potato ungarnished is positively depressing. Add grated cheese to any of these, melt it (or allow it to melt) and you have a meal.
2. Which cheese? Mild cheddar is cheap but a disappointment. Buy medium or matured, it has flavour. Extra mature can be a bit overpowering. Red Leicester is lovely and you can use it like cheddar. Remember, the more mature the cheese, the less you need for flavour.
Still on the subject of cheese, what about when you open the fridge, only to find your cheese is covered in blue mould. Don't think bin, think Stilton or Roquefort. It won't kill you. Just cut off the blue green bits and use the cheese as normal. In case you're wondering, I did this throughout your childhood with no ill effects.
3. Onions. Fry onions with a little salt until they are brown. Add to your cheese (see above). Cheese and onion is one of those perfect combinations. Plus they will repeat on you, reminding you (and your friends) you have eaten.
4. Oregano. Sprinkle on your food as it cooks. Your kitchen will smell like an Italian restaurant and, yet again, you can kid yourself you have eaten something much more exciting than you did.
5. Chili. Add to what you are cooking and it will give it a kick, but exercise caution until you can assess how hot you want it. You can always add more, but if you overdo it your food will be inedible. TIP: if you do overdo it and you have no choice but to eat what you prepared, adding natural yoghurt will cool it down. This is fine with curries but may not go with everything you cook.
Hope this gives you some ideas for the next week,
xxxxx
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