Unlike Stephanie over at the Grub Report, who's in the first flushes of love with her kitchen, I'm a bit depressed about mine. My galley (I live on a boat) is undergoing a refit, so I've been cooking on a tabletop electric cooker since December, which has left me relying on three or four staple meals.
More imaginative and pragmatic folk would adapt, but I'm temporarily frozen in some kind of culinary vacuum, harbouring pathetic thoughts like "When I've got my kitchen sorted, I'll start making my own bread".
So I'm rather pleased with Tom Norrington Davies and Allegra McEvedy for these 101 simple summer recipes they've put together for OFM (I'm trying to work out who suggested which dish). They're 10 minutes or less, give or take, and until I get my new cooker in, I'm working my way through these or eating out.
I particularly fancy number 12 for taste and ease: chorizo with chickpeas, number 20: Chinese scrambled eggs, number 21: grilled aubergine with crumbled goat or feta cheese, although I'd be tempted to try it with halloumi instead. Numero 24 sounds great too: lobster with warm potato, shallot and tarragon salad.
Looking at Crash Test Kitchen's attempts at the herby pasta dish, I'm figuring I might go over that 10 minute time slot (unlike Waz and Lenny, I'm hoping I don't need a fire extinguisher - my boat's wooden) but I don't think it's going to take me too long to work my way through the recipes so any other suggestions or modifications to these 101 will be gratefully received.
