The lovely aforkfulofspaghetti pointed me in the direction of this Nigel Slater recipe. The only alteration I made was to use a mix of haricot and kidney beans. Hubby enjoyed it so much he ate the portion I had put aside for my lunch tomorrow!
This type of food is very much called for at the moment. With the forecast of snow later on this week I need as much carbs as I can to survive the long playground duty on Friday. We take the kids out in all weathers, it's good to let them run off steam. Great if your nice and cozy in the staffroom drinking tea and slowly making your way through the biscuit tin, not so great if your stuck outside in a force 8 gale with little Rosie complaining Jane has stolen her skipping rope for the 5th time that morning...
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This sounds just perfect for that comfort hit and I don't envy poor you standing in the playground on duty brrrrrrr…. I will have to look this recipe up :D
ReplyDeleteRosie x
Glad you liked it! (sorry that you missed out on your lunch portion, though!)
ReplyDeleteSitll haven't had the chance to make your potato and leek gratin - the evening I was going to make it, OH had to stay late at work, so I had to rustle up something much quicker in the end. Still have it very much in mind though.
Looks wonderful, a dish on my long list to make.
ReplyDeleteaww,you're a teacher ( i used to teach too) so empathize with you completely with yard duty!
Rosie - thankfully the wintery showers didn't appear until 4pm this afternoon. We actually had sun for playtime, was still cold though!
ReplyDeleteaforkfulofspaghetti - I will certainly be making it again.
pixie - I'm a wannabe Teacher of the Deaf. I currently work as a support worker for special needs kids.
One of my faves - pretty much anything Slater has touched is gold to me! As you say, you need these easy, warming, sustaining foods, especially when the weather is as bad as it is. And I know all about playground duties!
ReplyDeleteCheers
David