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Quiet Start

Visits to the dentist a not a bad way to start the day. My dentist is a good chap, lately come from South Africa, and he treats me gently, giving me the confidence to let him do his dreadful work.

It gave me the chance to relax over breakfast; scrambled eggs and grilled tomatoes on toast, washed down with hot tea. Delicious. There was also the chance to prepare a meal for later. I often use a slow cooker, as it offers convenience and handles cheaper cuts of meat better than anything else I know.

Sweat some onions, chop carrots, celery and anything else you fancy, and throw it all into a slow cooker. Left alone for eight hours it will produce a delightful meal, especially when spring greens, broccoli or cabbage are quickly steamed as you enjoy a pre-dinner drink.

I often cook one day, re-heating the next to improve flavour, having removed any excess fat that may have risen to the top of the stock. Today's meat is b risket, one of my favourite cuts, coming from the underbelly of the beast it is cheap and has a distinctive flavour.

Ah well, time to do something before this evening. The digestive juices are already starting to run.

posted by Suffolk Notes @ 11:08 am