Real fast food
Nigel Slater presents over 350 creative, delicious and nourishing recipes and suggestions for those who'd rather spend more of their time eating than cooking. From simple snacks to dinner-party desserts, all the dishes in Real Fast Food can be ready to eat in 30 minutes or under.
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- Fantastic, I adore it!
In a weird way, this also serves as a training manual for becoming a good cook. Take plain ramen and understand its cooking process through different methods. Now build a sense of how to flavor and season food by adding additional ingredients. What is a potato and how do you cook it? Solid, back to basics stuff.
At the other end of the spectrum is an absolute classic of the genre, Slater’s Real Fast Food:
https://www.nigelslater.com/real-fast-food_bk_25
It’s a bit more omnivore forward — lamb chops grilled in yogurt is a favourite — and comes from a time when these books were aimed more at young Islington professionals rather than Amazon drivers.
- Make things like stew, soup or chilli in large quantities and freeze individual portions for later.
For a quick meal, try stir fry: quick, tasty and nutritious: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pork-recipes/oriental-por...
More importantly, learn to embrace/enjoy cooking. I love taking half an hour to unwind and cook something really fresh and tasty (and I'm a student). I'd recommend Jamie Oliver's website for recipe inspiration...
Cooking with fresh ingredients ticks all the priorities and doesn't need to be slow, there are plenty of "20/30 minute meal" type books, might I suggest something by Nigel Slater: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Fast-Food-Nigel-Slater/dp/01410...
- "Real Fast Food" by Nigel Slater. Brilliant cookbook.
- "Real Fast Food" by Nigel Slater.
Yes, it's a cookbook. Bloody good one, though, and you've gotta eat.
