Fridge Clearout Recipe | Spicy Prawns Rice Mix

There were two reasons to how I came about with this recipe:

1. It was time for my fridge clearout. I sometimes refer to this as a cleanse
2. I needed something hot and spicy to shift a head cold that suspiciously also feels like hay fever. #Springishere. 

Honeyed Lime and Chilli Skewered Prawns

Honeyed Lime and Chilli Skewered Prawns

Inspirations for my cooking comes from alot of things, places, people and ideas. So a couple of days ago I somehow wandered into Robert Dyas, for a browse through, and I came across some amazing stainless steel skewers. I usually go for the wooden/bamboo ones, which if I am being honest make me feel guilty because I almost never re-use them thereby making me feel so wasteful (now I sound like a tree-hugger)☺.

My Autumnal Recipe - Prawns and Shiitake Mushroom Risotto

I looooveee risotto!!!!! Did I mention that I love risotto? It is probably one of my favourite dishes. And that is really saying something considering that my relationship with my foods makes me an "in the moment kinda girl". Meaning that I have to eat what I crave, and not just whatever is available to eat. This can be such a pain because most of what I crave involves cooking; I am not sure if this is peculiar to me or if I am just high maintenance:-). Now cooking is one of my favourite things to do, but not when I am starving. Can be quite distracting. So with a risotto, I am guaranteed a wholesome and tasty meal at the appropriate time. The best thing though is the versatility of the ingredients that can be used such that it can be eaten throughout the year while making the best use of seasonal findings.

And now with summer gradually fading away for another year, my prawn and mushroom risotto comes to life (alot) in my kitchen. #Delizioso.

Friday Nights Living - Prawn Pot

Everyone, once in a while, get those crazy weeks that you weren't sure you would make it through; so that come Friday the only thing you look forward to is a cosy night-in as the start up plan for your weekend.

Personally, I have a list of things I usually put together (a bit like a recipe) to make it my perfect evening. 

My list normally goes like this:-

• Pyjamas 
• Trashy Friday night telly
• Food + Vino

In no particular order, but simple enough as I believe that there's great satisfaction to be gained from the simplest things. 

Now I do love to snack as much as the next person, but since my plan was to gradually unwind for the weekend, I always decide to cook. Cooking for me is soothingly therapeutic. And the end result is my prize! 

The meal of the night was made from a recipe that quite frankly I sort of fashioned out by picking up ideas from different sources, but I think credit has to mainly go to a family owned Portuguese restaurant I visited a a couple of years back somewhere in South London. Such a shame I can't remember where it was exactly. To be honest, I have never known what to call it so I decided to go with "Prawn Pot". All I know is that it never fails to hit the spot for me.

Now since time is always of the essence, I always buy my prawns fresh before cleaning and freezing them for times like this. No one got time to be gutting prawns on a Friday night :-).