http://www.corridorkitchen.com Necessity is the mother of invention. Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:46:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/10/porridge-5-pantry-must-haves/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/10/porridge-5-pantry-must-haves/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:26:37 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=2292 The weekends are usually times we spend doing what we like and eating what we like, telling ourselves it’s a reward for a hard week’s work. Usually Senhor R and I will eat out a few times, grab a few coffees and spend an evening or afternoon in the pub. Harmelss weekend fun. But it’s becoming all too clear to me that food and eating are my main pastimes. There isn’t anything wrong with food as a hobby, but eating? I’m not so sure. I can’t help but think back to times when I was less well off - I ate healthier than I do now, which flies in the face of almost every statistic on poverty and nutrition. And having just spent a week in bed with a head cold and resulting middle ear infection, I can’t help but think Senhor R is right when he points out that my current lifestyle isn’t really the path to a strong immune system. I have been productive though. I’ve scoured the freezer, fridge and pantry and put together a veg-heavy menu for this week. It’s really made me appreciate the stuff we keep on hand. It’s the starting point for any meal. These are my 5 pantry must-haves, a pretty dull, but essential list.]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/10/porridge-5-pantry-must-haves/feed/ 1 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/05/chunky-three-bean-dip-with-pita-shards/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/05/chunky-three-bean-dip-with-pita-shards/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 20:45:32 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=1671 It’s in these situations that a well-stocked pantry, although seemingly empty of food can save the day. Tins of chick peas, oils, spices and some ancient pita bread from the freezer can come together so that you have something resembling those wanky chucky dips and pita chips that cost about $5 a pop in the supermarket.]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/05/chunky-three-bean-dip-with-pita-shards/feed/ 7 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/03/laus-pantry-pasta/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/03/laus-pantry-pasta/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:13:07 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=1168 Smitten Kitchen and The Stone Soup, and also why one of my favourite people to follow on twitter is Pantry sniffer, who tweets entire recipes in 140 characters. When I started Corridor Kitchen, I stressed that my photos wouldn’t be up to scratch, as my camera is a pretty basic point-and-shoot that doesn't tend to focus properly. As a result I took hundreds of pictures of each dish. This, along with needing to photograph food in daylight hours meant I had to cook specifically to blog. In other words, I wasn’t blogging my actual daily eats, or even my once-a-week eats...]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/03/laus-pantry-pasta/feed/ 13