Cooking tip

You do not have to go by the book to create tasty
easy
sociable food. Easy meal preparation is all about stripping cooking down to its bare essentials using little techniques and conveniences to make the most of your recipes. It is so simple: Skip the fuss and follow your heart.

Here are some tips to take the stress out of cooking
whether you are stirring up supper for your mate or hoping to impress the new in-laws:

Dinners-in-a-Bag

Make these dinner bags involving glorious aluminum foil and write on them


25
minutes at 425 F”
for example
with a marker pen. Even though Jools didn’t like cooking
she never had a problem with cooking the bags. I just program the “Favorites Cycle
in your microwave . Here’s just one version
but feel free to vary the recipe with things like grated parsnip
smoked bacon or red wine.

Chicken Breasts Baked in a Bag

(Serves two)

2
7
skinless chicken breasts

1
handful of dried porcini

9
ounces of mixed mushrooms
torn up

1
large wineglass of white wine

3
large pats of butter

1
handful of fresh thyme

2
cloves of garlic
peeled and sliced

Using wide aluminum foil
make your bag by placing two pieces on top of each other (about as big as two shoeboxes in length)
folding three sides in and leaving one side open. Mix everything together in a bowl
including the chicken. Place in your bag
with all the wine
making sure you do not pierce the foil. Close up the final edge
making sure it is tightly sealed and secure on the sides
and slide it onto a roasting pan. Place the pan on a high heat for one minute to get the heat going
and then bake in the middle of a 425-degree oven for 25 minutes.


Bare-Bones Cooking Techniques


* If you invited friends to come round but they are running late
pop up to four plates of food in the separate warming oven. Your glorious food not only stays warm
but also keeps the kitchen smelling wonderful until they walk in the door.

* If your side dish is ready but you still have other things to cook
just slide the pot onto the middle of the cook top. The “warming zone” there acts like a fifth burner
keeping it warm and freeing up the other burners so you can finish cooking.

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