December 9th - The pressure was on. I knew I needed to make a new recipe because I was going away for the weekend to get some Christmas shopping and I would be out at the panto for the next two nights. Having got to this stage in my resolution I was determined not to blow it now! But I was feeling awful and pretty much off food altogether. Decided on a soup. I'd been meaning to make a lakhsa for ages (had seen them on Masterchef!) so I found a recipe for Squash Laksa Soup by Jamie Oliver online. First I chopped up a butternut squash, drizzled it with olive oil and chilli flakes and put it in the oven. Then I whizzed a couple of red chillIt's, three cloves of garlic, some fresh ginger and a handful of coriander stalks in the food processor before adding some fish sauce, sesame oil, lime juice and zest. This paste was cooked in some oil in the pan before chicken stock and a tin of coconut milk was added, adjusting the seasoning to suit. The flavour was intense! Finally after 15-20 minutes of cooking I added some noodles and the cooked butternut squash. My other half was impressed...making new recipes while feeling poorly is definitely beyond the call. But I will try this again when I'm better.
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