Cooking And Eating....“Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es”

  having avoided 'grocery shopping' for a couple of weeks, I am reduced to much less appealing fare than this seared tuna with mango/corn salsa, crowned with fragrant mixed greens....that I would have preferred... to the bowl of cereal, dried fruit and yogurt that I settled for, instead......

 

MOLTEN CHEESE, BLACK AND GREEN OLIVES AND BUTTER-SAUTEED MUSHROOMS.....                      and, on a hot day...when one doesn't want to fire up the oven or the stovetop......    A Cold Pan Bagnet.... .  WRAPPED WITHIN A SARAN WRAP ENVELOPE, THEN COOLED IN THE FRIDGE FOR A DAY....OR TWO..... (aka A SALAD NICOISE' STUFFFED & ROLLED WITHIN A HOLLOWED, OILED BAGUETTE.....)  

 

After  knife-shaving their bottoms,  then  Halved and  steamed in a metal collander over hot water or stock... for a few minutes,  to break down the tough fibre, then steamed in an iron pan with Asian-Inspired Sesame Sauce, while being spoon-drizzled with thinned-down Ginger & Garlic Paste....before being transferred to a hot,  oiled fry pan to be smeared with red pepper jelly and Fly By Jing Spicy Chili Crisp.....and covered, until permeated with flavor...before placement in a wooden bowl and consumed.... 

ARE, TWARTED BY EARLY MORNING LAZINESS......AFTER 'IMAGINING' A FAR MORE COMPLICATED BREAKFAST, I SETTLED FOR A 3 MINUTE 'FIX'....BUTTER SHORTBREAD COOKIES WITH PISTACHIOS, WITH GLOBS OF ALMOND BUTTER, SWEETENED BY DOLLOPS OF ST. BALFOUR 'APPLE-CINNAMON' FRUIT SPREAD......AND AN OBLIGATORY CUP OF CHOCOLATE CAPPUCCINO.....FOLLOWED BY A RETURN TO 'UNDER THE COVERS' FOR 40 WINKS....BEFORE THE SUN RISES ABOVE THE HORIZON..