Corned Beef Hash...with a side of Roast Red Pepper

The cupboard was bare. And thank god there are no children to feed, for Mother Hubbard has whipped out a right stinker. Lumpy mash? Lumpy fatty processed beef? Barely cooked onions? But of course, we hear you cry, the only logical side order to accompany these delights would be a single grilled red pepper. All the food groups are there, so who can complain?

FEBRUARY 2010: PIZZA AND BEANS WITH A CHEESE BUTTY SIDE

...or were the beans the side? Or was it the pizza? You decide. Yet another valuable lesson learnt here: always put your shopping away as soon as you get home. Unwittingly defrosting a Dr Oetker and then having to cook something that resembles a deep sea creature in both texture and aesthetics DOES NOT MAKE FOR A GOOD TIME! Ah Dr Oetker...we disrespected you. We are truly sorry.

JANUARY 2010 : SAUSAGE MIX

An early attempt. Largely inedible. Some valuable lessons learnt, i.e food that resembles fecal matter will inevitably end up tasting like it because that is how the human mind works. Not that we know what it tastes like...errrrr...yeah the imaginary taste...