Rapid Recipes

I want to start posting on this blog more. I know I’ve said that a few times now and then completely failed to do so. Life keeps getting in the way. So I’ve decided that I will start with smaller posts called ‘rapid recipes’. Normally I try and post a full introduction and photo walk through of how to make the recipe. But I often forget to take photos while I’m cooking, and walk throughs significantly increase the amount of time it takes to write a blog. So i’m going to start just posting a quick intro plus the ingredients and instructions and a photo or two whenever I make something I want to share.

I know, and I’m sorry

I know, and I’m sorry.

I’m not just apologising to the few of you who read this blog regularly, but to myself. I’ve been away from blogging for more than a month now. The combination of a seriously substandard internet connection (seriously Tonga, get your act together), and the mind-numbing work of copy-editing my novel have made me unenthusiastic about posting regularly. Hell, I haven’t even been cooking anything new recently. Instead, I’ve been returning to old favourites, most of which I’ve already posted about on here. But no longer. While my parents were away I had to get lifts to the gym (I don’t have a license), and I compensated for this favour by providing baked goods. I found some great healthy recipes, and rediscovered some old faves that I haven’t posted about on here. So expect some posts on those soon-ish. I’m not going to dedicate myself to a rigid posting schedule at this point. While I generally love structure, creatively I find it stifling, as it sucks all the joy out of creating new things when you have to constantly churn them out. So, I will try to post at least one thing a week. Whether it’s a complete recipe, or a link to someone else’s recipe spiced up with some photos and thoughts on the recipe, I want to post things that I’m happy with, rather than posting just because it’s a Wednesday.

I won’t make any promises (to you, or to myself), except that I’m going to try to do better.

Hello

Hello everybody, I’m Jess. I’m a writer who loves cooking so I thought I should give food blogging a go. Last November I moved to Tonga to live with my parents for a year as a bit of a sabbatical after I graduated from university. Tonga is an amazing place, but the availability of fresh fruit and vegetable is extremely seasonal. The availability of more processed food is dependent on what is imported into the country; for example there is no cheese at the moment. The variability of available ingredients has forced me to be more creative with my cooking. It’s also forced me to learn how to create thing from scratch (next time I make a batch of cream cheese or ricotta I’ll make a post about it).

I hope everyone who takes the time to look at my cooking finds something that they enjoy, or at least something interesting.