Sunday, February 10, 2008

Food Stock



















For want of something interesting to write, I decided to delve into my pantry for inspiration. As is with anyone's pantry, I found a weird assortment of food, from very different parts of the world, some just begging to be cooked and some way past the expiration date; some healthy and some definitely not. Here are some of the many pictures of my food stock.


'Fuse' is a Vitamin enriched water. Fuse Slenderize has just 10 calories, perhaps one of the reasons I really like it! The picture right above is some of the food I got back from my trip to India. The jackfruit papad and 'rice sevai' or semai are pure Mangalorean, Mum perhaps even bought it from the Mangalore store on Hill road. The semai goes really well with chicken or mutton curry, a substitute for rice. The 'Miracle Blend' is a seasoning I use most on fish. It isn't all that miraculous but when you're in a hurry, it will definitely serve your purpose. Finally, the picture below is what G junior bought me from Italy. A kind of penne pasta with natural vegetable dye and a corn pesto sauce to go with it. If I wasn't on my agonizing low carb diet, I would've cooked it a long time ago. Well, one of these days ......