It's been hard to motivate myself to blog these past few weeks. I've still been cooking and taking pics but like everyone I've just not been 'in the swing of things'. However after a restorative session of yoga this afternoon I now feel able to present you with a couple of ideas to provide sustenance, warmth and succour ... a basic need for most of us at the moment.
The first calls itself a broth, but overflowing with flavour from hot chillis, spicy chorizo and a good dose of coriander and just over four ounces of orzo, my favourite little pasta of the moment, it can transform into a meal in itself. The chillis I'd tucked away in the freezer were a little hotter than I'd envisaged though so we got an extra hot flush and warmth we weren't expecting when we took our first few mouthfuls! And trust me the addition of al dente cabbage works a treat. As you can see the recipe from an old 'You' magazine uses spelt but I just decided to tweak it using items from my store cupboard. Tinned tomatoes work just as well as fresh and the pasta still cooks perfectly if you halve the stock. Just have a play like I did.
I'm always getting accused of not making chilli con carne enough by 'him indoors'. He still says the second recipe - the exotic sounding cornbread tamale pie, from the kitchen of Diana Henry who writes so lyrically, (in essence a chilli with a cornbread topping) didn't count. However we both loved it and I can't wait to cook it again - a bowl of pure hearty comfort! Mind you I'm sure he will still ask me for chilli every week!
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https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cornbread-tamale-pie
