Consume Me

This is possibly the simplest way I know to cook fish, and my favourite. You end up with juicy, succulent salmon, full of flavour. Try it – it’s amazingly easy, and amazingly good!

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 5 Minutes
Ready In: 15 Minutes
Serves: 2

This is really easy, and very, very tasty – and a great way of making a little smoked salmon feed four people. Fennel bulbs are good for your digestion, balance out your blood sugars, and have a delicately aniseed taste that even people who think they hate licorice will like (so long as you don’t tell them about it beforehand!). If you’ve never cooked fennel before, start with this recipe.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 30 Minutes
Serves: 4

These are very simple, yet they look and taste stunning. Zucchini flowers are available during summer, and make a lovely entrée, or the focal point of a main course. I like using the female zucchini flowers, since they have the cute little zucchinis attached. They're also a little more robust than the male ones, so they're harder to tear in the stuffing process. Most recipes suggest battering them then deep frying. We try to avoid wheat at home, though, and I firmly refuse to deep fry anything (large amounts of hot fat terrifies me, quite apart from the health issues).

This recipe is very simple, and will knock your socks off.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of white rum
• 3 cups of water
• 2 cups of lemon juice
• 1 cup of sugar water

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients.
2. Add ice.
3. Serve.

The relationship between the ingredients remains standard. If you want to make a small or large batch, the adjust accordingly.

I like this drink, especially during summer. The only problem with it, is the little extra time it takes to salt the rim of the glass.

Ingredients:

I'm currently experimenting with ginger beer.

With my current method I hope to create a very tasty and refreshing summer drink.

Ingredients:

• Ground ginger
• 600gm sugar
• 6 Litres of water
• 1/2 teaspoon of dried yeast
• 2 Lemons

First make the ginger plant.

One of my favourite deserts - easy to prepare and great when the weather turns cold.

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 25 Minutes
Serves: 4

Add yours to the broth.

Let us have some!