Thursday 29th October '09

DAY FOUR

Breakfast
instant spicy mushroom ramen

Lunch
caesar salad
cos lettuce from the garden
panfried bacon
whole egg mayo
3 x boiled eggs
grated parmesan

Dinner
porterhouse steak with creamy peppercorn sauce
panfried asparagus
pancetta & mushroom risotto


Pancetta & Mushroom Risotto

Ingredients: 1/2 small brown onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tspn rosemary 1/4 cup pancetta, diced 1 cup mushrooms, sliced 1 mushroom stock cube 1 cup arborio rice 1L water cracked black pepper to season

Method:

1. Heat the pan up with the pancetta in it and fry for a few minutes.
   
2. Add the onion, garlic and rosemary. Sautee with the pancetta for a few minutes.
   
3. Add the stock cube and a few Tsp of water.
   
4. Add the rice and mushrooms and stir continuously for a few minutes so the rice doesn't stick or burn.
   
5. Add the stock cube and 1 cup of water and bring to the boil.
   
6. Cover the pan and stir occasionally, adding the water a little at a time.
   
7. Season with cracked black pepper.
   
8. When rice is cooked, turn off heat and leave lid on to rest for a few minutes before serving.

Dessert
Philadelphia cream cheese with blueberries and strawberries
I really wanted something sweet, like whipped cream or ice cream. But I didn't have either, so I got a few mini tubs of Philadelphia cream cheese out and mixed some castor sugar, icing sugar and a few drops of vanilla essence through it. It still had a 'cheesy' taste to it so I won't be trying it again any time soon.


Supper
Ingham's chicken nuggets & tomato sauce