Simple suggestions! I don't want your recipes.

[Jayyylo]

What are your favourite add-ons to food improve a normal meal?
I enjoy cooking decent tasting food but can't be bothered following a recipe and I don't want to buy all the ingredients that you end up only using a pinch of. Instead I prefer to cook a standard meal then make some sort of sauce or something to add that makes it different.

A few examples of what I mean:
> mix up honey and wholegrain mustard and add to anything meaty/chips
> Green pesto and mayo on pasta (maybe some sundried tomatoes)
> Red peppers and tex-mex cream cheese

What are your suggestions for simple to make, no fuss flavourings that can transform a boring meal?

[Mobile Chicane]

5 posts, 1 month?

MSG.

Word.

[jet_noise]

Dear jlo,

bacon, chorizo, marmalade, boobies*

regards,
Jet
*in a very non-literal sense

[D1ngd0ng]

Had some roasted cod the t'other week and made a Salsa Verde to go with it.

Then used up the Salsa Verde on a cheese and bacon burger the next night. Definitely this months sauce of champions in my house (kids refuse to get involved mind) fish mongers this weekend and I'll be repeating.

[BlackVanDyke]

mayo and sweet chilli sauce mix on anything crunchy/starchy/potatoey.

[pacman1]

Fresh bird eye chillies, and lots of 'em.

[Jayyylo]

jet_noise said:

Dear jlo,

bacon, chorizo, marmalade, boobies*

regards,
Jet
*in a very non-literal sense

I just tried this using pork and chorizo sausages along with a few orange segments thrown in the pan. Added a good spoonful of cranberry sauce for extra measure. Amazing!

Really needed a glass of red to top it off.

[VinceFox]

lots of black pepper, melted cheese and tabasco on everything.

[Japveesix]

Cook some bacon in a pan with nutmeg, peanut butter, chilli sauce, a bit of milk and some lemon (just a big squeeze), lovely.

[parapaul]

BlackVanDyke said:

mayo and sweet chilli sauce mix on anything crunchy/starchy/potatoey.

Oh, I am all over that when I get home!

[croakey]

for me a couple of staple additions are normally either tabasco (post cooking) or paprika (hot smoked)

[croakey]

also a last minute dash of lemon juice can do wonders i find