France 1 - South Africa 2

I cannot believe France have gone out of the World Cup already! Bit of shame that the host nation went out before the last 16 stage, especially as they won against the sorry looking side from France. The tall bloke was out, so the best I could muster unsupervised, was baked Camembert (studded with olive oil and Rosemary) and some fresh bread, served with a salad (French dressing of course). It was a lovely, light supper for 1 small person.

Here is the link to my photo of said meal: http://tweetphoto.com/28922506

Come on England!

To celebrate England's first match in the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament, the tall bloke will be serving roast chicken. This is my all time favourite meal - I am known amongst my friends and colleagues to have the appetite of a bird, but when roast chicken is offered, I am always back for seconds! Obviously this is another dish we eat fairly often (Sundays usually - I'm quite a traditionalist), so the tall one changes the seasoning of the chicken and the accompanying vegetables. Tonight's version is as follows:

Menu

Roast chicken in lemon and garlic

Roast potatoes in ground nut oil

Roast carrots in honey and cumin (inspired by this story kindly supplied by The Nashman)

Tender stem broccoli

Sauteed courgette

Home made gravy (using juices of chicken)

Mexico 1 - South Africa 1

For our first 2010 World Cup meal, Dan chose to serve Mexican food. This is already a favourite of mine and something we eat at home at least once every few weeks. It is also very familiar territory for me, as I lived in Mexico for a year.

Here is a photograph of our tacos with beef, home-made guacamole (I did that bit), shop-bought salsa, topped with cheese, fresh onion and cherry tomatoes.

He cooks, I eat. Part 1

I like football and I have been looking forward to the opening games of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The tall bloke (him who lives with me) is a keen cook (he'd say 'chef') and I enjoy good food (my delicate tum is his harshest critic). Earlier this week, he came up with the idea of cooking a meal every day of the tournament, matching the food to one of the countries playing. I liked this plan and have decided to write a diary of the results. I hope you enjoy reading/seeing the snaps (tall bloke does the photography too)( You can see some of his photos here:

http://www.redbubble.com/people/danredrup/art/4664678-1-untitled