Student grub

I have many recipe books. Approximately 75% of these, however, are specifically student recipe books. Most older people are under the impression that we young 'uns can't cook so feel the need to churn out book after book. 'Student Grub', 'Vegetarian nosh 4 students' and 'The Vegetarian Student Cookbook' (you may have guessed that I'm a vegetarian!) are but a few in my possession.

Whilst I'm grateful to the thoughtful people who purchased these books on my behalf (for I have used them), I have something in my possession that is far better than a mere recipe book...


...I have the most domesticated man in existence for a grandfather. He cooks, he cleans, he acts as my personal chauffeur and he's a pretty damn fine cook too. Over the past two years, he has been teaching me simple yet scrumptious recipes in preparation for my university life away from home.

Ok, ok, so I admit that I have lived out of cans and ate out at fancy restaurants since arriving here two weeks ago but tonight, I put my new found skills to the test. I cooked a stir fry! It wasn't just any stir fry either. It was a mushroom stir fry with Quorn pieces and peanut sauce served with basmati rice (which wasn't 'Boil in the bag'!). I was originally going to cook a pasta bake but whilst doing my weekly shopping, I came across a bag of stir fry mix that had been reduced to 45p. Bargain!

This success dulls the painful memory of when I made the pan boil over whilst poaching an egg...in front of two of my flatmates.  

Voila! Here's one I made earlier, as they say on TV. It looked much tastier in reality. The flash on my camera doesn't do anyone or anything any favours!