Pepperoni-Paprika Couscous
Time taken: 20 mins
Ingredients: Half a pack of Quorn pepperoni slices, half a
mug of couscous, a vegetable stock cube, 2 cloves of garlic, half a tin of chickpeas, a dozen black
olives & a few sundried tomatoes (both from jars), oil, a big dash of
paprika, & salt & pepper.
Hi readers,
Good day to you all! How’s the day looking?? How’s your
outlook? What’s the prognosis? Here, today’s not looking bad. I’m sad that we
haven’t had any snow yet like lots of you have. C’mon snow! But the sun’s out in
Newcastle and I’m taking a lazy morning around the house. Admiring the sun out
of the window, while I stay warm inside. This is my masterplan.
And today’s it’s Woody’s birthday!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WOODY!
That’s right readers, the old boy has turned 22! I can’t
believe it. The photo above is from 2 years ago and Woody looks a lot like a Baby Woody here. Like, I’m just about 20 ½ and he’s 22 already. That's sooo old. Aged.
Wizened. Crumbling. Facing the grave.
SLASH, you know… Ripe. Mature. Seasoned. Wise. Sage. Oaky.
Refined. Yeahhh, so I googled wine and cheese descriptors there.
He’s SO OLD. But Woody’s
birthday is the perfect excuse for a knees up! And I’m baking birthday cake! So,
look out, I’ll keep you posted on how this goes. Hopefully, he’s going to have
a great day.
YESTERDAY… was not so great. Literally, did anyone have a
good day yesterday?? I don’t think so! Headaches. Bad exams. No progress on
essays. Why did we get out of bed??
The best parts of my day were:
1) At the start… The morning sun. It was SO dazzling. Like,
blinding.
I got this photo...
2) In the middle… The food. Recipe to follow.
3) And at the end… a bath!!!
In a feat of miracles, I managed to pour a real, warm bubble
bath in our student house. I can’t explain how improbable it is that I managed this.
I had to clean the tub. I had to have the immersion thing heating for aaaaages.
And I had to keep filling the kettle up and chucking boiling water in for added
warmth. But it was so worth it.
My gorgeous, healing bubble bath
Readers, I lit candles. Turned off the lights. I played some
Paolo Nutini. I poured some squash in a wine glass. I used an ENTIRE bottle of
bubble bath. And I had a good soak. Words can’t describe.
After getting back from the library feeling so unwell, a
good plate of food and then my bath definitely fixed me up. I prescribe this
for everyone. ALL OF YOU. Now about that plate of food…
In ten easy steps, here’s how to throw together super quick
Pepperoni-Paprika Couscous:
1. Using a sharp knife, chop up your garlic (into tiny
bits), your olives (into halves), your tomatoes (into bite-sized amounts) and your
Quorn pepperoni (into halves).
2. Heat a splash of oil in a frying pan.
3. Add your garlic and pepperoni and fry for 5 minutes.
4. Then, add your chickpeas, olives and tomato.
5. While they warm, tip your couscous into a mug and add
your stock cube to the mug.
6. Boil the kettle and pour boiling water into your mug,
until it’s ¾ full. Stir it up!
7. Then, cover the mug and leave your couscous for a few
minutes to absorb all of the hot water.
8. When it’s fully formed, tip your couscous into the frying
pan.
9. Sprinkle a good amount of paprika over everything, along
with a pinch of pepper and a dash of salt.
ChefBeHere Top Tip: The paprika gives this dish its funky
colour, so watch your grub transform now in the pan!
10. Give everything a big stir while you warm a plate in the
microwave. Serve half of the pan up for your tea, and save the other half in
the fridge for tea tomorrow!
And… voila! Here you have your fabulous plate of food :)
Wasn’t that easy? This is such a simple tea. Literally, this
takes just one pan and there are no fresh veg ingredients involved. At all. It’s
easy peasy! It’s possibly one of the quickest, most faff-free teas you can claw
together, without making something really boring like a jacket potato. Or
sticking a pizza in. Or piercing holes in the film on a ready meal. Can you
think of anything proper to make, that’s much simpler than this??
Also, what do you think of this? Do you like it? I think
that this dish is colourful and flavoursome, and warm and filling. And
something different for a change! How about you? Lemme know!
And, once again... HAPPY BIRTHDAY WOODY!!!
Season safely everyone,
Hayley
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