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My Kitchen Struggles

My Kitchen Struggles

I’m writing this post for a couple of reasons really. Firstly to highlight and share some of the struggles I face in the kitchen when not being able to see, and secondly to see if anyone has any tips or advice on how to overcome 

Eating Out with a Guide Dog

Eating Out with a Guide Dog

I do love going out for a nice meal. It is one of my favourite pastimes. I also love trying new food, so I’m always looking for new restaurants to visit. The majority of the time I do go out, I am also accompanied by 

Fishy Business

Fishy Business

If I had to choose between only eating meat or only eating fish and seafood for the rest of my life, then fish would win hands down. However fish can be a lot trickier to cook and eat when you can’t see, especially if it 

Handling Meat

Handling Meat

One of my biggest concerns when cooking meat is accidentally serving it raw or under cooked. The last thing I want to do is make us ill or give us food poisoning. This especially goes for chicken or turkey. Most instructions state: check it is 

Chicken, Root Veg and Lentil Dahl

Chicken, Root Veg and Lentil Dahl

This was a recipe that I very much built on. I got my inspiration from a simple swede dahl recipe I found on the internet but for me it didn’t have enough variety of vegetables. I try to include at least 3 varieties in all 

Jerk Beef, Rice and Avocado Salsa

Jerk Beef, Rice and Avocado Salsa

For this meal I use beef hache steaks from muscle food, which are kind of like a giant steak shaped burger. Ordinary steak would also work fine, as would chicken breast or salmon. It is nice and quick to make and full of lots of 

Smoked Salmon Sushi Salad

Smoked Salmon Sushi Salad

I was definitely a late starter to the sushi trend, but once I got a taste for it, I just couldn’t get enough. We are lucky to have a really good sushi take away near where we live, and it is our go too food 

Cooking Without Sight

Cooking Without Sight

A lot of what I have learnt in the kitchen was either taught to me by my mum, through helping her when growing up, or I have taught myself through trial and error. I am not very skilled, so most of what I do is 

Blindingly Good Food

Blindingly Good Food

Hello and welcome to the first post of my new blog, Blindingly Good Food. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I love talking about food. For those of you who know me, this is all the time. Food has become a massive