Monday, August 07, 2006
Pork Fajitas and Colourful Tomatoes
Mum and I spent all day today running around Dublin. I'm surprised we lasted that long in this
heat, but honestly, I am not exaggerating if I say that we took a 6 hour walk today seeing everything from Camden Street in the south to the Ilac centre in the North and St. Patrick's Cathedral in the east to Trinity College in the west. We stopped for a very enjoyable lunch at Wagamama on South King Street. I know the place is so trendy it hurts, but I am just a sucker for their fried Udon noodles. Mum was very happy with her Ramen too. And much to my delight she discovered Amé, an incredibly yummy fruit flavoured sparkling drink that is a perfect alternative for the endless cups of coffee she usually drinks. Don't get me wrong, I like a good cuppa myself and I certainly don't want to patronise anyone, but I am, after all, on a mission to bring tasty, healthy food (and drink) to the people I love.I was going to do something incredibly complicated
and special for dinner to prove my point - don't ask me what, the fish an meat counters at Fallon & Byrne were closed so I didn't really have any basis for a big dinner. Luckily, it never came to that. For one we were both stuffed after our big lunch and really didn't want a big dinner, but more importantly, when at some point during the afternoon the subject of non-European cuisines came up, mum told me that she had never been to a Mexican restaurant. So why should I spend lots of time in the kitchen preparing a big dinner we don't want if I can create something in less than an hour that is at once tasty, healthy, new to mum and, most importantly, adjustable to each diner's
needs: Fajitas. The concept is much like that of a burrito, except that the filling is not rolled up in the tortilla in the kitchen, but served sizzling in a pan with the tortillas and condiments on the side. This way every diner can choose what and how much they want to eat. And all I had to do was fry some pork chops with mushrooms, bell peppers and sweet corn, chop up the tomatoes I had bought at Fallon & Byrne the day before for some multi-coloured salsa and make a quick guacamole from Dennis Healy's organic avocados (recipes for both can be found here).Christine at 11:52 pm
