Slow down!!!

It's too easy to get caught up in the rush and fuss of everyday life and forget about the little things that give life purpose and joy.

I've gotten seriously caught up recently but I'm glad that as the holidays creep up on the horizon I'm taking stock and doing more of what makes me happy. My bread is in the oven having fermented for the mandatory 9 hours. A slow, beautiful process that never disappoints with the amazing smell wafting from the kitchen and that wonderful texture and real flavour.

I was also reminded that we've been too absorbed to commit ourselves to meat free Mondays. Last nights vegetable tikka masala went down beautifully!!! Spicy and flavourful with fluffy basmati rice, perfect for our cold nights to warm the soul. Compliments all around without a piece of meat in sight. I hope we'll stick by this going forward and not allow ourselves to stop thinking and putting an effort into what we eat.

I used a recipe (very loosely) from the latest edition of House and Leisure - I'm not known for following recipes but they do guide my thoughts and ideas. This is a really easy meal, especially if you use the bought tikka masala paste - Woolworths does a really good one - but making your own hardly takes much time. Tons of recipes for this on google or read the ingredients on the Woolworths packet.

And there's the timer! Bread's done!