This was originally posted on Monday, 30th July 2007 at 17:15 on whatever blog software I was using then (Wordpress I think).
This recipe is for real beginners, and is also tailored to those with motor control difficulties.
I’ve included it here unedited as you may like it. My knowledge and writing style has got better since then so a rewrite will probably happen soon:
No, not a shampoo. I posted a variant of this this on the dyspraxic adults forum, and it was fairly well received. This is real beginner food - more assembly of ingredients, I would say. (don’t worry people, I will post some more intermediate type things later!)
Summer Dinner Salad.
Cooked meat: chicken and/or sausages work well, so does bacon. What meat you use depends on your skill with a knife: if you want to avoid knives altogether, use chicken and pull it apart with your hands. Use two sausages per person, or one chicken breast per person, but this is not strict.
Green things: Cos lettuce is traditional, as this is a variant of “chef’s salad”. It’s also pretty good in that you do one cut along the bottom and then tear it apart with your hands. Baby spinach is also excellent for this, as it requires no cutting at all! About half of those giant bags you get in supermarkets - the rest is great for sandwiches, or eggs.
Tomatoes: these are better cut, but if you can’t, cherry tomatoes are excellent. Don’t worry about cutting into small pieces unless you can. Add as much as you like!
About 30-40g of cheese per person, ready grated, or cut into cubes if you like.
Tomato and Basil salad dressing.
Black Pepper, if desired.
1. Prepare the cooked meat, the green things and the tomatoes, when you finish each one place in a big bowl all together as you go along. Weigh the cheese and add it.
2. Add some dressing. Stir a little. Keep adding dressing and mixing a little with your hands until everything looks like it has lots of dressing (if you add too much it’s not a huge problem here!).
3. Add some black pepper if you like a bit of punch. Tips:- Taste the dressing before you add it to get an idea what it will taste like.
• Use cherry tomatoes and sausages and take away the dressing and add a small amount of mustard instead. Add some new potatoes. This makes a nice warm meal..
