Imagination is a fundamental 'tool' in the kitchen.
Bring out the cook inside you! We have all been confined at home for a few days, we have seen many television series, read many books and put in order what we postponed until we had time. So by now you may have run out of ideas, so We propose these original plans so that you can take off your apron and get down to work in the kitchen. and make your confinement much more 'delicious'. Some are very simple, ideal to do with children.
AROMATIC OR MINI-GARDEN
Let's start by planting... We don't know how long this is going to last, but hitting the ground is going to help us reconcile with the planet and nature. First we have to become aware of our possibilities: do we have a balcony, terrace or garden?
Let's search a basic kit if we are not fond of gardening, a minimalist one, like the one that can be purchased at Planeta Huerto and, if our thumb is green from taking care of rose bushes, let's dare with courgettes or fruit trees.
With this minimalist aromatic kit, in addition to stocking up, you will be decorating your home.
ORIENTAL
Have you always wanted to learn how to make sushi? Well, these days are perfect to learn the technique. The ritual of making sushi is the enemy of haste and has de-stressing powers, such as origami or ikebana, among other Japanese arts.
Some fresh ingredients, such as fish, cucumber or avocado, are easy to find, however, it is better to opt for a sushi kit to get hold of all the others: special rice for sushi, Japanese vinegar, wasabi, seaweed... We have options, which even include molds and a mat to roll the norimakis in Japonshop.
WHAT I HAVE IS MORRIÑA!
For the many who are confined outside their land and far from the flavors of their childhood, we will look for a couple of regional kitchen kits.
The word morriña is a loan from Galician that we all understand perfectly. Thus, at Embutidos Laninense de Lalín, aware of the power of words, they have designed an anti-morriña kit that includes the ingredients for a Galician stew and homemade sausages. His motto: “against distance, substance”.
They also call our attention Asturian bean stew kits from Despensa Asturias that include fabas and their compango, a jar of tuna from the north, Cabrales cheese and cider.
This kit to prepare fabada also includes a 'sidrina' from the land.
LEVEL PASTRIES: CHOCOLATE
This Isabel Chocolates kit offers us make chocolate bars from their own organic and Fair Trade cocoa beans. It includes everything you need for this sweet task, including a thermometer to monitor cooking and cooling temperatures. The result can be wrapped and decorated with the colored paper included in the pack. What a gift for our family and friends!
Kit to prepare artisan chocolate bars.
ARM WORK: PAN
If in quarantine you have decided to keep fit by playing sports, we propose a kit that makes you work your arms: roll up your sleeves and get ready to knead bread.
We found on the specialized bread website El Amasadero a simple kit to get started, but which includes professional utensils such as the fermentation basket. It is very easy to become a fan of making your own bread: you start with a basic kit and end up getting up early to bake bread for the whole family.
EASY PEASY
If you are going to cook with small children or your apron has a green 'L' sewn on one corner like driving school cars, we recommend a very easy plan: the Cuajada Valdecinca kit. Zero complications: you receive fresh sheep's milk from the Pyrenees, rennet in a dropper container and follow the instructions. Nothing can go wrong.
Kit to make curd.
VEGAN
If you are vegan, this period of confinement is a good time to learn how to make your own tofu from plant-based soy milk. It sure tastes better to you. With the instructions included in this pack for sale at Cocinista, you can make hard tofu and silky tofu in just one hour.
CHEESE PLEASE
It has been the dream of many: to have a tray of cheeses with which to end any lunch 'French style'. These days of confinement can be the perfect time to learn how to cut them, serve them and pair them with wines.
You need them to be selected, served at their best and given a place to keep your fromages in perfect condition. Let them do it for you in Cultivation. By the way, they just launched a cheese board called Stay at home. Well that.
Cheese bag.
I LAUNCH MY OWN BEER BRAND
Beer is becoming the new object of desire among those of us who are confined, unseating even toilet paper. What if we take advantage of the long afternoons at home to do a first test? There are all kinds of kits on the market, from basic to professional: authentic home microbreweries! Corona's name is already registered, we warn you.
AND A COCKTAIL
Few elaborations have such a sophisticated air as cocktails. That's why we choose this Petra Mora's suggestion to finish: a Bloody Mary. The kit includes, among other things, Polish rye vodka, quality tomato, a tray and the glasses for a domestic perfect-serve. The recipe, posted on the net. I level.
Pack to prepare a Bloody Mary.