Unlike many old farts I think that attention spans have not changed over the years. There are more things to do maybe, so people flit from one to another, but they pay attention while doing them. I do wonder if the exception is in the kitchen, where if the TV ads are to be believed we all want something that can be reheated in seconds. Or maybe prefer to have something greasy delivered to our doors (is it harsh to believe that in a sensible world those involved in the Just Eat campaign would be disemboweled? maybe a tad).
I did a one pot main course yesterday that did need looking at. It wasn't a one flame jobbie though, as it started on a burner, moved to the oven, then was finished on the hob again. It could not just be forgotten.
In an oval Le Creuset dish I browned three teeny lamb chops. When their fat had run a little I added some quartered mushrooms, then into the 180C oven for 15 minutes. Out of the oven, drop in a handful or two of frozen peas, a splash of boiling water and a few scraps of butter, and onto the hob to simmer until the peas are done. The sauce if such it was with the lamb fat and the liquid that had come out of the mushrooms proved tasty enough that our bread dipped it all up.
As I love cooking (and eating) that was not a chore. Indeed time in the kitchen is for me a pleasure. But it did require attention, and my presence for most of the process.
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