Picture this: a chilly evening in the Oasis kitchen, and I’d just pulled a gorgeous slow-cooker pork roast out of its long, lazy bath — fall-apart tender, swimming in rich juices. The meat was perfection, but it needed a sidekick that could stand up to all that savoury glory without demanding its own pot or extra fuss.
Enter rogue laziness (my favourite ingredient). I grabbed a cast iron skillet, threw in some bacon and tallow for instant flavour, tossed in every veggie I could find, hit it with balsamic and a sneaky splash of maple syrup, then let the oven work its magic. The result? Crispy bacon bits clinging to tender-crunchy veggies, all glazed in sticky, tangy-sweet perfection.
