These days we are blessed to get a whole day to ourselves for the weekend, and the Husband isn't too busy lately.
I've been bringing breakfasts to work, sometimes lunches too on gym days, and Sundays are the best days to prepare make ahead meals.
I'll usually marinate some chicken, or cook something to reheat in the mornings before going to work, or if I'm REALLY lazy I'll just let it thaw to room temperature before eating hurhurhur.
When I first began to bring meals, I'll be wasting lots of ingredients, like salads (I can't finish off that whole head of lettuce eating wraps) or I miscalculated the amount of meat I'll use, or rice or other things that accumulated in the fridge because they're not fresh anymore.
These days I try to manage better, and thanks to Google there's so many recipes you can make out of leftovers. Like just now I found that you can make yummy rice pudding out of leftover rice! Okay next project!
Yesterday I managed to clear my lemongrass, celery, carrots and some rice. I made vegetable stock and fried tom yam fried rice (2 servings). It's my first time making vegetable stock, and I used celery, carrots, garlic (unpeeled) and 1 lemongrass, added with dill and salt. The lemongrass gave a fresh flavour which would be good for my couscous. I didn't bother straining using the kitchen towel cos there's no oil.
The tom yam fried rice is similar to the lontong goreng version, using the same paste.
Tom Yam Fried Rice
1 stalk lemongrass, cut into 3 and bruised
1 medium onion, sliced
2 green cili padi, sliced
2 tbsp tom yam paste
1 carrot + 3 stalks celery, sliced
1 egg, scrambled
Rice for 2
Fry lemongrass in some oil. Once fragrant, fry the onion and cili padi. Add in the vegetables and cook till slightly soft. Add 1/2 tsp salt too to help the veges sweat. Add the tom yam paste and fry for a few minutes. Add egg, then rice.
This was really yummy. I just had it for lunch with an egg. The Husband was turned off by the mention of celery, but I think I'll get him to taste it tomorrow. Hahaha. Blindfold him or something ;)
Gonna head to the supermarket after work to stock up on meal prep ingredients!
I've been bringing breakfasts to work, sometimes lunches too on gym days, and Sundays are the best days to prepare make ahead meals.
I'll usually marinate some chicken, or cook something to reheat in the mornings before going to work, or if I'm REALLY lazy I'll just let it thaw to room temperature before eating hurhurhur.
When I first began to bring meals, I'll be wasting lots of ingredients, like salads (I can't finish off that whole head of lettuce eating wraps) or I miscalculated the amount of meat I'll use, or rice or other things that accumulated in the fridge because they're not fresh anymore.
These days I try to manage better, and thanks to Google there's so many recipes you can make out of leftovers. Like just now I found that you can make yummy rice pudding out of leftover rice! Okay next project!
Yesterday I managed to clear my lemongrass, celery, carrots and some rice. I made vegetable stock and fried tom yam fried rice (2 servings). It's my first time making vegetable stock, and I used celery, carrots, garlic (unpeeled) and 1 lemongrass, added with dill and salt. The lemongrass gave a fresh flavour which would be good for my couscous. I didn't bother straining using the kitchen towel cos there's no oil.
The tom yam fried rice is similar to the lontong goreng version, using the same paste.
Tom Yam Fried Rice
1 stalk lemongrass, cut into 3 and bruised
1 medium onion, sliced
2 green cili padi, sliced
2 tbsp tom yam paste
1 carrot + 3 stalks celery, sliced
1 egg, scrambled
Rice for 2
Fry lemongrass in some oil. Once fragrant, fry the onion and cili padi. Add in the vegetables and cook till slightly soft. Add 1/2 tsp salt too to help the veges sweat. Add the tom yam paste and fry for a few minutes. Add egg, then rice.
This was really yummy. I just had it for lunch with an egg. The Husband was turned off by the mention of celery, but I think I'll get him to taste it tomorrow. Hahaha. Blindfold him or something ;)
Gonna head to the supermarket after work to stock up on meal prep ingredients!
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