Wake Up and Smell the Cake

Kids were sick over the Deepavali holiday so I made macaroni soup, only for me to finish practically the entire pot. Pfft. First time making it, and I used minced beef meat like my mum, but I didn't put leafy greens in. Instead I added carrot and baby corn. Also used a cube of Maggi chicken stock for some flavour. 1 cube shouldn't hurt right? Haha. It turned out alright, but the household aren't soup eaters. Anyway just to document, no recipe used. Just fried 1 onion sliced, with 3 cloves chopped garlic, then 300g minced meat (250g should have been fine). Added water only after the minced meat was cooked. Also added 1 tsp black pepper, 1 cube chicken stock and 1 tsp salt. Oh and spring onions. Also when we were grocery shopping, the boy wanted to eat mushroom soup, since he said he tried it in school before and he likes it. So we bought 1 can (I know I cheated) and added mushrooms which I already have. Guess how much he ate. THREE spoonfuls. *rolls eyes*

YES. Another stir fry! HAHA. Cos that's easy to cook for meal prep Sundays! Also I was clearing out the larder and fridge, checking for expired items, throwing out food we won't be eating and since it's post-Raya, I have one larder tray filled with only empty containers. Haha. This round's stir fry aim is to finish up the limes in the fridge, and I came across this Thai concoction of sorts, which sounds yummy and could gel well with pasta. I didn't follow exactly the recipe so I shan't link it, so here's my take. Coconut Lime Chicken Stir Fry Chicken cubes (again, never measure. 400g?) 1 small onion, sliced 3 red chilis, sliced 1 cili padi, sliced 1/2 inch ginger + 4 cloves garlic, pound 100ml coconut milk 2 tbsp honey 2 tbsp oyster sauce Fry the onion and chilis in oil until onions are golden. Add in the pound garlic and ginger and fry. Add the chicken, then oyster sauce, coconut milk and honey and fry until chicken is cooked. You can add a

I love boneless chicken. Easy to cook. I also buy boneless chicken mainly for the kids' homemade nuggets, but last weekend I cooked for myself too. Made some easy stir fry, adapted from Orange Soy Sauce Chicken . Didn't use soy sauce but used oyster sauce. Orange Juice Chicken Stir Fry 700g boneless chicken cubes 4 cloves garlic Juice from 3 oranges 2 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp honey 1 cili padi, 2 red chilis Handful of roasted peanuts Smash the garlic and chop finely. Slice the chilis. Fry the chili in oil, then add in garlic. Add the chicken and fry for a few minutes. Add in the orange juice, oyster sauce and honey. Cook until sauce thickens. I removed the cili padi right after cooking. Husband approves this! Though only for 1 meal, no reheating. Haha. I'm amazed he wanted to give this a try, and even more amazed that he likes it! Also made roti kirai and chicken curry (boneless chicken to the rescue again!) the day after because the kids had a taste of