(Yes, I wear pearls to work. But no makeup. I like to keep them guessing.) I haven’t posted much since I’ve been too busy to make anything different. I’ve been sticking with all the basics, or going out. In an effort to save some time, I tried a recipe online that worked pretty well, Bob…
Garlic aioli.. semi lazy style
I still have some corned beef left from this post, so it’s sandwich time. But not any ordinary sandwich.. my supremely lazy take on Vietnamese subs (in the future, non-lazy Vietnamese subs. I promise.) The star of this sandwich is the garlic aioli, which gives it an intensely savoury flavour, plus a delicious smell that…
Fried Vermicelli with Canned Corned Beef
Canned corned beef. The food of my childhood. It’s comforting, easy, and cheap. If I see it on sale, I usually buy a couple of tins because I really like having it around. Ingredients 1/2 pack thin vermicelli, cooked according to directions, drained and rinsed with cold water 1/2 can corned beef, cubed 1 large…
Roast Chicken – The meal that spawns more meals
Roast chicken is the perfect Sunday dinner. Throw together some veggies on the side, like steamed carrots or peas, a grain, like brown rice, and you’re DONE. After dinner, you can sit in front of the tv and shred the meat off by hand and put in a container for lunches for the week. Here…
Chicken and Red Peppers with Rice and Sauteed Asparagus
I don’t want to alarm anyone here, but I need to tell you all something very important: it is currently asparagus season. Asparagus is woody and gross the rest of the year, but in June, it is amazing. Go buy some now! This recipe is a way simpler Chicken Basquaise, though it would seem that…
Beef and pepper tacos
I know what you’re thinking. “How could you possibly have crispy tacos at work? Do you work at Google?!” The answer is “No, but I do work in a place that has a toaster!” There’s a trick to making tacos at work, which I will reveal later on this post. But first, the filling. Ingredients…
Salami and Bean salad
Last week I almost exclusively ate salami sandwiches for lunch. It was a mix of laziness and a weird craving I was having. I still had a little left over, and wanted to make something somewhat healthy and easy so here it is: Salami and Bean Salad. Ingredients 1 can mixed beans, drained and rinsed…
Quinoa Salad with Lemon and Soy Dressing
There comes a day every summer where you realize that you really really need to start taking care of yourself. I call it the Day After the Canada Day Long Weekend. This weekend usually involves more booze, bbq and nachos than any one person should be consuming over a three day period. There’s only one…
Egg and Bacon Salad Sandwich
If you have high cholesterol, you should really not make this sandwich. Everyone else, prepare for deliciousness! I don’t have a photo of this sandwich because when I ate it, I was super hungry and just couldn’t take the time. Sorry. But it looks exactly the way it sounds. Ingredients for 2-3 servings4 eggs2 slices…
Robert Rodriguez’s Puerco Pibil
I saw this video a while back (warning: not safe for work/children) and wanted to make it. It looked simple enough and I had pretty good results, though I think I might tweak the recipe the next time around. Here is the recipe with my tweaks. Ingredients 5 pounds pork butt, cut into 2 inch…