I get asked about this a lot, for some reason. Probably because I bring it up a lot. On weekdays, I eat congee for breakfast every day. It’s fast, easy, healthy (maybe? Brown rice has fibre, right?) and filling. I got the idea while staying at a youth hostel in Hong Kong where they offered…
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Pressure Cooker Pork Carnitas
I really am going crazy with this pressure cooker. It makes my favourite, usually very time consuming, recipes into 1 hour meals. I was in the mood for some carnitas and didn’t want to pay for any, so here goes my version. I purchased pork shoulder because it has great flavour, and pork hock (not…
Lainey-style Gumbo
That’s right, I have a pretty sweet cutting mat at work. Full disclosure: I’ve never had gumbo anywhere else but my own home. For all I know, this recipe tastes NOTHING like the real deal. But it’s loosely based on a gumbo recipe I found online, that also mentioned that everyone’s gumbo is different, depending…
Basic fried rice
Fried rice is another one of those recipes that use up all the leftovers in the fridge. All you really need is rice, soy sauce, veggies, protein and oil. You can have an endless amount of combinations. I have yet to make a combination that tastes bad, but that doesn’t mean this recipe is infallible….
Chinese-style pork, broccoli and brown rice with pickled cucumbers
I’ve sort of been craving Cantonese pork ribs lately, but really didn’t want to mess with the bones at work, so I went with pork chops. Sorry about the grossness of the picture. It’s biking season and everything sort of got bashed around. Chinese-style pork Ingredients: 2 pork chops, sliced into strips 1 tbsp dark…
Donburi… type thing
The problem: Leftover rice and other stuff in the fridge Difficulty: Don’t want to make fried rice, despite being Chinese and that being my most common fallback. X-factor: Don’t need to make lunch for husband, so I can be as crazy as I want with this. Solution: Donburi, or a variation thereof. A Japanese dish…
Chicken Basquaise on Rice
This recipe can be described as one of the greatest hits in this house. Nathan’s a fan, I’m a fan and it reheats really well. It’s based on this recipe from Chow. It consists of chicken cooked in a pipérade. Ingredients: 2 strips of bacon, chopped 1 onion, peeled and sliced into thin strips 2…
Wild Rice Stuffed Turkey Roast – Dinner edition
Today’s lunch was leftovers from our Easter meal, so here’s the dinner I made for my family-in-law on Friday. Please note, I made WAY too much food. All this was enough for maybe 10-12 people. Also, this recipe is not for the lazy, you need to be ambitious for this! Working time: 1-1.5 hours Cooking…