Fried Rice à la carte

Menu for 5/18:

• Fried Rice (à la carte)
• Spicy Edamame
• Vegetable Gyoza

Fried Rice:

Rice, egg, soy sauce, green onion, snap peas, shrimp, tuna, scallops, chicken, Canadian bacon.

I apologize for my inability to update on Tuesdays. Tuesday is always a busy day at my office, and by the time I get home I have forgotten to update. Well it's better late than never right? Right?! Hee-hee, of course it is... So fried rice huh? Yup that is what I am making, AND, I am making it from the all important (dare I say pivotal) work "Cookery for 1 or 2". Hands down, the best $1.99 purchase I have ever made. The "à la carte" option is not in the book however, I made it up when I went shopping this week. The book calls for chicken, shrimp, or beef, to be added as the main protein. I decided "feh!" on those options when I was standing at the seafood counter and looking at lovely fresh shrimp and fresh tuna AND fresh scallops. i figure that I will cook them all up and have them on the side. That way the two of us can pick and choose what we want in our nom nom rice.

Spicy Edamame:

Just that, edamame with spice. I am "cheating" on this one, it is a Trader Joe's® thing, you throw it in the microwave and three minutes later you have steaming hot nom.

Vegetable Gyoza:

Same thing as the edamame, except minus the microwave, add the oven and there is more than just three minutes involved.

I am fairly certain that this meal will be delicious, and no, I am not just saying that because half of the meal is coming straight from a bag. Though that may play some type of role in the nom factor. Check back tomorrow for pictures!

Ahhh! How is it Wednesday?

I am sorry everyone. The Monday holiday completely threw off my schedule and I didn't notice until about 8pm last night that I had not made my usual Tuesday post. Bad me! Well to try and redeem myself I am posting now.

I am planning on making soup tonight. There is no set recipe because I am flying by the seat of my pants on this one. I bought mirepoix and some chicken breasts and that is about as far as I have gone with it. I think I may try a white chili but I honestly have no clue. Fascinating reading, I know. Things that I know will be in the chili: Mirepoix, potatoes, roasted corn, peas, and chicken for the boy. I do have some rosemary and thyme; I am thinking to roast the chicken breasts with the herbs and chop them up and add them to his at the end. Ooh! I just forgot that I have also bought tortillas and I am planning to cut them up and toast them and add them at the end AND I have rice. So there.

You know that cooking show where the trained chef is a creeper in the supermarket and follows a woman home to make a gourmet meal with stuff she already has in her pantry? (it exists I swear) That would be helpful if it happened to me today. Cross you fingers and wait for pictures tomorrow!