Jade Rice with Veggies Two Ways

This one came from two sources - buying a lot of green beans (one of my obsessions) and the purchase of some "Jade Rice" at the bulk barn. I'm not that strong in rice making, and not exactly the biggest fan of starches, but i thought i would give i a try. Also this one has lentils and stuff mixed in.

I used some imple ingredients but there were so many i realized that i could make them two different ways. They would have been boring all the same.

Jade rice - a mix i got at the bulk barn. It actually wasn't just rice, there were lentil and other grains - only got a little bit in case it sucked - it didn't.

Everything chopped up, i blanched the veggies, and sauteed the onions and garlic for the toasted sesame sauce.

This is how i get my lunches ready.



These are the black bean veggies - i tossed them in the sauce, easy, good.

This was the toasted sesame dressing - a few more ingredients, but lighter and sweeter.


Dinner

Fried Rice - leftover killer

I had made too much rice when i did the rice on thursday, but this actually worked out because i was able to use a lot of the extra ingredients i had to make fried rice.


I just chopped up ginger, garlic, scotch bonnet peppers, green onions, brocolli, bok choy and carrots. I sauteed them in the usual order, then added the rice and soy sauce. Once that was incorporated i cracked two eggs and scrambled them in the centre of the wok.

Fried Rice - so easy!

John Carpenter and Cod

Sometimes i remember why Thursday is my favorite day of the week. This was one of those nights, and one of those meals that capped a pretty long four day week at school. This was an evening dedicated to fish and John Carpenter - plus it worked with fish week!

I've made this fish dish before, but i did it with basa. I didn't see any fresh, but cod was on sale so i figured that would work too.

Here is the cod in corn starch and sake. The sauce is a simple soy sauce blend also with corn starch.

I also made eric my new favorite rapini dish, since i just can't get enough of it.

Rice, rapini, cod and wine. Sounds good to me.

Baked Tofu Dinner

As you've probably realized cooking for one isn't one of my favorite endeavours, but i do need to eat healthy, and now cheap food, so i have to make myself. This one was actually two lunches also, but was pretty good. The rice and the tofu took the longest, but i did manage to make rice without burning it. (full disclosure: it was a little hard). I served it with some toppings, cilanto, peanuts, green onions and sarachia sauce of course.

I sliced this block into two and marinated one with a spicy sesame soy mixture. I let this marinate for about half an hour, rotating as i went. I used the left over marinate as a sauce at the end. For the other half, i used another of my specialty mustards - this one a lemon mustard and baked them both.

For the rest of the meal i had my calcium rich staples - broccoli, bok choy along with garlic and onions.

Finished tofu.

Tuesday Asian Hodge Podge

Sometimes when i'm thinking about a meal, particularly when i'm shopping for ingredients, i realize how often i make the same thing. I feel bad for my bf, as it must sometimes get pretty repetitive - especially my obsession with bok choy and peanut sauce. So this week i was intending on making something simple, but somehow i ended up making quite a feast with various dishes, i guess trying to combine all the things i usually make to somehow make it different. I was good - especially the left overs, and i did sort of invent on new dish.

The Meal

Vietnamese Cucumber Salad

Soft sesame tofu salad

Veggies in Peanut sauce

Sweet veggie and tofu stir fry

Brown Rice

A big pile of veggies is always inspiring to me - and i certainly had those.

I also made had a few different sauces and toppings for the meal, since i always like that

Chopped Roasted Peanuts

Cilantro

Spicy Peanut Sauce

Siracha

This was the final spread. I seamed bok choy, broccoli and green beans and topped them with a homemade peanut sauce. (peanut butter, lime juice and zest, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, hot water and chili flakes). I also successfully made brown rice - which i was soooo proud of, as a side.

My plate of goodies