Showing posts with label Dinner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dinner. Show all posts

April 12, 2011

Easy Tomato Sauce

Food lover I am through and through, but my approach to cooking meals depends entirely on who is eating. My feeling towards food, but particularly meals, is that it should be shared and enjoyed together with others. For me, there's a difference between enjoying treats and enjoying a meal in that enjoying treats can be social but it can be also a wonderfully private indulgence (mmm, ice cream). Enjoying meals means friendships and family, be it big lasagna lovingly assembled over 3 days or pizza ordered in. If I am the lone eater, I tend to put minimal effort into my meals. Cue Easy Tomato Sauce.

I discovered this recipe via Smitten Kitchen and oh mama, I'm so glad I did. I've adapted it to my tastes and out of curiosity, I tracked the exact time it took to make this.

Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a pot. Total time elapsed: 5 seconds.

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February 8, 2011

Eggs & Spinach Love

I'm going through an eggs-and-spinach phase. Here are pictures of meals I've cooked over the past three weeks using variations of the same ingredients. 

Breakfast: fried egg, sauteed spinach and orange wedges.

Dinner (or was it lunch?): fried egg, sauteed spinach and Vegemite toast. Thanks Meg for introducing me to my new favourite savory snack.

Dinner: poached egg, sauteed tomatoes, onions and spinach, egg noodles and grated Parmigiano Reggiano.


Brunch: poached eggs, toasted Squirrely bread, grated Parmigiano Reggiano and my new essential for brunch, Teh Tarik. It tastes like hot Bubble Tea! (Which is probably a silly thing to say because I'm certain Teh Tarik is the drink from which Bubble Tea originated.)



Just as klutzy as I was as a kid.

I love meals that create minimal dishes.

PS. Yes, those are steak knives for the steaks I rarely eat and never cook. Slightly overboard for eggs, perhaps, but I like 'em!
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