Temporary Gluttony

Doesn't it feel so good when someone else makes a delicious meal for you? Yes it does! I'm a sucker for comfort food, and of course hubs knows that. Being the wonderful chef that he is, he loves to take comfort food to the next level and try to keep it nutritious at the same time. Most of the time it is much healthier than eating out so I don't complain!

This was Monday's dinner: Mac and Cheese... Or is it?

Well, it sort of is! It's penne and cheese. Looks great doesn't it?

This may be one of the less nutritious ones, but hey,

we can all be gluttons sometimes!

Of course we can't complete a meal without fruits...

Strawberries and sugar.

I know what you're thinking, "you're crazy for dipping strawberries in sugar!".

JUST TRY IT ONCE.

Thanks for reading :)

 

♥B

Better Days

Saturday mornings are the best - the ability to sleep in and actually have time to make a hearty breakfast. Today my throat felt a little sore so I reverted to my regular comfort breakfast food - macaroni and spam in soup. It sounds like peasant food but it's one me and Mel's top breakfast favourites :) This is a great meal to make especially when you're on a low budget. Mel made this last week which made me crave it this morning. The only addition to her recipe I made was adding ginger, green onions and garlic to the chicken broth to steep. Other than that, I stuck close to our original!

I absolutely LOVE this meal.

Hope you guys try this one day!

♥B

5 Ingredient Fix

This is a simple recipe that may be familiar to some as a common chinese breakfast food. It mainly consists of macaroni, spam (pork) and a little bit of mixed vegetables (corn, peas, carrots) swimming in a tasteful chicken broth. It's so basic and great for using up leftovers around the kitchen within a matter of minutes! Here is my take below on this recipe:

What you'll need..
Macaroni
Spam
Assorted Vegetables
Egg
Chicken Broth (this may be substituted with beef broth)

With few ingredients there are also few steps that can be done quick and efficiently by following these directions.

1. Boil a desired serving of macaroni while prepping the spam by cutting into slices. Determining the right portion of pasta without a proper instrument gets a bit tricky but 2 big handful + a half usually works out to a perfect serving for myself.
2. Pan fry without oil as the spam releases a lot of it's natural fats and oils until crisp. *For a healthy alternative, spam tastes just as good boiled in the broth itself.
3. Once the macaroni is done, strain and set aside. Using the same pot, to save yourself some dishes to wash, boil chicken broth/stock with assorted vegetables.
4. Once the spam is done, set aside on paper towel to soak the excess oil. Using the same pan, fry a sunny side egg.
5. Assemble your dish by placing macaroni, spam, and egg in a bowl. Pour over the hot broth!

For those who know me, they'll know that I can NOT have a meal without my hot sauce. Today I'm using one of my favourite chili oils that is extremely spicy just the way I love it. I'd recommend this any day as it does have the kick that (based on my experience) a lot of other chili oils lack!

Bon Appetit!
♥M