Yummy

[flexagon]

You all should try this: cook a cup of rice in 1.5 cups water and .5 cups coconut milk (instead of the usual 2 cups water). Grate some rind off an orange with a fine grater--1.5 teaspoons perhaps. When the rice is done, stir this in to give the rice a nice citrus scent. Serve with something spicy like jerk chicken.

It's funny... I know a lot of people don't enjoy cooking for themselves when they're alone, but I do. It's so blissful to cook, eat at my own pace, and have visible leftovers. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy cooking for HLM or for a group, but so often I cook and then the moment I'm done... SNARF!... what I cooked is gone, I still haven't eaten and I suddenly have tons of dishes to do. Hmm, and I'm cooking for eight this Sunday, so I'm glad I got a bit of cooking peace while it was possible.

Argh! Speaking of food, I just realized I went to Bruegger's this morning specifically to replace the Walk for Hunger pamphlet I lost, and all I got there was a bagel. Blindsided by my stomach again. I need to stop thinking with that thing--it made me skip TKD last night too.

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[bluechromis.livejournal.com]

That sounds really tasty!
Perhaps with a spicy peanut satay...hmm.

I see what you mean about having leftovers. I'm not really into cooking for myself because it doesn't seem worth it. Eating's such a social event for me.

[flexagon]

Mmm, yeah, good thought. I was thinking something that used the remainder of the coconut milk would be ideal in terms of the cooking. The jerk chicken was a perfect match, but now I have to use up the coconut milk...

I hear eating's social for a lot of people. It can be social for me, but I grew up eating basically alone while reading a book (and indeed, used to go to great lengths to keep doing this in high school after the cafeteria got too traumatic for me, which didn't take long), and I still feel comfortable that way.