There are days when I am too lazy to cook. It is especially so when the weather is hot and sweaty and cooking in the hot kitchen is no fun at all. If I have to cook, then I will think of the simplest recipes to avoid spending much time in the kitchen. Here is one of such home cook meal for 2 people.
Lotus root soup, green veggie & steamed rice - a simple balanced meal.
Ingredients for the soup: lotus root, arrowroot, pork rib, red dates & goji berries. Everything is placed in a pressure cooker together with enough water to cook and then seasoned with salt to taste.
Blanched Romaine lettuce drizzled with a bit of soy sauce. Of course it will taste much better with some garlic oil but it was not available that evening.
Steamed rice for 2 people.
Most of the time I like to eat the rice soaked in the bowl of soup. I used to do that in my younger days when I want to watch some TV series in the hall.
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This was one of the days with an overcast sky.
Sunrise at 8 am.
Sunrise blocked by the cloud.
Evening sky at 5.50 pm.
It was a dull, gloomy day.
When a man is gloomy, everything seems to go wrong;
when he is cheerful, everything seems right!
(Proverbs 15:15, The Living Bible-TLB)
Simple home-cooked meal is good for me. No need to crack my head thinking what to cook and sweat in the kitchen. Lol
ReplyDeleteI like to cook soup. Very easy, everything goes into the pot!
DeleteIt looks good, and you made so many courses! I can usually only make one dish at a time, else I ruin the others.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ginny! It is just a 2-dish meal and very simple ones.
DeleteLotus root soup is one of my favourite soup...
ReplyDeleteOne of mine too!
DeleteLIn Ngau thong...long time didnt drink this. Yea...sometimes dont know what to eat
ReplyDeleteYes, sometimes don't know what to buy also!
DeleteI want some lotus roots!
ReplyDeleteThe local lotus roots are getting rare. Mostly imported from China.
DeleteThe soup and its ingredients is a complete meal for me.
ReplyDeleteFor me too!
Delete...Lotus root soup. now that's a new one for me!
ReplyDeleteWe drink lots of soup on hot days.
DeleteI love to cook. That Lotus root soup sounds like something I would like to try. Will look in my neighborhood for some. I live a block away from the Asian community here in Brooklyn.
ReplyDeleteI think you might be able to find the lotus root in the Asian market. Wish you the best!
DeleteI like your lotus root soup. Actually simple home cooked meals like this can be very satisfying.
ReplyDeleteJust 1 big bowl with all the ingredients is enough for my dinner without any rice.
DeleteHi nancy i love your simple homecooked meals, simple yet delicious and i like your sky photos
ReplyDeleteThank you, Libby! Most important we enjoy it!
DeleteLotus root. I've never heard about this one. What does it taste like?
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Monday Nancy. See ya.
Cruisin Paul
I can only say you will have to taste it to know.
DeleteLooks so delisious!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Natalia!
DeleteVery dramatic skies!
ReplyDeleteThank you, William!
DeleteI would love to have had dinner with you. it looks very good.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day and week, Nancy. ♥
Thank you, Sandee! I would love to share it with you! Have a beautiful new day!
DeleteThe food looks good and I love the sky shots. Have a good week Diane
ReplyDeleteThank you, Diane!
DeleteBuenas noches Nancy. Besitos.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Teresa!
DeleteYou cook beautiful dishes!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mimi! Actually these are very simple dishes to cook.
DeleteI like lettuce and rice ^.^
ReplyDeleteI like lettuce but cutting down on rice intake!
DeleteThank you, Francisco!
ReplyDeleteA very 'ching' and healthy meal.
ReplyDeleteYes, should be eating more of these healthy meals.
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