Dinner: 'Salt and oil' rice with poached egg and bok choi

Image 1:  'Salt and oil' rice with egg and bok choi

Food synopsis: White rice flavoured with salt and olive oil with a 'poached' egg poached, served with blanched bok choi with garlic.
N.b. Need to learn how to choose the freshest eggs from a basket selling "fresh eggs". For some reason, the yolk of this one is half yellow half greyish-white, which I am sure isn't right...

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There is a reason why the food description cannot get any more complicated than the above.

1. Trying to use minimal ingredients
2. Minimal pots, pans and utensils
3. Minimal space for chopping, washing, general preparing and serving
4. Personally aiming for minimal grease in the kitchen and clean up afterwards
4. Little time when compared to magnitude of hunger in my stomach

Dinner: Rice and vegetables

Image 1: Short grain rice and boiled vegetables with olive oil and soy sauce

Due to the lack of ingredients at home and motivation to cook something more. I actually had double the amount of vegetables seen here. Ate the first half whilst waiting for the rice to cook. Only have 1 pot to cook in.

Roast chicken drumsticks & butternut squash

Image 1: Roast chicken drumsticks with butternut squash

Food synopsis: Dry heat applied to chicken drumsticks massaged and marinaded with Italian herbs, freshly ground black peppercorns with a hint of lemon and olive oil.

The chicken flesh is steaming with juicy goodness, semi-encased by crispy skin which really shouldn't be eaten if you're looking after your health.

The pumpkin has that slightly dehydrated and shriveled look. But one bite through the crispy caramel skin reveal so tender  orange flesh soaked with the lemon and juices from the bottom of the pan.
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My first roast, prepared without help from those more experienced at cooking than myself.

Dinner: salmon, chicken satay, pumpkin

Image 1: (Clockwise from top left) Stir-fried bok choi, satay chicken, steamed butternut pumpkin, white rice and pan-fried salmon

Dinner: Spicy black bean beef and tofu

Image 1: Spicy black bean beef and tofu with rice

Dinner: Fried rice and GL veg

Image 1: Egg fried rice with mixed frozen vegetables and stir-fry bok choy

Dinner: Fried rice and pineapple salad

Image 1: Egg fried rice with frozen mixed vegetables and pineapple and capsicum salad

Classic night of cleaning up left over rice and food getting a bit old in the fridge.

Dinner: Beef rice noodle soup

Image 1: Beef rice noodle soup with extra veges

Dinner: Omelette

Image 1: Plain egg omelette, bok choi, green tea and white rice

Dinner: Pasta shells with salad

Image 1: Cucumber, tomato and corn salad with pasta shells and tomato

I don't know what sort of cuisine to call this.

It is Chinese? Italian? "Modern Australian" (Whatever that means)? Or "home brand"?

Ideas most welcome.

Pan fried salmon with rice and stirfry zucchini

Image 1: Stir fry zucchini with garlic, pan fried salmon fillets and plain white rice

Another typical dinner: Carbs, protein and vegetables washed down with hot liquid (tea). Not eaten all in the one night, there's enough protein there for 3 serves!

Zucchini and onion omelette with rice and veg

Image 1: Zucchini and onion omelette, rice and left over zucchini and onion

Dinner: Spicy salt and pepper calamari

Image 1: Very spicy salt and pepper calamari with rice and frozen veg

Made a massive mistake with the salt and pepper calamari. When making up the batter, I was sprinkling the chilli powder through the tiny hole I made in the corner of the packet, but was barely getting any through. It wasn't the first time I'd been impatient with the chilli packet, so I decided that the time was ripe to cut a slightly larger hole in the corner.

So I did. But alas! Still feeling very impatient, I used the same rigorous tipping and shaking action. Probably had a heaped teaspoon's worth of chilli powder when 1/8tsp would have adequately tingled my taste buds.

So, pain beyond pain when eating!!! My mouth felt like to was burning, and tears were coming down

Pan fried fish with rice and mixed veg

Image 1: Pan fried fish with vinegar sauce, rice and mixed frozen veg

Vegetarian moussaka

 

Image 1: Vegetarian moussaka just out the oven

Image 2: Moussaka and bread