My latest go-to for nursing a sour stomach is a hot bowl of rice and some miso soup. I cracked an egg over the rice, and some toasted nori and soy sauce for added flavor. It also doubles as a quick and easy breakfast, so I’ve been making sure to make some extra rice just in case. It seems like my stomach gets irritated every other day. We’ve been having more processed food lately, mostly due to time constraints and fatigue from working at a corporate hell hole.
That’s a story for a whole other post, preferably when I find another job.
With Autumn being on the horizon it felt somewhat appropriate for me to run out of my fave green cherry blossom tea today. I had the last brew of it this morning. Spent the rest of the day sipping away some green jasmine with grapefruit, perfect for the warm summer like day we were gifted.
Speaking of green tea, an interesting read popped up on my Mastodon feed this morning regarding the health benefits of green tea. It’s amazing for detox (which, as Overlord I already knew), it can help your heart, and possibly lower your blood pressure. It’s always been my go-to whenever I don’t feel the caffeinated need of black tea, and want just enough caffeine that I wouldn’t otherwise get from herbal or white teas.
Of course, if you don’t like tea this does fuck all to help you. But on the plus side it means there’s more tea for me to drink. 😛
The original plan was to make a cashew nut curry for my weekend breakfast, but our neighbors bamboozled us with some english muffins! So I decided to poach a couple of eggs with a homemade red curry sauce, added feta to garnish it. Then today I took the leftover sauce and had it over a goat cheese stuffed omelette, then topped it with a mix of olives and roasted red bell pepper. I would have taken a pic, but I couldn’t stop myself from eating it! Maybe next time!
But only because it was leftovers from my New Years Eve Brunch. I made a rice pilaf with peppers, onions and cherry tomatoes. Then I placed a fried egg on top and added sliced olives and feta with some bacon on the side. As an added bonus I had plenty leftover to bring some to work today!I have a three day weekend coming up and I’m already brainstorming what my next batch of poison is going to be. I’m sure it’ll be fab either way.
Spent a little over an hour playing more of Crash Bandicoot Warped, and up’d my gem count to 22! Gonna celebrate by taking a break from the game and pondering a different one to play tomorrow. 😛 Maybe one of my new games? Or perhaps something with music? Either way I have options…
It’s been awhile since I’ve made a food related post, hasn’t it? Every weekend I do myself a solid and make myself a fine breakfast/brunch since I don’t really do breakfast during the work week. We’re in autumn now, which means cooler weather and an opportunity to make use of the oven! The nice thing about egg bakes is being able to mix your fave ingredients/ pouring them into a bowl and letting the oven do it’s job! I was originally going to make an Italian Broccoli Oven Fritatta, but forgot a couple ingredients. Fortunately I have plenty of other ingredients to not only improvise, but make my own tasty abomination! You can adjust the ingredients to your liking, but this is what went into mine:
5 Eggs
Cooking Oil
1 Packet of frozen broccoli (chopped)
1 Cup of cooked rice
1/2 Cup of toasted onion
2 Small garlic cloves, or 1 big ass garlic clove finely chopped
1 Cup of grated cheddar cheese
2 Tbsp of grated parmesan cheese
1 Tbsp of parsley
1 Tsp of basil
1/2 cup of milk
Salt and Pepper to taste
Beat eggs until well combined. Mix in herbs, cheeses and milk. Set aside.
In a medium sized frying pan place enough oil in the pan to lightly coat the entire surface and set over medium heat. Cook the onion until translucent, unless you want them to be caramelized – remember to stir frequently! Add broccoli. Stir frequently and cook until tender, then add garlic and fry for about 30 to 45 seconds. Mix into egg mixture until well combined. Grease a baking dish with butter, or cooking spray and then pour the egg mixture into the dish. Bake at 350F (176C) for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand for five minutes. Serve with a salad or some toast.
Felt like making a Quinoa Bowl for Breakfast! Chopped up some bacon, fried an egg, and made the Mushroom Sauce recipe from the Skyrim Cookbook I picked up over the holidays! I’m using more cream than the recipe called for, and I also added some Parmesan cheese, because cheese.
Light a sacred cherry blossom soy candle for a peaceful rest
It’s finally nice to do some of the things 17 year old me always wanted to do. I remember a time when you couldn’t buy miso soup ingredients nearby, let alone have much in the way of pre-packaged miso. I remember reading about matcha, but not knowing where to get it without buying online. Now a days I can get a lot of this stuff locally and enjoy it to my hearts content! Plus, online options have also become more available and plentiful!
The participants underwent cognitive function and sleep quality evaluations, as well as various blood and neuroimaging tests, at the start and end of the trial, which the researchers describe as a double blind placebo-controlled randomized comparative study. At the end of the year, the matcha group, compared to the placebo group, displayed “a significant improvement in social cognition assessed with a facial expression recognition test, specifically, the precision of their perception of emotions based on facial expression.”
As a celebrated tea drinker I see nothing wrong with this! I’ve actually started drinking some matcha sweetened with monkfruit in the evening recently, and maybe it’s a coincidence but I do have an easier time waking up in the morning.
I’m already wondering how I would go about replicating that? Probably with a good white chocolate base and some blended grapes topped with a blend of yogurt? Either way I’m getting ideas.
As I was making my way through my RSS feed this morning to make my lunch break slightly entertaining — I happened upon this article about a new sauce at KFC South Korea that can only be obtained if you order it online.
But is it worth it?
The article is an interesting read. If I could afford to travel the world I’d love to try not just what each country had to offer as traditional cuisine, but also experience places like KFC, and even McDonalds JUST to taste their own style of Murican’ cuisine!
