Why is it that when I step into Office Depot -- this time to fix a printer -- my ears ring, my heart races, and my blood begins to boil? People probably think I'm a pretty calm chica but some days I walk around with a match under me lighting me on fire. Ka-boom! I decided to cool off the other night with some cooking. The chopping of onions to a little Liza Minnelli does wonders for shaking off anger.
About 20 years ago my mom used to make a meat-and-rice combo and it struck me that I could do something similar with Morningstar tofu crumbles. First I sautéd 1/2 a yellow onion and a shallot in some extra virgin olive oil. Then I added a diced zucchini, carrot, and green pepper and squirted in a T of lemon juice. Then I added 1/2 bag of the tofu crumbles and some garlic marinara, which I let stew together for another 5 or so minutes. I then added a couple T of extra chunky salsa. Is this weird? Probably not the way mom did it. Then I made 1.5 c of brown rice and stirred it all together. Not bad, and it distracted me from my lame printing problem for a bit.
A friend recently told me that when I'm in the kitchen I don't follow directions. The thing about not following directions is that sometimes it really works, and sometimes it just doesn't. At all. The same goes for life, no?
Thanks for reading and for your comment - it's very encouraging. Eat well!
ReplyDeleteYAY for not following directions! Makes life so much more fun and interesting, no? :-)
ReplyDeleteOh WOW, your rice dish looks heavenly... Mmmm, Morningstar crumbles rock... :-)
I find huge stores like Office Depot rather stressful as well... :-)