I knew this week was going to be full of stress and I was psyching myself for long days (aka. overtime!). Nevertheless, I managed to make my meals.
Salmon Farfalle (bow-tie pasta)
My ingredients: farafalle, sour cream, olive oil, pepper, oregano, white onions, cherry tomatoes, a few sticks of asparagus and salmon (I only used half of the salmon for this).
In olive oil, sautee garlic, onions, tomatoes and the salmon. Add a bit of salt, pepper and oregano. Salmon cooks pretty fast, so all this happens in just a few minutes. I press on the tomatoes so that the juices come out. It adds to the taste.
Add the sour cream and the asparagus, just leave it on the heat for a couple of minutes. If you find that the sauce is too sour for your taste, simply sprinkle some parmesan cheese to the mix.
Day one’s meal is done. I paired it with some snacks below:
Egg Fritata
I had more time to prepare, so I thought I’d experiment with making Egg Fritata.
My ingredients: olive oil, black pepper, milk, parmesan cheese, about 4 eggs, chopped leeks, peas
The original recipe’s instructions were to take the peas out of the pod, and put it in the mix. But I found the peas too small, so it probably won’t do anything for the dish. I decided to take it out of the mix and use the peas as a side dish.
Sautee the leeks in oil until soft.
Beat the eggs and pour on to the pan.
It was at this point that I realized the recipe actually said to cook this in a double broiler. Too late then, so i simply monitored the pan and made sure the egg was properly cooked and the bottom does not burn.
When I took it out, it looked like this. There were some burnt parts, but all in all, it looked good.
I made pizza slices, added the lightly boiled peas. This was my lunch and snacks for the day.
Waldorf Salad
For salad day, i went with a refreshing Waldorf Salad.
Ingredients: chopped celery, sliced grapes, sliced apples, chopped almonds and cashews.
*the original waldorf salad uses chopped walnuts, but a bag of walnuts here in SG is way too expensive, so I had to improvise a little bit.
Prepare a bed of lettuce.
Add mayonnaise to the ingredients and mix it all up.
And voila! Waldorf Salad to go!
