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If you told me I will love this Malaysian Roasted Cauliflower, I would tell you you are crazy. I love raw cauliflower as well as fried but I never thought I would be into this one at all, but it is so good. You must try it!!!
Anyway, I finally get in the mood to write. Literally finishing one small paragraph and my babies whom I love very much, just had to come into my office.
One by one in the rotation and ask for something; food, paper, glue sticks, what game should they play and the list is endless.
There is no winning that war, I tell you. I just turn everything off and make something for them to eat, that would shut them up right away.
This is one of the side dishes or snacks as I like to call it, I made for my family this past week.
Not only that my family, to my surprise, like it, but each time I’ve used whole cauliflower and it was eaten. I was happy because it is a healthy snack, and it is full of flavor.
Malaysian Satay Seasoning is mainly used for Satay, of course. For seasoned and diced or sliced chicken, lamb, beef, pork, fish, or tofu, skewered and grilled meat, served with a sauce.
You can most defiantly make your own. You can combin coriander, turmeric, ginger, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, lemongrass, some chili, etc. some salt and pepper, olive oil, lemon juice to give even more flavor and voila.
However, I thought how much flavor would give if I try it with cauliflower. I love cauliflower and my family, but I usually like it raw or fried. I, on the other hand, can eat it, however, it is made, and this one was a winner for sure.
The first look and I could tell it was something out of their comfort zone. However, when they tried it there were no complaints whatsoever. I jumped in my car soon after and bought three more cauliflower. It was that good!
This video is pretty old, and I am just now updating a recipe and pictures. I will work on a new video in the upcoming weeks.
If you decide to make Malaysian Roasted Cauliflower please let me know in the comments or share it with me on social media such as Instagram or Facebook; @sandraseasycooking with the same hashtag #sandraseasycooking.
If you are private you can DM me a pic. I would love to see your creations!
Easy and Tasty Side dish: Malaysian Roasted Cauliflower
This could be served as a side dish. Pair it with rice, chicken or fish. You can make a soup with roasted cauliflower.
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How are you, my friends? Everything going peachy on your end of the world?
I took a little break…not a real break, but ones I start to read a book my nose cannot get unglued from the pages. Some books I can read many times, just like watching certain movies and it feels as I am reading it or watching it for the first time.
I have a few favorite movies that I think I watched at least 50 times, if not more… I am a sucker for the periodical English movies!
But then again I can read Jane Austin books million times and never get tired. With few projects on my hand and a book, I kind of lost myself and neglected this corner. OK! I know you came for food…and I am talking about books and movies! Sorry…
This is Korean style Inarizushi. It is originated in Japan, so it is a Japanese type of sushi that Korea adapted.
There is a slight difference but not much at all. If you never had it at the sushi bar or bought it already made, say in Publix or healthy food store, the taste is very delicious. Yubu = soybean curd (fried tofu) | Cho= vinegar | Bap = cooked grains (rice,beans,barley etc.).
Even though this is an instant version, and I didn’t tuck the rice into the fried soybean as you would normally see, by the way, I have an explanation why; it was still delicious and perfect for lunch boxes and make a great snack! Why didn’t I tuck it or turn around? I wanted you to see how pretty it looks on the inside.
So, when you get instant one, as I did -fried tofu pouches are packed into plastic and in liquid, which you squeeze out before filling it with rice. I know, I took the easy way out but let me tell ya, it saves so much time. It also comes with dried seasoning, sauce (vinegar, sugar, and salt),
What I like to do, is adding many different vegetables, sometimes even leftover minced meat and mixing it with rice. It is that much more flavorful, healthier and of course delicious but possibilities what you can mix with the rice are endless.
Q: What Box is safe for me and my child?
A: Look for the boxes that have clear written label that they are BPA FREE just in case if they are plastic-
BPA stands for bisphenol. BPA is an industrial chemical that has been used to make certain plastics and resins since the 1960s. Seeking out BPA-free products may not always be easy to do. Some manufacturers do label their products as BPA-free, but some do not. If a product isn’t labeled, keep in mind that most aluminum cans or bottles have linings that contain BPA, while steel bottles or can do not. Polycarbonate plastic is generally hard, clear, lightweight plastic. It often has the No. 7 recycling symbol on the bottom. (source Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.from Mayo-clinic)
◾ When you are making food at night for the next day lunch boxes make sure about the box like mentioned above. Always preheat food after taking it out of the fridge, let it cool down a bit then close the lid.
◾ IF you are using seasoned PANKO bread crumbs, be careful how much seasoning/salt you are using on chicken. If your breadcrumbs are plain to make sure to season it. TASTE and see!!!
◾ For this, I used long grain rice, but it is best if you use short grain premium rice. The best results.
FOR MORE LUNCH BOXES VISIT SCHOOL/WORK LUNCH BOX PAGE
Lunchbox option:
Beef Meatballs
1 Boiled egg
Hot dog (1/2)
Broccoli
Grape Tomatoes
Few slices of Eng. Cucumber
Grapes
Water for beverage or sugar free beverage
When you are making lunch box, please use what you have. It doesn’t take too much time to pack if you prepare at night, and if you have leftovers, lunch box will be done even faster.
Of course, it doesn’t have to be exactly the same, I want to give you an idea and to encourage you to make it at least a few days out of the working/school week. The expression on the child’s face is priceless, and this goes beyond the PB&J sandwich.
Somebody recently said: “Your lunch-boxes are cute, but how do I make my child a hot meal?”
What I do after preparing everything at night, I preheat it in the morning what needs to be preheated. Then simply put it together. It is still warm, not as hot as you would get after cooking it right away, but let me tell ya, even a warm meal is better than cafeteria food.
Offer a child color, choices for fresh fruits and vegetables, and last but not least talk to your child and see what he/she would like to eat the next day. Your child can eat a homecooked hot meal when it gets home.
Besides, you can sometimes pack a lunch in the thermal lunch box, and it will, of course, keep the food warm.
Communication is the key because your child will be part and included in his healthy meal choices and it’s up to us parents to suggest healthier one.
Where you can get instantly fried tofu kit?
Korean, Japanese, Asian or International markets/stores.
Now, let’s get cookin’
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Even though I did not have cabbage in my garden to make Cabbage and Barley Rice Soup I was still so excited that my garden produced beautiful veggies.
Still, it was fantastic to pick some fresh produce and cook with it for my family.
Those green monsters, as well as bunnies and birds, ate a lot of it.
I guess that’s okay, next time I will be more prepared as this was my first real-real garden.
Most of the ingredients that you see in the pictures are either from our garden or organic. By the way, those yummy red tomatoes are from my neighbour.
They have the sweetest and juiciest tomatoes ever, so he always brings us during summertime. Don’t I have the best neighbour?
I just wish mine turn out like that. Seriously, they are so good that I eat them like an apple.
I really hope you give this simple soup a try because it is delicious, but I understand that it is not everybody’s cup of tea.
I need something spicy with it for example to give more heat and flavour, my daughter loves it with onions and boys to dip bread in and eat it with pickles.
If you are a cabbage lover, this soup is for you, plus it is very healthy and light.
On the other hand, you CAN add bacon, smoked sausage/meat in it to give you that smoky flavour.
We love it like that too, and it is not bad at all however since we try to have sometimes clean meals, I omitted bacon or any meat.
So it is truly very healthy soup. However, you may add any meat that you wish. These few days have been a little colder than usual.
Actually, it’s very unusual to have a temp in 70’s F in mid of July so comforting soup is just what we needed.
Now, if you don’t like barley rice, you can add few cubed potatoes, brown rice, lentils or rice, but we love barley so that’s why I am adding it most often.
If you get inspired and make Cabbage and Barley Rice Soup, please tag me on Instagram. @sandraseasycooking with hashtag #sandraseasycooking. Thank you!
Yummy and easy Cabbage and Barley Rice Soup
This soup can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days. You can add more vegetables, such as peppers, peas, green beans, potatoes etc. OR instead of rice, you can add lentils.
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