Stir fry!
Sabine_Stroehm
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For folk who don't know me, my "story" (to ''splain" dinner):
I was raised by "american" parents of the depression. But in reality, my mom didn't enjoy cooking, didn't know how to cook (for whatever reasons...), so we were raised on the 1970s "dogma", minus the passion. aka lots of convenience foods and snacks.
My husband was raised by poor healthy eating Chinese parents who, over the years (after he left home), became mostly raw food vegans. But since he was raised by parents who were poor immigrants. So "stir fry whatever we have" was the mantra.
It's a VALUE in our home, for many reasons, not the least of which is the history that led to and formed the foundation for their immigration.
So, I grew up not knowing how to cook but by parents of the depression. And married into something very different, and that merger is something that we hold with the utmost respect.
In OUR HOME, there's a value for healthy eating and there's a value on frugality. Hubs and I have created an authentic environment of "healthy and frugal eating". As a joke, with real heart and value, we have "stir fry whatever we have" on a regular basis. We try (within reason) to cook dinner with ingredients we have, and often stir fry whatever we have. And we aim to create nutrient dense, mostly plant based meals.
Google is our friend. Tonight I made a stir fry "whatever we have" and MAN was that good!
http://www.food.com/recipe/stir-fry-mushrooms-and-bell-peppers-284500
plus tofu.
thanks for letting me share!
I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to learn more simple EtL stir fry recipes!
EAT TO LIVE, ASIAN STYLE!
I was raised by "american" parents of the depression. But in reality, my mom didn't enjoy cooking, didn't know how to cook (for whatever reasons...), so we were raised on the 1970s "dogma", minus the passion. aka lots of convenience foods and snacks.
My husband was raised by poor healthy eating Chinese parents who, over the years (after he left home), became mostly raw food vegans. But since he was raised by parents who were poor immigrants. So "stir fry whatever we have" was the mantra.
It's a VALUE in our home, for many reasons, not the least of which is the history that led to and formed the foundation for their immigration.
So, I grew up not knowing how to cook but by parents of the depression. And married into something very different, and that merger is something that we hold with the utmost respect.
In OUR HOME, there's a value for healthy eating and there's a value on frugality. Hubs and I have created an authentic environment of "healthy and frugal eating". As a joke, with real heart and value, we have "stir fry whatever we have" on a regular basis. We try (within reason) to cook dinner with ingredients we have, and often stir fry whatever we have. And we aim to create nutrient dense, mostly plant based meals.
Google is our friend. Tonight I made a stir fry "whatever we have" and MAN was that good!
http://www.food.com/recipe/stir-fry-mushrooms-and-bell-peppers-284500
plus tofu.
thanks for letting me share!
I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to learn more simple EtL stir fry recipes!
EAT TO LIVE, ASIAN STYLE!
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I think this is brilliant. Stir fry is awesome- being frugal is just being clever and respectful . Your family rock.
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Love it. I do much the same thing, although I call it "clean out the crisper drawer veggies" (actually created a recipe in MFP for it lol) when I throw everything into a stir-fry. I usually just do a simple soy, ginger and garlic for flavoring, but I always think I should try more things.0
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Yes, we modified things a bit, no oil, and added ginger and a couple of other things. We kept the soy sauce though. That's non-negotiable in my house.
It's quite a fun challenge, and over the years I'm getting better at it! (Given that I don't actually cook!)0
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