When in Hoi An, I do overdose of Cao Lau. And rightfully so because it is DELICIOUS. The prep and cooking of it though would make it a rather rare dish though since it does require a fair bit of prep and cooking time. BUT THAT FLAVOUR.. UGH.
So! I promised I would try and replicate that flavour and streamline it down into a cooking style that works for me but without sacrificing that nom nom nomminess.
Yeah it’s not a word but deal with it!
This recipe came about because I *was* diligently organising myself to do meal prep and I then realised my diligence was rubbish as the turkey mince I had bought smelled weird and I wasn’t going going to chance it. No big deal. No meat – I figured it was a good opportunity to vegetarian it up! I had a look at what I had in the fridge and pantry and decided to combine a new flavours that I don’t instinctively think of and BAM – This meal was born. So glad as it tastes amazingly good. Ideal of vegetarians or anyone who wants to add turkey mince in there or have the protein component of the meal as an addition!
This is a classic chicken salad from the Thailand, Cambodian Laos area. The proper name is Larb Gai and is quite often served with steamed rice or in lettuce cups. We’ve been a bit crafty in omitting some of the less healthy ingredients (namely – sugar!) but the taste is still fresh and amazing!
This meal was created one night when there was a mexican stand off in the kitchen. Actually not really. Neither Al or I wanted to cook – and clearly I was more hungry so I caved. Am ever so glad I did because this took next to no time to make and it was so fresh and delicious!
Casseroles are ever so simple to make and we like simple. We’ve got enough going on in our everyday lives so having a yummy and nutritious meal that we can prepare is definitely a must!
This is one of those recipes where having a slow cooker is AWESOME. Spend 10 minutes getting your ingredients prepped and then set it, go to work come home and enjoy ever so tender chickeny goodness!
If you want to make this meal OUTSIDE the Metabolic Window, Swap out the Potato and put in the equivalent serving of Pumpkin instead.
Stir-fries are all kinds of awesome. They are flavoursome and you can mix and match the contents to suit your tastes.
This one is healthy and full of flavour.
Want to enjoy this one outside the window? Ditch the noodles!
Rissoles are a nice easy meal to make. Yummy and quick. We like that.
These ones have a slight south east Asian flavour to them and are great to mix in with various other veges to go on the side. If you are eating these inside your window.. add a high energy carbohydrate on the side!
This dressing has evolved ever since one day I boughta BBQ Chicken from Coles for the first time since returning from the USA and they had changed the packaging.. it not looked like a chicken in a hand bag hence the name. Since it now had a fancy name.. I figured I better make a fancy dressing to go with it!
Now as time has gone by, this dressing has certainly had more things added to it but when it started, it was only
2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp of honey
1 tbsf of minced garlic
1 tsp of mixed dried herbs
I’ve since added and mixed it around some since then but it certainly has got better the more I played with it!