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| Pork Fried Rice |
Fried rice is one of my favorite things to make with leftover rice. Especially when there isn't enough rice for two portions. Somehow, by the time I add some frozen green peas and frozen corn, a grated carrot, a little bit of onions, the last bits of leftover roast pork, a scrambled egg, and a handful of peanuts, there's enough to make two portions of fried rice for us to enjoy.
Last week's meal plan options worked out quite well. I didn't keep track of exactly what we ate, but, we kept to the meal plan options for the most part.
It's a new week and it's time to make a new list of meal plan options. I am scheduled to have oral surgery on Friday, so, I am anticipating needing some soup and other soft food for a couple of days.
February Week 4 Meal Plan Options:
Brunches: Leftover French toast (Monday); bagels; tuna salad or egg salad sandwiches; soup; yogurt; milkrice (on Sunday, March 1)
Dinners: Pasta with chicken (Monday; me; daughter had leftovers from her dinner out with friends from Sunday); Soup; Chicken curry and rice; Salmon with vegetables and rice; Mashed potatoes; Leftovers
Snacks/Desserts: Tuna salad on crackers (Monday); peanuts; yogurt; fresh fruit/smoothies; gelatin dessert; ice cream; sugar cookies
I plan to order and pick up groceries on Tuesday and I will buy a container of ice cream and a couple of boxes of gelatin to have after my dental work.
What's on your meal plan for this week?
We don't plan for the whole week, but today's plan is homemade pizza. Good luck with your surgery.
ReplyDeleteHomemade pizza sounds delicious! I must suggest we make some to my daughter.
DeleteThank you, June. Not looking forward to the dental work, but, it is something which must be done.
I hope the oral surgery isn't too bad. Sounds like a good meal plan. I'm trying to use some things from the freezer as I have been picking up a few sale things as I have seen them.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon. I hate having dental work done, but, apparently, this is something that needs to be done!
DeletePlanning your meals around the sale items you've picked up is the way to go. That will help with your grocery budget. :)
The fried rice does look tasty. I've actually managed to stick to my meal plan this week, and I try to cook once, eat twice, so I'm not spending ages preparing food after a long day. Tomorrow and Thursday it's going to be Butternut squash, sweet potato and red lentil curry.
ReplyDeleteI hope your surgery goes smoothly on Friday. I'll be thinking of you. Xx
Thank you, Jules.
DeleteWell done with sticking to the meal plan and cooking once and eating twice, too. Your butternut squash, sweet potato, and red lentil curry sounds delicious!
I think that I'm going to have to take inspiration from you for the fried rice - it sounds delicious and worth deliberately making extra rice for 'leftovers'.
ReplyDeleteYou make the most amazing food.
Good luck with the surgery
Fried rice is my favorite "go to" when I have leftover rice and a few other items I can easily add to it. It can be totally vegetarian, too, if you like. A similar "chow mein"/fried noodles can be made with leftover pasta or noodles and vegetables. I do that from time to time.
DeleteThank you, Lyssa. Not looking forward to the oral surgery. But, my daughter will accompany me to drive me home, afterwards.
Growing up in England, rice was only ever encountered in a rice pudding. Now I buy it in a huge bag. I have only made fried rice once and I really should make it more often. Yours sounds and looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteRice was a staple when I was growing up; we sometimes ate it for all three meals in different forms. I like Indian rice pudding (kheer) the best, but, milkrice, if eaten with sugar, is a little like a thick rice pudding, too. Maybe you'll make some fried rice the next time you have some rice leftover. :)
Delete"Somehow, when I add loads of ingredients to a smallish portion of rice, I end up with more food"! Well, that's certainly a mystery 🤣 🤣🤣
ReplyDeleteGood luck at the dentist's. Enjoy the soups.
Ella
It's a miracle how the rice seems to expand! :D If I had needed to feed three people, I would have added some shredded cabbage to bulk it out a bit more! LOL.
DeleteThank you, Lady Ella. I'm not looking forward to the dental appointment!
I really like fried rice too but yours always looks better than mine.
ReplyDeleteI have some dumplings so maybe I'll make some fried rice and dumplings for diner.
Sounds like you had a good plan for week 4 of the month.
I'm sure your fried rice both tastes and looks good, Debra. Dumplings and fried rice sounds good. Usually when I serve fried rice, I consider it a complete meal and don't serve anything else with it.
DeleteThe week 4 meal plan worked out well enough, except I didn't buy the salmon! We will buy salmon another time. I haven't made a meal plan for this week, yet.