#TonightsDinner - home cooked pan fried chicken breast, Mafalde corte pasta, peas, white button mushrooms, diced red onion, and a light Alfredo sauce.
Managed to find the energy and will to cook for myself tonight (with a lot of leftovers), rather than grab a frozen meal.
It’s been a real mental drain this last month - having to recover after leaving a job, anxiety turned up to 11, and being in a freeze mode for so long as a result.
Tonight's ADHD | Depression Meal:
Roast Beef and Gravy over Garlic Mashed Potatoes w/ Mushrooms and Asparagus
Total Prep Time: ~1 minute
Instructions:
Heat water to boiling in kettle (~30 seconds). Heat asparagus in microwave for about 30 seconds. Mix boiling water into mashed potatoes, stir, and then plate. Season as desired (eg black pepper, MSG, garlic powder). Place mushrooms and roast beef and gravy on top of mashed potatoes (I don't bother heating these as the mashed potatoes will be plenty hot). Plate asparagus and season.
Gonna start a food series.
ADHD Friendly - Depression Meals
Criteria:
- Shelf stable: canned, tinned, glass (If I buy fresh, things tend to go bad as I forget about them. This also lets me buy in bulk and get savings.)
- Not frozen (I really dont like frozen things... don't know why...)
- At least one starch, protein, and veggie
- VERY QUICK to make. Like a minute... tops... Can eat it right out of the can if I want.
- Individually proportioned. If there are any leftovers, they have to be eaten the next day or I will forget about them and they'll go bad.
To start us off, I've made:
Tamales with Spanish Rice and Refried Beans
- Served with a light sauce, shredded cheese, and guacamole.
Instructions:
1 minute to microwave rice. Used that time to open the tamales and beans and lay out on plate. Heated those both for 40 seconds in the microwave. Drizzled sauce from can over tamales, rice, and beans. Sprinkled shredded cheese on beans and dollop of guacamole on the side.
(Note: I used half a can of tamales and half a can of beans. I'll need to eat those tomorrow, maybe with eggs and call it breakfast, or it'll go bad. I used two guacamole pods, but only one rice cup. The guacamole is stored in the fridge but because they're single serving they last a while.)
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Tinker ☀️