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Quick Tofu Fried Rice

I saw Tofu vegetable fried rice today through foodgawker and it inspired dinner!
Quick Tofu Fried Rice
1 block firm tofu, drained, pressed, cubed
1/2 onion, chopped
2 cups (ish?) leftover brown rice
1 cup (ish?) frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
1/3 cup (ish?) low-sodium soy sauce
freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon (ish?) vegetable oil

I drained the tofu, wrapped it in one paper [...]

Laptop Lunch #4

The fourth in a series of laptop lunches uses up leftovers and some fruit. Very quick to put together and tasty!

Laptop Lunch #2

Leftover homemade chicken fried rice (brown rice), cherries, grapes, carrots, celery and Laughing Cow light wedge. Tried to be mostly WW Core but the cheese isn’t.
Didn’t finish the carrots. Not a fan.

In case you’re curious how I transport my laptop lunch, here it is. Some use the insulated bag that they sell, and some just [...]

Chinese Roasted Chicken, Eggplant with Raw Garlic, Easy Garlic Rice

The muttermutter card reader crapped out again in the middle of import. It then wouldn’t work for the rest of the evening. Muttermutter. I’m buying a new one this weekend, hopefully. Apologies for no photo of the meal but enjoy an older photo of local honey instead!
Overall, the meal looked ok. The chicken was [...]

Time to panic? Food Shortage

Food prices have risen 40 percent on average since mid-2007, and have led to riots in the Caribbean, Africa and Asia. – Seattle PI

image courtesy litherland

Seriously? I know it’s gone up but 40% in a year?
The price of rice has more than doubled in the past five weeks, she said. The World Bank estimates food [...]