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Thanks for the well wishes.. I’m still sickly but slowly getting better. I honestly don’t know what’s taking me so long to kick this bug. The best part about it is that I have an excuse not to cook for a week! Who wants sickly, infected people cooking food? Not me.

My parents have been making fried rice for as long as I can remember. It’s one of those dishes that my dad can make when my mom’s out of town; it’s that easy. This can be customized to your own taste buds. Sometimes I add in green beans, peas, carrots, green onions, etc., depending on what I have in my refrigerator. Other times, I make it completely plain with just meat for the DB.

You can buy Chinese sausage at most Asian supermarkets like 99 Ranch Market. I found mine at Costco, believe it or not! Oh, don’t worry… I didn’t make this while I was sick. This was from a while ago. It really helps having a full queue of posts!

Fried Rice

Ingredients

2 cups rice, uncooked
1/2 onion, diced
2-3 chinese sausages
2 eggs, scrambled with a fork
1 1/2 tablespoons oyster sauce
half can of corn, drained
pinch of salt & sugar
sricaha (optional)

Directions

Cook rice according to the directions on package.
Slice the chinese sausages and cook them with the diced onions in a large saucepan over medium heat, moving occasionally to make sure they don't burn, about 5 minutes.
Once they are charred on the edges, remove the meat and onions from heat and set aside.
Using the same pan with the oils left in, pour in the scrambled eggs over low-medium heat for a minute. Add the rice on top. Continue stirring together the rice and eggs, until the eggs are thoroughly cooked.
Return the sausage, onions, and corn back into the pot.
Add the oyster sauce, salt, and sugar, mixing well.
Serve topped with sriarcha, if you want.

https://lovintheoven.com/fried-rice/

I made this recipe a while ago when we first moved into our apartment, and I’m JUST getting around to posting it now. My bad.

We all know how much the DB despises vegetables, right? Well, I told him before we moved in together that I could make him eat it. He obviously disagreed and told me I was crazy, but I decided to do it when he least expected it. I found this recipe on The Chic Life and knew it’d be perfect for sneaking some veggies into the DB’s stomach without him even questioning the dish.

He’s a huge fan of mashed potatoes (potatoes in any form, for that matter) and by mashing some cauliflower into the dish, he devoured all of it without question. Once he had a couple of servings, I told him what was actually in it and he was shocked. He couldn’t tell the difference besides that the texture was “a little more liquid-y than normal.” That could be fixed by adding less milk.

I served mine with a dollop of sour cream on top, but you can feel free to add chives, butter, anything you want. Enjoy!

Sneaky Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

3 medium potatoes, rinsed, peeled, and cut into 1 1/2″ pieces.
1 entire cauliflower, rinsed and chopped into 1 1/2" pieces
1/4 – 1/3 cup milk (you may need more depending on your preferred texture and you can substitute cream or half and half for a richer taste)
3 tablespoons butter (you may need more depending on your preferred texture)
pinch of salt
fresh-cracked pepper, to taste

Directions

Boil water in a large pot. Add a pinch of salt and the potatoes, cooking for about 20 minutes.
Add the cauliflower when there's about 7-8 minutes left of the cooking time.
Drain the potatoes and cauliflower. Return them to the empty pot on the stove with the heat off and let rest for 2-3 minutes.
Add the butter, 1/4 cup milk, salt, and pepper to the pot and mash. Add additional milk and/or butter if necessary. Add additional salt/pepper till the mixture reaches your desired flavor.

https://lovintheoven.com/sneaky-mashed-potatoes/

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