I also enjoyed a few days off from cooking ever since we overcame the fear of taking away food (or rather, our hunger for restaurant cooked food overcame us!). I remember how my babysitter used to cook for her family every day, every meal. Looking back, I don't know how she managed! She would churn out 6 or 7 dishes every meal on her own. She is a real superwoman.
One of the meals I cooked last week was a mussel dish stir fried with minced garlic, minced ginger, minced lemongrass (white bits only), birds eye chillies and chopped coriander to garnish. I cooked it in a wok for just long enough for the mussels to open up. You won't need to add any stock or water (or wine) because the mussels will release their own juices as they open up and it is so so sweet, so good to drink like soup.
The dish was part of our Easter celebration. This year, it was a circle of eating, napping, watching tv, exercising to videos on Centr and sleeping. It was very relaxing. People were urged not to go out this year and between the weather and the Victorian police, I think the message got through to most people. It was raining and very windy on the Easter weekend, and the police roamed the streets looking for people who were loitering to fine them. Gaz told me he saw many police cars on the road when he was driving to pick up our food.
I can't wait for next week to see what other new routines I can incorporate into my day!
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