Lin Said: #RamadhanRecreATE 2017

Hello!

Ramadhan is here!

I thought about what I could do for myself this month.

& why not start with the one thing that is pretty relevant to the month (and probably the only thing everyone would relate the month to) - FOOD.

Basically, I'm going to attempt cooking at least 4days/week.

& the food that I'll be cooking up has to be of a healthier alternative.

No, I am not trying to stop eating carbs.

To be honest, I agreed to this because I was genuinely curious.

About what?

"You are what you eat."

Is that why I feel sluggish and bloated all the time, especially after meals?

What about my eating habits?

Given my current working shift, I always reach home in time for/a little later than dinner time.

So I really want quick, light, almost "useful" meals that could fit into my daily life.

At least for this month.

Let's start with Week 1.

I'm calling these posts;

#RamadhanRecreATE

Will explain later.

Shrimp & Quinoa.

Recipe here!

Salmon & Quinoa.

Here, I used the same quinoa from the recipe above.

Salmon was seasoned with Smoked Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder and pan fried.

I added the broccoli to the salmon in the last 5 minutes, assembled everything together, and done!

Fried Quinoa Rice.

Exactly the same ingredients, but cooked a little differently.
Flaked up half of the cooked salmon from the day before, threw in the broccoli and sweet corn (fav) and a tiny bit of soy sauce, and done!

Chicken Wrap #1.

I am terrible at wrapping/rolling wraps, really.

The aluminum foil saved my wrap.

What's inside;

Shredded chicken breast, seasoned with salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic powder.

Quartered Cherry Tomatoes.

Baby Spinach, pan fried with some olive oil, garlic powder, salt, pepper.

A slice of cheese, a squeeze of Sriracha, wrapped in a Wholegrain Tortilla and toasted on a dry pan on both sides.

Chicken Wrap #2.

What's inside;

Leftover Chicken Breast from Chicken Wrap #1, heated up with a squeeze of Sriracha and honey.

Quartered Cherry Tomatoes.

Baby Spinach and Sweet Corn, cooked the same way as CW#1.

Scrambled eggs.

Wrapped in a Wholegrain Tortilla, toasted on a dry pan on both sides.

Week 2!

Zaru Soba.

This one was abit of a cheat as I bought the ready-made packaged Zaru Soba from Isuramuya, where I had iftar with Dina and Rifqa the other day.
It's a cold dish, and really easy since the only thing you had to do was boil the noodles, and then serve.
Pretty tasty too.
Soba itself were tasteless, hence the dipping sauce.

Quina Pizza.

Recipe here if you would like to try it for youself!

The process of making the crust itself was really, really simple and straightforward.
The only thing I'd do differently next time is to add more spices into the quinoa before blending it up. because I found that the quinoa taste/smell kind of overpowered the overall taste.
Oh, I threw on a bunch of random stuff on it.
Tomato sauce, shredded chicken, cherry tomatoes, button mushrooms, cheese, dried oregano..
You name it.

Stir Fry Soba.

Another quick meal.
Think, the Salmon Quinoa fried rice from before.
Veggies and leftover shredded chicken cooked in soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper, toss in cooked Soba noddles, enjoy!
By the way, might I add that the shredded chicken is just chicken breast seasoned with salt, pepper, ground cumin and cayenne pepper, pan fried in olive oil. :>

Tofu Wrap.

Went completely meatless here, which I'm quite surprised by myself.
(I love meat.)

I marinated the Tofu overnight in a mixture of soy sauce an sesame oil.
I then fried them in a teeny bit of olive oil till crispy on the sides/edges.
Gave the veggies a toss in the remaining sauce, wrapped it up and done!