Hamster Farmer's Profile
if you could change the way you prepared food....what would it be?
I love doing the prep work (washing, peeling, slicing, whatever).
I would change a few things - I'd like the luxury of time to find & buy local ingredients for all my meals. And I'd like to have a full-size freezer right next to a full-size fridge. I want 20+ cu ft of each kind of space (freezer & fridge) rather than a stupidly small freezer that cramps the too-small fridge.
Oh, and I'd like my cheap oven to grow a window in the door. Who knew they still made ovens without a window? Apparently whoever built this house bought the cheapest possible appliances.
But biggest on my list would be the time to get all ingredients locally from farmers who know their manure.
need quick high protein lunch ideas please
Edamame salad (use frozen shelled edamame, super fast to make)
"Fajitas without Tortillas" - leftover grilled steak or chicken, sliced peppers & onions, avocado in a lettuce wrap (add salsa and hot sauce to taste)
Also, try making soups & freezing them. I use the Ziploc containers with screw-on lids and a 2-c block of frozen soup keeps itself cold in an insulated lunch bag. A few high protein soups I love are:
Chicken Tortilla (chipotle peppers in adobo sauce are an essential ingredient)
Beef Veggie (flank steak or brisket works well)
Mulligatawny made with brown rice
IMHO pasta and potatoes do not fare well in frozen soups, but rice, corn, and barley do just fine.
