Last night’s dinner

So I don’t often put a lot of effort into cooking, though I really do enjoy it; I usually feel like “what’s the point? It’s just me here” or I’m tired. Most days I’ll do something simple, like a burger, fry up some perogies, or bake some of those frozen chicken cordon bleus. I make good use of the rice cooker I bought before I moved, I love that little thing.

On Saturday I went grocery shopping with my parents – after not being able to for 3 weeks due to emergency money issues – and had on my list a bag of stir fry veggies. I had used a bag that I bought long ago back at the old apartment with some sauce I bought then too. It was good but I was telling my mom how I had to pick out most of it since I don’t like cooked peppers, or onions, etc. She ran off and grabbed a bunch of fresh vegetables and dumped them in my cart. I had already planned something for dinner that night so I promised I would cook on Sunday night.

So yesterday I pulled a chicken breast from the freezer and thawed it in the afternoon while I played games and did more dishes (I swear these things just don’t stop). I cut up all the vegetables while I cooked the chicken (cut into cube pieces) in a little margarine and some fresh chopped garlic. The veggies I had were carrots, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, mushrooms, and bean sprouts. I wanted to use cabbage also but didn’t find one that wasn’t huge or overpriced or both.

As it was my wok was totally full. I put some more chopped garlic in first, then the big veggies and bean sprouts last. The sauce was teriyaki, I forget the brand as I’m not at home right now. When it was done it smelled and tasted awesome even though there was a fair bit of liquid in the bottom, suspecting that was from the cooking of vegetables that are mostly water.  :P

I brought the leftovers to work for lunch and it was just as delicious as last night; and couldn’t help but show off my craft. Two things will get geeky guys’ attention: homecooked food and either tech or boobs (work vs. home). It felt good to have made tasty food from scratch even though my kitchen was a disaster… I am a good cook but a very messy one.

So, not something I would do all the time, but it was a lot of fun and the result was awesome! I still think I would be much more inclined to cook like this if I had someone to cook for/with, but that has not happened just yet. Something to look forward to imo.