Reply #8: buy a wok

[Kenneth ken]

you can make a ton of meals in a wok, and have a huge variety:

meat:
beef
chicken
pork

vegetables:
broccoli
carrots
cauliflower
beans
peas
yellow sqaush
zucchini squash
onion
garlic
red bell peppers
green bell peppers
yellow bell peppers
spinach
bok choy

fruits:
apples
orange sections
pineapple

spices:
sage
parsley
marjoram
thyme
basil
cayenne pepper


pretty much anything you can think of can go in wok cooking. I buy for instance a pound of carrots, chop them into bite size pieces put them in a container, then when I am cooking use a small amount.

It's all mix-and-match. One busy day, an hour or so chopping up food, then the rest of the week, just pick any 2-6 items, throw them in the wok, and you've got a meal in less than 10 minutes.

If you're using meat, brown it in the wok first, with just a bit of oil. Then add the harder veggies, broccoli, carrots, etc. with water, now you're going to steam the rest - let them cook about 5 minutes or so, then add the softer foods, peppers peas, for a couple minutes, last leafy veggies, or fruits. I personally like to add the herbs and spcies early on. Add water as necessary, whenever the steam starts to run out.

Serve it over rice, or drop some of those dry noodles in the wok for a minute or so.

Just that little list, and you can have a huge variety of meals. It's all the same, but it all tastes different. so none of it's the same.