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loaded {summer vegetable} fried rice.

August 16, 2012 — 5 Comments

I made fried rice once before, and I was very “ehhh” about it.

Loaded {Summer Vegetable} Fried Rice

Now, fried rice is not something to be indifferent about.

No! Fried rice is something to crave. On a bad day, a good day … most definitely a hungover day.

Seriously. This fried rice does it for me. Why? Well, let’s start with the fact that we’re really eating a big bowl of vegetables. I have nothing against eating such things, but other people might – so I know this is a big deal. And as much as I enjoy vegetables, sometimes I’m not exactly satisfied after eating them on their lonesome.

This is a big bowl of vegetables that I’m happy to eat with a hangover. Tell me you’ve got veggies with that going on! No, really – tell me. One can never have too many healthy hangover cures.

In Healthy Eats, Main Dishes, On the Side asian recipes, brown rice, mushrooms, summer recipes, summer squash, zucchini

baked {shrimp + bacon} egg rolls.

August 13, 2012 — 11 Comments

How often do you get a craving for Chinese food?

Baked {Shrimp + Bacon} Egg Rolls

For me, it’s easy to define: When the hangover strikes. It’s either Chinese, or something Italian with red sauce like lasagna or pizza. Every time.

Eating after a night of drinking is, for me, why I’ll always carry an extra few pounds. This is why I’m convinced I’ll be at my thinnest when I’m pregnant – no drinking so no hangovers so no gorging myself for an entire day every time. Ha!

One thing I’ve been trying to work on is not to give in to this vicious cycle any longer. Or at least, clean it up a bit.

Enter healthy(-ish) Chinese food you can make at home. Score!

In Main Dishes, Starters asian recipes, bacon, cabbage, carrots, shrimp, soy sauce