Food
Pesto
| Dish | Key ingredients | Side dish |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta pesto pantesco No pine nuts |
Tomatoes Basil Parsley Capers Parmesan |
Garlic bread |
| Pasta with pesto cream sauce | Tomatoes Double cream |
Focaccia |
| Pesto snails | Flour Butter Milk Cheese |
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| Lunch | Grilled cheese | Panzanella | |||||
| Apple butter cookies | |||||||
| Dinner | Savoury rice Fried egg |
Sheet pan gnocchi with za'atar | Red lentil soup Garlic bread |
Rice, TVP chilli
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| Breakfast | |||||||
| Lunch | Black bean quesadilla | Cheese Ploughman's | Corn muffins | ||||
| Dinner | Olive veg fried rice | Black bean potato nachos Pico de gallo |
Loaded miso soup | TVP chilli Cheesy corn muffins |
Chilli macaroni cheese | Tomato penne | Fish burgers |
Prep notes
- Weekend prep: Cook black beans in IP (1:3 ratio, 35 minutes), cook chilli (only use Sauté mode), make pico de gallo, bake cheesy corn muffins
- Cook extra rice with the first rice meal
- Chop all bok choy with first rice meal
Haricot beans, broccoli, anchovies, celery
Sunday prep
Cook white beans Bake cheesy corn muffins
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| Breakfast | |||||||
| Lunch | Corn muffins | ||||||
| Cinnamon raisin swirls | |||||||
| Dinner | Salmon with anchovy garlic butter Broccoli slaw |
White bean pizza | Broccoli risotto | Panzanella Chopped hard boiled eggs |
Celery soup 面片汤 |
Spaghetti with mince |
Cabbage, pinto beans
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| Lunch | Refried bean quesadilla | Creamy tomato soup Grilled cheese |
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| Dinner | Yaki udon Okonomiyaki / sauce |
Queso chilli | Cabbage rice | Veggie nachos | 鱼片粥 | Eggs in Purgatory | Cacio e pepe pasta bake |
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| Lunch | |||||||
| Dinner | Mujadara | Garlic rice Fried egg |
Specials
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| Dinner | Burns night Baked haggis Spicy swede chips Garlic Parmesan potatoes |
Lunar New Year Instant Pot steamboat 三杯豆腐 |
Christmas |
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| Dinner |
Meal ideas
- Greek: chicken bifteki (burgers)
- Mexican: cheesy potato quesadilla
- Spanish: Instant Pot paella
- Korean: Jjajang Tteokbokki, garlic sesame kimchi, Gungjung Tteokbokki, Gamja Jorim braised potatoes
- Italian: pizza fritatta, tomato gnocchi kebabs, grilled balsamic mushrooms, Tuscan salmon, baked gnocchi Alfredo, creamy gnocchi soup
- Chinese: Instant Pot braised aubergine, laksa, bak chor mee, fish 粥, 凉拌豆芽
- Indian: potato curry
- Brazilian: Salada de Cebola onion salad, vegetarian Feijoada
- Mongrel: Chilli macaroni cheese, chicken marinade, creamy chicken and potatoes
- Sides: baked potato hash browns, honey ginger lime fruit salad
- Lunch: Smørrebrød
- Christmas: seared venison, venison stew, Cranberry sauce
- Cocktails: French 75, sugar syrup
Weekdays
| Meal | Method | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 粥 | Instant Pot | |
| 炒白粿 | Wok | |
| 粗炒面 | Wok | |
| 面片汤 | Hob | But use a simple broth like this, add fish / meatballs, and make sure to add white pepper and soy sauce |
| Olive veg fried rice | Instant Pot | |
| Cabbage rice | Instant Pot | |
| Chicken rice | Instant Pot | De-bone chicken for the weaklings |
| Spinach and tomato spaghetti | Instant Pot | |
| Spaghetti with mince and tomato | Instant Pot | Saute TVP with beefy marinade |
| Tomato penne | Instant Pot | |
| Broccoli risotto | Instant Pot | |
| Mujadara | Instant Pot | |
| Middle Eastern red lentil soup | Magic pot | |
| Celery soup | Magic pot | Use half portion of sunflower cream |
| Sheet pan gnocchi with za'atar | Oven | |
| Summer gnocchi | Oven | |
| Puttanesca baked gnocchi | Instant Pot | |
| White bean chilli | Instant Pot | |
| Queso bean chili with cream cheese | Instant Pot | |
| Cheesy pinto beans | Instant Pot | |
| Tostada with refried beans and pico de gallo | Instant Pot; oven | |
| Ramen, tantanmen seasoning and broth | Hob | |
| Sushi bowl: smoked salmon / trout, cucumber and avocado, edamame, nori, Kewpie mayo | Instant Pot | |
| Yaki udon | Wok | |
| Magic pot | ||
| Japchae | Hob | |
| Fish burgers | Oven |
Weekends
| Meal | Method | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hummus crunch salad, pita chips, seed sprinkle | ||
| Cacio e pepe pasta bake | Hob, oven | Pasta cooked till al dente; make cheese sauce; melt butter and pepper in roasting tray, mix pasta through; mix sauce through; top with breadcrumbs and bake for 30 minutes |
| Venison steak; uses onion soup mix | Instant Pot | |
| Tantanmen | Hob | |
| Greek potatoes | Instant Pot | |
| Greek fava | Instant Pot | 10 minutes high pressure, natural release |
| Okonomiyaki and enoki mushroom pancakes | Hob | Served with okonomiyaki sauce, kewpie mayo (equal quantities salad cream and mayonnaise), and nori strips |
Sides
| Side | Method | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tomato cucumber salad | ||
| Pita chips | Oven | |
| 拍黄瓜 | ||
| Cold celery slices | Hob | |
| 凉拌白菜 | ||
| 凉拌四季豆 | Hob | |
| 西红柿炒蛋 | Wok | |
| 罗汉寨 | Instant Pot | |
| Shredded tofu salad | ||
| Braised bamboo shoots | Hob | |
| Braised potatoes | Hob | |
| Coriander salad | ||
| Bok choy salad | ||
| Scrambled tofu 麻婆 style | Hob | |
| Steamed silken tofu with garlic sauce | Hob | |
| 干煸四季豆 with black bean sauce | Wok | |
| Tofu karaage; marinade | Air fryer | Use cornflour; brush with oil, air fry at 200°C in seven-minute intervals |
| Mushrooms with soy butter sauce | Hob | |
| Menma | Hob | |
| Korean braised eggs | Hob | |
| Korean sauna eggs | Instant Pot | |
| Mung bean sprout salad | Hob | |
| Parmesan garlic melting potatoes | Oven | |
| Marinated mozzarella | ||
| Cheesy corn casserole | Oven | 15 minutes if in cupcake cases |
| Instant Pot | ||
| Marry me chickpeas | Hob | |
| Panzanella | Oven |
Advance prep
| Item | Notes |
|---|---|
| Chickpeas | 1:4, 42 minutes high pressure |
| Pinto beans | 1:3, 35 minutes high pressure |
| Haricot beans | 1:3, 30 minutes high pressure |
| Kidney beans | 1:3.5, 45 minutes high pressure |
| Black beans | 1:3, 30 minutes high pressure |
| Sunflower cream | ½ cup seeds, 1 cup water |
| Fruity oat biscuits | |
| Chocolate cherry cookies | Oven |
| Chocolate chip blondies | Oven |
| Chocolate chip cookies | Oven |
| Black bean brownies | Oven |
| Cheese scones | Oven |
| Savoury scones | Oven |
| Pita bread | Bulk ferment; oven |
| Sandwich loaf | Bulk ferment; cold retard; oven |
| Rolls | Bulk ferment; oven |
| Sandwich thins | Bulk ferment; oven |
| Flatbreads | Bulk ferment; Hob |
| Pizza | Bulk ferment; cold retard; oven |
