1. CURRY.
An absolute fave in our house and we rarely cook rice to go with it. We keep a range of Indian curry pastes and powders in the pantry to make quick, easy dinners. The veg we have in the fridge helps us decide what kind of curry we make. We also keep in stock coconut milk or cream and jars of tomato passata for the sauces, staples like onions, chillis (we keep an emergency stash in the freezer), garlic and ginger, plus lentils and chickpeas to add protein and stretch out the meals. We generally use garlic, chilli, ginger and onions in all of our curries. Here are two combinations we like to cook (not rules by the way – use what you have!):
KORMA: Cauliflower, pumpkin, peas, carrot, potato / chickpeas / chicken / coconut milk
ROGAN JOSH: Capsicum, tomatoes, spinach, zucchini / lentils / lamb / rogan josh paste / passata
2. FISH.
We eat salmon quite regularly either oven cooked or pan fried with veg or salad. Sometimes we’ll have white fish – usually barramundi or snapper. One super easy ‘recipe’ we use for white fish is taking a big sheet of foil and placing the fish in the middle with a few splashes of soy sauce, some slices of garlic and ginger and sprigs of coriander. That goes into the oven at 180 deg C for 15 minutes or until the the flesh breaks up easily. Goes beautifully with spinach, silver beet, broccolini, cauliflower, green beans…
3. PASTA.
If I haven’t had many carbs for the day or I’ve done a big workout then pasta is such an easy dinner! We use GF fettuccine and I often make (surprise surprise) Jamie Oliver’s tomato sauce with fresh cherry toms, butter, garlic, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Otherwise pea, mint, feta and olive oil go beautifully too.
4. BREAKFAST.
A good fry up provides loads of nutrients and is super satisfying after a long day. Eggs, mushrooms, spinach, tomato, avocado, haloumi, bacon…
5. ROAST VEG.
Beetroot, sweet potato, potato, parsnip, carrots, onions, fennel, pumpkin, green beans, asparagus – really anything that needs to be used up! We’ll add some protein like beans, eggs, cooked quinoa or some meat.
Bosh!