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That sounds like an example of an unappetizing meal.
by chc 10y ago
That sounds like an example of an unappetizing meal.
- cmurf 10y agoI think you're doing something wrong, or you just don't like vegetables.
- chc 10y agoWell, yes, I do imagine that somebody throwing everything that's about to go bad into a pan and calling it a stir-fry is doing something wrong. That was my point. I'd end up with lettuce, spinach, cilantro, banana and jalapeno stir-fries every week. I like all of those things as ingredients, but that sounds like an awful dish.
- maxander 10y agoThen buy less of things that don't lend themselves well to this sort of contingency. Lettuce does salad, and nothing else; bananas are for being bananas, and desserts; if you don't happen to be in the mood for it, they're useless. But things like mushrooms, kale, spinach, leeks, onions, sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, cabbage, broccoli, asparagus, carrots, collard greens, peas, brussels sprouts, dandelion greens, cauliflower, celery root, sunchokes, and green beans- to name a few from the produce aisle alone that I can speak to from recent experience- work perfectly fine in stir-fry, so you wouldn't be limiting yourself too much.
- tracker1 10y agoI agree greens don't need to be limited... I do soups over stir fry, but similar... heartier greens like kale, spinach, arugula, etc can handle being cooked in with a soup. I tend to also use them in place of pasta in pasta dishes. That is sometimes a miss though. I do make most of my own broths/stocks when I can... sometimes cravings for mushroom broth can be more expensive. There is definitely a taste difference between made at home and packaged broths... I'll use packaged, but not always a preference. I also tend to taste the differences in meats more than veggies though... what they're fed seems to make some serious differences in flavor (wish they'd label that on chicken eggs)... I happen to like grain fed cows more than grass fed. It's pretty subjective though. I do wish I was more of an early morning person, in order to hit up some of the farmers markets. Would be nice to find better connections for certain things I use more of.
- collyw 10y agoNow you are "buying by recipe" rather than "buying by ingredients", which is where the conversation started.
- smallnamespace 10y agoThat actually sounds like a decent pair of stir fries: Lettuce + jalapeno + banana Banana + spinach + jalapeno + cilantro Banana is a bit of an odd ingredient here, but the key would be to cook it separately and very lightly, so it's more like a plantain. A good technique while you're learning how to cook is if some combination of ingredients sounds dodgy, cook them separately first, then put small amounts together and see if it works as a dish. Sometimes it helps to adjust the ratio or add some seasoning.
- dawnerd 10y agoOr freeze the banana and make bread later or a quick banana ice cream.
- cmurf 10y agoYou wash the vegetables before they go in the fridge and don't store them in produce bags right? Maybe let the banana go brown then freeze, until there's enough for banana bread. Otherwise those ingredients can work in a stir fry, or even a curry.
- tbihl 10y agoFYI, taking the cilantro leaves off the stem and then freezing in a small plastic container seems to work indefinitely. Not quite fresh, but a whole lot better than giving up on cilantro because of the waste.
- zem 10y agothere are tons of "dish that works with a variety of different ingredients" recipes from various cultures. if you don't like stir fries, you can try curries, casseroles, bakes, pilafs, thorans, frittatas, etc, etc.