While my parents' helper was away for 2 weeks in the month of January and I happened to be in town for a visit, I decided to take over and cook lunch for my father (yes, my father has the luxury of lunch-
ing at home as a semi-retiree). No special staging - I cook what I always would at home (sometimes, rice or porridge with side dishes; and sometimes
one-dish meals of
rice, noodles and pasta). With the red cargo and brown rice grains that I interchangeably cooked as congee (porridge) and rice, there are a couple of side dishes I also prepared.
Side dishes for
Congee (Rice Porridge);
clockwise from top-left:
Chayote Salad,
Steamed Brussel Sprouts seasoned with salt, black pepper and cumin,
Stir-fry Cabbage and Carrot and
Wok-Fry Shrimps with ginger and green onions.
Side sides with
Rice; clockwise from top-left:
Aloo (potatoes) Gobi (cauliflower),
Roasted Honey-Spice Chicken Wings,
Bok Choy.
Do you think it is a balanced and nutritious meal ?
Tag: rice, vegetables,roasted chicken
Definitely! Sometime I like my dish as plain as possible.
ReplyDeleteyes super healthy and balanced! so sweet of you to cook for your dad ^_^
ReplyDeleteyummy ...... my kind of meal. would you like to come visit and stay over at my place, in exchange for such lunches?? say yes, please .....
ReplyDeleteYes! Balance and healthy as you have more veggie dishes too.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly looks balance. I try to eat as balance as I can too.
ReplyDeleteI try to cook more fish, saute green veggies & sprouts, steamed rice (red rice whenever available) or whole wheat paratha.
ReplyDeleteGreat meals ! Both seem very appetising and nutritious .
ReplyDeleteAnd the 'Indian' touch with the aloo gobhi was a surprise :)
How lucky your Dad was able to have you cook for him - I am sure he enjoyed your meals! They look delicious.
ReplyDeleteyour father is very lucky!
ReplyDeleteYep, looks very healthy and balanced
Absolutely! Lucky your dad to have you cook meals for him! Yumm...also...
ReplyDeletethis is a very balance meals, your father is lucky to have you!
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeletebalanced and nutritious meal? Definitely! Looks gorgeous & I love the plate, any ideas where I can get them? x
Balanced, healthy and delicious!
ReplyDeleteThat looks very balanced, nutritious and delicious to me. I would love that.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks good!
ReplyDeleteIt is a pity that many people do not always think like you in that elderly people need to have a balanced nutritious meal. Too often some people feel because others are older, they must now feed them baby food.
ReplyDeleteCynthia, I absolutely agree with you. I heard that the less you exercise the jaw of biting, the more you lose the strength to bite. Well...of course, I make sure I do not give them food too hard to chew since as a matter of fact, they are already not young.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a very well developed and thought out meal to me :). I would definitely like to have this for lunch or dinner any day!
ReplyDeleteLesley, the plate is plastic which is something you might not be looking for :O Someone gave it to me.
ReplyDeleteYou can try the plastic kitchenware section?
Most definitely! Love all your dishes and my favourite brown rice!
ReplyDeleteEverything looks delicious! Balanced and healthy. I bet your Dad loved having you there to cook for him.
ReplyDeleteWhat a good child to cook your Dad such healthful and beautiful looking food. I love how you put everything in its own little compartment, too. Somehow, no matter what age we are, food just seems a little more special that way. ;)
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ReplyDeleteI love vegetables and salads and so on, and I do not worry about anything too oily. Gives me bad heartburn.
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