| Friday, June 09, 2006 |
| My (Dirty) Love Affair With Porridge |
You know how they say "give peace a chance", well today I decided to "give porridge a chance". It really was that much of a gesture. See, the first time we met, I wasn't particularly impressed. In fact, they way it greeted me was more like an assault on my tongue. But this sensory attack was back in my Brownie days and in hindsight I realised this may have had more to do with the way it was prepared than the nature of porridge itself. After my much lamented divorce with Light 'N Tasty last week however, I had to get back out there and play the field. All the other lovers of porridge claim it to be wonderfully comforting in the morning and I have to say I give my second rendezvous with this age old tradition a thumbs up. The gooey texture is a little strange at first, but it grows on you. It's milky, nutty goodness warms you deep in your belly whilst gently calming the snarl of hunger. I added dried cranberry and apricot plus some sugar to sweeten mine, but the oatmeal I chose was of such quality I think it would have been quite tasty naked. I'm looking forward to all the different things I can do with my new friend oatmeal.
Dude, I just read that whole paragraph over and while I was going for a slight romantic innuendo, I didn't mean for it to be that sexy. Out of modesty, I could delete it but I find it funny. After all, food is a sensual experience. Maybe you didn't even notice, in which case, I've just alerted you to the fact and made myself look dirty all at once. I'm telling you it was unintentional.
I also tried rooibos tea today. Rooibos is African slang for a Dutch word and means "red bush", hence its other name red bush tea. The plant is actually green, but it has a nice red colour once it is fermented. It's very good for you and has a delicious slightly, nutty sweet flavour. It's been said to aid insomnia, irritability, headaches, nervous tension, hypertension, relieve stomach cramping and some allergies, and boost the immune system. I was also impressed to learn that it is great for irritated skin and contains anti-oxidants which help slow the aging process. I'm thinking I might try it as a toner. Food you can wear on your face. It doesn't get any better than that?
I made one of my simple signature dishes tonight. Usually, I'm a lazy cook. All I really need to be happy at dinner time is a stove with a frying pan and a rice cooker. Tonight, I cooked up one of my more recent variations on the tofu and rice/pasta dish. Tofu with mushroom, baby corn, sesame seed, pumpkin seed and sweet and sour sauce over rice. Except, I ran out of sweet and sour and had to supplement mild sweet chilli sauce. Simple but tasty.
BTW: The oatmeal/porridge at the top is not the actual bowl of porridge I consumed this morning. By now you know my food photos never look that professional. I'm to eager to chow than to do the food equivalent of ikebana.Labels: beverages, breakfast, Chinese, home-cooking |
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