Wednesday 21 September 2016

Confession


It's time to fess up for something I did which I shouldn't do. I ditched what I packed from home for this.


I know. I should not use that styrofoam box. I usually bring my own container but there was no intention to tapau. So.

I couldn't face my lunch from home.


Those pale balls among greens. How could that be appetizing? Even the chimichurri couldn't save the day.



So I had this.



Stir fried mixed vegetables, kai lan and my favorite lemon chicken.


It felt good eating something different (and tasty) after so long. Yeah, I know, I said I was ditching chap fan but I kinda miss it at that moment.

A little deviation (not too often) is alright I guess.

I better make something more exciting than pale meatballs for my lunch.


36 comments:

  1. I used to "hate" the green's when i was young, but now got eat green's...

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  2. I am stuck in a rut with my lunches---your pale meatballs look like a good change of pace for me, but I'd probably pick that tasty lemon chicken over it, too :)

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    1. It's challenge to make something quick and good over the weekend. I've stuck with it for a few weeks but am experiencing taste fatigue!

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  3. When the veggies or dish looked tasteless and bland, my American friend taught me to pour over oyster or barbeque sauce! Bingo! All becomes yummy.

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    1. Hmmm...not quite suitable for what I prepared that day :(

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  4. What is life if we eat to live everyday? Once ina while must live to eat! So I understand why you couldn't stomach the food you brought from home and went for the chapfan. Variety is the spice of life. Gotta stop living like a zombie everyday and have a change of routine once in a while.

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    1. You are so right and so comforting! I'm taking a short break from my own cooking :)

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  5. Yeah, we can't truly walk away from our chap fan. When I get sick of my own cooking, I need to go get some 'complicated' dishes (that I will never make at home) from the chap fan stalls too....kekeke! :D Some stalls have started to use the recyclable boxes already :)

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    1. Am I glad I am not alone! There's a new chap fan shop that uses paper boxes and their food is not too bad.

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  6. I understand all too well. We sometimes need a break from the boring routine. If not our cravings will do funny things to us..Lol!

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  7. Humph!!! Styrofoam! Tsk! Tsk! :(

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  8. I have a confession to make. I am a big fan of Chinese chap fan! When I used to work, I usually would tapau chap fan for lunch.

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    1. It's nice right? They have variety and we won't get bored.

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  9. I, too have done that before. Here's my big sin; in the last two days I have consumed two large packets of Minstrals (chocolate in crisp shells) because I have a lot on my plate.

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    1. Oh, I have done such sinful things before too hee..hee.. Like eating a big bag of Doritos (corn chips) right after dinner!

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  10. Never mind, we have to live to eat and that is enjoying what we are eating so that we may live happily.... :)

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    1. Thank you for the comforting words hah..hah..hah...

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  11. Hi Phong Hong, not to worry. Just take and enjoy whatever food you think will make you happy for the day, hehehe!

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    1. Hi Kimmy! You are so supportive hah..hah..

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  12. I am gonna tell your marmy..... tsk tsk tsk

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  13. Haha! Try baking the meatballs till golden, that would look appetizing with the greens!

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    1. I'll just fry them next time. That's the best way hah..hah..

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  14. but what happened to the meatballs in the end??? hehe :D

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  15. That is why I can never become full time vegetarian, without vegetarian, I already find my choices of food very limited and sometimes don't know what to eat

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    1. No vegetarian for me too. Get hungry very easily :(

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  16. Eh but, can't you just chuck those pale balls into the oven again or better still, into the pan to turn them into more appetizing looking balls?

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    1. I was too lazy to do that lah. So, I tossed them when I went home in teh evening. So wasteful :(

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  17. I'll bring my lunch box too when tapao outside. Really feel guilty when I forgot mine and force to use the styrofoam box >_<

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