The boyfriend is away. So, this week I eat, easy! This week I eat cheap! Yeah, ok.
I try to make a point of eating things he doesn't like when he's away. I get to enjoy some of my favorite things, and not make him eat something he doesn't want to eat. No, I'm not cooking separate meals when he's home, no way. So it's an olives, chickpeas, and quinoa kinda week. Quinoa, I have a ton of bags of quinoa left. I bought it in bulk before he admitted he wasn't a fan. We'll make a big pot of quinoa.
I had mushrooms left from last week in the fridge. Yummy portabello mushrooms, we (yes, "we" is "me") can fry those up, yeah. I guess I don't need too much from the supermarket.
Greens, we definitely need some kind of greens. Broccoli? No, brussels sprouts, fuck yeah, brussels sprouts. Oh, what the heck, lets just do both. Greens are good. Give the broccoli a 10 second boil and rinse with cold water, perfect. Longer than that? That's why so many people hate broccoli. Dude, it's not broccolis fault that you can't cook.
Oooh, since the oven will be on anyway, this could use some roasted tomatoes. Yeah, grape tomatoes. Can't forget the basil!
Toss that shit with garlic-rosemary-red-pepper-olive oil that's been in the fridge for a month (try not to just drink it), sprinkle with salt and bake. Damn. So simple, so good. Brussels sprouts are the best. I should start the quinoa while all that bakes. Shoot, where's the quinoa?! I thought, I had at least two bags left! Sigh, well spelt will have to do, I hope it's the same.
Oh, chickpeas, I should put chickpeas in it. I miss chickpeas. Yeah, some protein would be good. Corn, why not, I'll just grab a bag of frozen corn to toss in there too. OLIVES, YES! Since I'm roasting tomatoes with basil, olives are the perfect addition, oh and artichokes. Artichokes go well with olives.
Oooh the tomatoes are almost done....patience...patience. Wait until they're perfect. Don't take them out before they're right. I know you're hungry, just wait.
Yup, I'll just make a simple, one-pot meal while the boyfriend is away.
