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Cheap Appétit Recipe No. 005: Leftover Fried Rice with Jasmine Green Tea Soup (Microwave Oven Recipe)

In asian cuisine, Cheap Appétit recipes, cheap lunch, cheap snack, cooking shortcuts, easy recipes on November 6, 2011 at 11:18 pm

By Tana Kosiyabong

Leftover Yang Chow Fried Rice with Jasmine Green Tea Soup

I was looking forward to staying an extra hour longer under my warm, cozy blanket this daylight-saving Sunday. Unfortunately, Angus, my pet dog, has never heard of such a concept. He still woke up the same time as usual (though it’s now an hour earlier on the clock) and demanded to go potty ASAP. I had no choice but to get off my bed and strolled the chilly street with Angus and a few poo bags. After the morning ritual, I fed him with his raw food diet and jumped right back to bed.

A couple of hours later, I finally got hungry. However, I’d rather stay home with a warm blanket than went out for a grub in the cold. So I searched through the fridge and found a box of the leftover Yang Chow fried rice I had from a few nights ago. That’s good enough for a starter. A minute later, an idea came to me. Here’s how I fixed my brunch earlier today: [...]

Cheap Appétit Recipes No. 003: Red Curry Tuna with Udon Noodles — Why Eat out When You Can Cook at the Office?

In asian cuisine, Cheap Appétit recipes, cooking shortcuts, easy recipes, cheap lunch, cheap dinner on December 20, 2009 at 11:30 pm

By Tana Kosiyabong

Red Curry Tuna with Udon Noodles

Winter had arrived and I hated it. I didn’t know about others, but I’d rather stay warm and dry in my office than run out in the cold rain to grab some lunch. However, I could only endure so much of ramen noodles, frozen dinners and leftovers at work. I desperately needed better lunch solutions. Fortunately, I have found one in the office’s microwave oven! [...]

Cheap Appétit Recipe 002: Wasabi Leftover Turkey Salad Sandwich.

In north american cuisine, Cheap Appétit recipes, cooking shortcuts, easy recipes on October 11, 2009 at 8:58 pm

By Tana Kosiyabong

wasabi leftover turkey salad sandwich

Canadian Thanksgiving always catches me off-guard. This year was no different. I totally forgot about it until last week. Once I found out, I started to panic. I had no clue where I could review a Thanksgiving turkey dinner under $5. I don’t know how to roast a turkey or bake a pumpkin pie either. “Oh boy! What am I gonna do?,” I murmured repeatedly. [...]

Cheap Appétit Recipe No. 001: Green curry mushroom with Thai red rice and Edamame – So easy you can cook with one hand tied behind your back.

In cheap eats vancouver under $5, asian cuisine, Cheap Appétit recipes, cooking shortcuts, easy recipes on August 28, 2009 at 8:46 pm

By Tana Kosiyabong

This week, I would like to introduce a new section called Cheap Appétit Recipes. It will be a gathering place for my cheap, easy recipes and cooking shortcuts. I hope you’ll find them useful and will eventually try them [...]

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