Green bean dessert

It is always a comfort to have warm desserts in a faraway land. :) However, mom said that green bean is "cooling" and I shouldn`t be taking it during the cold winter. Haha, whether a certain dish is "heaty" or "cooling" is a concept of the east, I can`t even explain it properly - moms.just.know.

Yet I like my green bean soup best served warm, and was craving for them when it was freezing cold here. So if I can`t have them in winter, I made it as we break into spring. :) The beans were first soaked in water for 2-3 hours before they were poured into a pot of water to boil. I added rock sugar together with the beans - got the sugar from a chinese shop in London and they were a little orangey in colour, hence the slight golden tinge in my soup. When the sugar have dissolved and the beans have softened (haha the picture shows them a little mushed...), I added my favourite component - sago! :D

I finished the whole pot in 2 days. One of the few times I think it`s just right to cook for 1. :D

Assam fish

I do it the easy way, I use assam paste! No-fail method - a definite success. :D

With onions, garlic, celery, carrots and fish, and served with rice. I like it better with porridge though. :) Easy to prepare, nevertheless still yummy and remains as one of my favourite "fast" food.

But I still miss baking sweets.

Ginseng chicken

I am always just cooking for one these days. So my daily meals have evolved to include all the necessary in one pot - my lazy food. They are quick and easy to make, thus have become the usuals on my dinner plate.

Onions and garlics for the antioxidants.

Celery and carrots for vitamins A and C. Surely these contain antioxidants too?

Chicken as the protein in this dish - marinated in ginseng and dark soy sauce.

Let it simmer for a while...

And served with steamed rice. 

This makes one meal for one!