Simple cooking ideas for singles or small families

It is Saturday and refrigerator cleaning time. All left overs have to cooked or thrown away which would be a waste. Saturday is our usual marketing day.

left overs in fridgeleft over vegetables
1. the left-overs
2. left overs cooked with cabbage

rice cookerladies finger acar

Thanks to our new rice cooker. I just steam the ladies finger the last few minutes just before the rice is cooked. I serve it with acar or spicy pickled cucumber and pickled carrots.

vegetable with ikan bilis

Left over vegetables cooked with ikan bilis. If you wish, you could add some oyster sauce. I prefer it plain.

spiced vegetable chicken soup

This is spicy vegetable chicken soup. Tip : Use only a little of the spicy preserved vegetable or according to taste.

Estimated cost of total meal including rice less than Rm5.00, I think :) and would serve my family for two meals.

Update :

I pinged PPS like this: For the cooking beginner like me. Not for the novice cook :) . It should be
For the cooking beginner like me. For the novice cook :)

3 Comments to "Simple cooking ideas for singles or small families"

  1. tigerfish on 18 May, 2008

    I like to steam in my rice cooker too! Less one wok/pan to wash…hee heee…

  2. Jeff on 18 May, 2008

    yum yum :-) BengBeng should open restaurant.

  3. Adino on 19 May, 2008

    I didn’t know ladies fingers can be steamed like that! Learned something new :)

    Your dishes look tempting!

    all my dishes take minimal time n effort otherwise it wouldnt b a bengbeng dish :)

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