Ambitious Deliciousness – Dont Eat Lazy.

Here’s another quick recipe for you. The truth is – I’ve been busy lately, and find myself having to make dinner solely based on the ingredients I have on hand. It’s like a self-imposed Top Chef quick-fire challenge. Except my meals are not fancy, Padma is not here, and of course, there are no judges except for my starving belly.

This dish contains ginger, some fresh herbs that I had frozen from my CSA share, along with a hint of sesame oil. I found imitation crab legs in my freezer, so I threw them in there for color and protein. And if you did not know that topping off any dish with a well-cooked white and a slightly undercooked yolk equals a happenin’ party in your mouth – well, now you know. Looking at this picture makes me want to make this again tonight!

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I’d like to know – when you’re starved and there is nothing to eat, what do you do?

Do you pick up the phone and order something, even though you have to wait at least another 30 minutes to actually eat? Or do you brave the cold and go outside to pick up something? Eat a cookie, a banana, then a tablespoon of peanut butter and call it a meal?

As for me, I look around to make something with whatever is on hand. So I turned to this:

It sort of looks like a block of curry or some strange chocolate, right?

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