Food Photo of the Day ~ Ham Fried Rice

 

Leftover rice always means fried rice in our house. Pulling together ingredients and using spices on hand to create a satisfying meal using leftovers is always a winner. I have a very loose recipe, you can call it that, because every time I make this dish the flavour slightly changes, not only from the ingredients and spices I use and have in my pantry but just how heavy... or light handed I may be... how much of those ingredients get added, more or less soy sauce and sesame oil, more or less sherry or rice wine vinegar. Perhaps a little bit of this spice or a bit of that spice. So every fried-rice dish I make is unique in a sense that the common ingredients are there just the amounts change or get tweaked slightly. Regardless of what transpires in the kitchen and on the stove, it's flavourful and in the essence of the moment, creating that dish.   

Leftovers #49 ~ Brown Rice Breakfast

Leftover rice can be transformed into many delicious creations however this one is my ultimate comfort food leftover. It is very simple... as in oatmeal simple and can provide a delicious breakfast, snack and sometimes lunch, for myself. You can dress up the leftover rice with a variety of fresh fruit, dried fruit, syrups/sugar and milk as you wish. 

I warmed up the leftover brown rice, in the microwave, to take the chill off. Brown rice is  great because it is more substantial and offers a light nutty flavour. Then I added a handful of dried chopped dates, flaked coconut, a light sprinkling of dark brown sugar, a drizzle of milk and topped with a raspberry. As you can see this is very reminiscent of rice pudding and a bowl of oatmeal. Working both as a cereal and a dessert. 

Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend. We did! - JD