Light meals

Here are a few of ideas of a quick and light lunch/ meal (and no need to add healthy and delicious). Now it is no surprise I'm an avocado lover, so you are warned that most (if not all) of these meals include it. I truly think that it changes the taste of what you eat, makes it way so much better, tastier, plus avocado is rich in omega-3 and good for the skin (alright I will spare you the list, only because there's no need to explain something that is healthy and nutritious right). Here you go:

Wrap with tuna, avocado and tomato

Avocado and egg on toast, with salad

Mac and cheese, mix with chopped avocado

Sushi, alright this is a cheat, but they are so yummy ;)

Tomato tuna salad

Alright, back with something healthier. I have been baking quite a lot recently. Not that much but still much more than I would have normally. I trust that I am really improving in the kitchen. I have been watching all these cooking shows lately. Not only the competition ones but the 'real' cooking shows. The latter is much better because it really shows you how to cook. There are a lot of tips. So useful and resourceful.
Anyway today I am showing a rather simple tomato tuna salad. All you need is to chop some tomatoes and onion, mix together, add pepper and salt and then stir in tuna. Eat with soft taco.Serve with some corn kernels and lettuce. Delicious and complete. Yes?

 

 

Tuna pasta bake

I love pasta. Last week I made tuna pasta bake which is a great dish I must admit. Easy to make. So simple and of course delicious.  For my recipe I used zucchini. So basically, I cook some garlic, onion together. Add the zucchini and button mushroom. Then mix in tuna, cream and finally the corn. Season with pepper and salt. Sprinkle with parsley, basil, any herb you like. That’s it. Then fold in a baking dish. Top with grated cheese and breadcrumbs. Spray with cooking oil and pop into the oven for 15 minutes at 180 degrees or until cheese is melted and golden.  Let rest and dig in. I like the sweetness that comes from the corn. Well all you have to do now is to try it.

Sushi

Alright, I know  I will be repeating myself here, but I like to take pictures of dishes I cook and make all the time (making full use of that phone camera Yes!). I really feel proud when I put something on a plate, really. It does show that effort, patience and love make a great deal difference and pays off.
So here I am again with my sushi. This time I took pictures of every step.

Sushi rice, cooked and put aside to be cooled

All my sushi filling ready to go in the sushi

Nori leave ready as well (place the shiny side on top)

Put rice on nori sheet, leaving a little space at the bottom empty

Put your filling at the bottom

Rolled up

I made 5 rolls

Cut and ready to be eaten

So this is it.

Sushi time

Oh my gosh, what a hectic week it has been. I scarcely had free time, was tired as hell, and had few hours of sleep; missed two brekkie like first time everrrrrr. Well, it shows how life brings us lot of challenges, and I'm glad I was able to go through them. Thank God.

Anyway, I had time to make sushi this week and I'm really grateful, because it is handy to bring at work. Man I so don't want to talk about work, my roster this week was so sh**.

Back to topic, I absolutely love avocado. Like almost everything else, I was quite suspicious about avocado, but it turns out a delightful amazing fruit. I had it in my sushi. I adore making guacamole as well- it's so simple and delicious.I'm so thrilled about avocado now!

So I made tuna sushi with avocado. I loved salmon but not in my budget at the moment (unfortunately *sad face*).

Here you go:

Well since we're on  topic, why not to kill two birds with one stone. These are pictures of my first time making sushi. To be honest, I had to throw away my first batch rice because it was too watery, despite following the recipe to the point. What a waste I know!

My second time was a lil better. I understood which way to put the seaweed. I kept wondering which side is the 'mat' one haha. Picturesss here you go:

Anyway, I have to add as a side note how much I felt disgusted about eating sushi before, wondering how people could eat that!! Well this feeling is over now, believe me. I mean I can't believe it!
I love eating sushi now. I cannot even remember how I got used to eat it *questioning face* Plus, eating seaweed is good for health, and when you put good things in it, it's even healthier.

I'll tell you my measurement for the rice:

2 cups of rice, cooked with 3 cups of water (or follow the instructions on the packaging, very important)

To be mixed with the cooked rice: 
5 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
5 cl of water, or more -depending on whether you feel it's too watery
2 teaspoons salt

Pour the above ingredients in a pan and heat up until everything is dissolved. Then add to the rice, let the mixture cool down and your sushi rice is ready to be used hehe.