Fumiko and Kayoko Lunch Club. Fumiko brought leftovers from her Malaysian dinner in Chinatown on Sunday night. I’ve been to this place with her and Jorge before– seriously the best Malaysian food (i don’t have such an extensive knowledge of Malaysian food, but this place was THE spot). it is hidden in this little alleyway between Elizabeth and Bowery. it’s a great little secret– i don’t even know what it’s called!
i’m feeling like hell, so i went home early and went straight to bed (wait, i blogged too, apparently…). just had a congee-like dish of white rice and egg. warms the soul when you are sick.
two bananas and an orange from my Fruit Stand Man.
thank goodness for Trader Joe’s. i bought this stuff probably about a month ago– always so smart to have Trader Joe’s frozen foods stashed away for emergency meals. ALWAYS. this Thai green bean dish is a relatively new item i think, at TJ’s– at least i had never seen it before.
Nasi Goreng, an Indonesian rice dish– i had always been curious about this but never bought it because i always ended up with the Biriyani instead (the BEST). i finally got this i remember, because they were out of the Biriyani (the TJ’s in Union Square is the most poorly stocked place EVER! sometimes i walk out with literally, nothing. it’s maddening).
so literally, all you need to do with both these dishes is put them in a frying pan with a little bit of oil. that’s IT. no water, no spices, no nothing. you open the bag, discard beans and rice over the pan, et voila!, you have both dishes finished in 10 minutes. it’s miraculous- something you can do even at 8 in the morning, i promise.
and just as i thought, these dishes went very well together. the snowpeas, carrots and mushrooms in the Nasi Goreng tasted fresh considering they had been frozen; and the green beans were crispy. the sauce for the green beans wasn’t too salty, a light soy flavor, with some bite to it.
this lunch was assembled under 10 minutes, cost under $5, is vegetarian, and there was enough for about 3 meals. Trader Joe’s, i salute you.
had to go to a lecture at Columbia. the second i walked onto the campus, i was transported back to my college days– the frenzy of learning, the uncompromised idealism, the palpable academic synergy. i was nostalgic for a hot second, and then the rush ended– i am no longer a part of that world.
ok, so anyways, the lecture: disappointing. however, there was a SUSHI reception afterwards. man, oh man, what a delightful surprise– so happy i somehow stayed strong and made it through the bore-a-thon lecture.
– NEVER follow the servers with the passed hors d’oeuvres around. BIG NO NO!!!
buon appetito!!! there’s nothing like a free sushi dinner when you are living on $100 for 2 weeks!
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