More vege, less carbs

{photo by me: cucumber and lamb curry}

I recently felt exhausted and depressed very often. (Or most of my life :P) Previously doctor has advised me to intake more food in all terms and sodium. I am a lazy cook such that I had have lots of fast food meals to fulfill doctor's wish. Hamburgers got lots of sodium!

Things are better. I feel less dizzy. But there is another problem, I am puffy and lack of energy. So I change my diet again... a revolutionary one. I try my best to prepare my meal every day. It is a challenge when you are alone at home. Meals are not the top priority. Preparing a one-person portion takes lots of work.

For my health sake, I am doing it, hopefully, for long term. I will be a housewife (maybe) the rest of my life, I cannot have fast food forever.

Buying food is so much easier. (That is why you have to pay more!) You can just eat and then do other things. I discover I have been cooking and washing the whole day as following,

Breakfast / Lunch

Fried egg and toast, a cup of tea - 10 mins

Eat - 10 mins

Washing dishes - 10 mins

Snack

Cut an orange - 3 mins

Eat it - 4 mins

Wash again - 5 mins

Dinner

Prepare and roasted turkey - 45mins

Prepare salad, cut tomato / onion and smash avocado - 20 mins

Serve and eat - 30mins

Wash again!!!! - 25mins

Very often, I think I am not that full after the dishing...

Summer Dinner

Something crunchy and fresh will be the best for a hot summer night!

Shrimps and cucumber stir fried

Ingredients:
1 clove of garlic, minced
2 small pieces of ginger
a wedge of onion, finely diced
1 cucumber, cut into angular wedges
12 tiger shrimps

1. Butterfly the shrimps, dry with kitchen paper, mix in 1/2 teaspoon of corn starch and 1 teaspoon of fish sauce
2. Pill partial skin off from the cucumber, cut it into angular wedges. Angular wedges give the cucumber cover with the yummy favor during stir fried but remain a crunchy bite!
3. Turn up the heat, pour in 1/2 tablespoon of oil, in go the shrimps, sprinkle salt, pepper and a dash of Chinese cooking wine. Leave the shrimps out of the pan while still semi-raw.
4. Dash of oil, in go onion and ginger. Once onion are browned, add in the garlic and cucumber. Season with salt, pepper, soy sauce, soup from the cooked shrimps. Quick stir!
5. Add in the fried shrimps, stir a bit. Done!