Are you feelin’ a post Easter blues? I am.
Those four completely relaxing days off, gave me a taste of the sweet life. Burying myself deep in the comfort of my bed till 11am. Runs were taken off the cards – I took total advantage of the fact that my pilates place was closed and decided to doing nothing but eat, sleep, drink, graze (a lot) and laze.
If this is what a dog’s life is like – I want it… bad.
My easter weekend did see me get back into the swing of the kitchen. It’s been on the back burner for quite some time, and at long last I gathered the ingredients together and to make my grandma’s vietnamese pork buns. I wanted a taste of the old days. When she used to make a tonne of these peaked delights, packed them into old icecream containers and stacked them one above the other in the fridge – ready to be eaten. We’d eat these for breakfast, lunch and tea over the next week. Cause they were so delectable and cause they took a minute to heat, then a minute to eat – it’s the ultimate fast food. Ever.
Making these babies is a slightly long and drawn out process, but the end result is fluffy pillowy steamed buns stuffed with sweet n’ salty pork, half a boiled egg and topped with slices shitake mushrooms. You tear open the peak, stuff in some herbs, chilli and extra soy (if you’re a salt-lover) and nom away. Made me think, it’s about time I visited my ba (nan, gran, grandmother in vietnamese). Put that on the list. I’ll share the recipe as soon as I make another batch – promise.
Indulge I did. And also instagrammed like a lunatic (friek, it’s like when I first found twitter, instead it’s snap, like n’comment instead of tap, retweet n’ hashtag).
I might not have laid on white sands, nor climbed the highest moutain – but these five things got me through the Easter break and made it one to stay house-bound and under the covers. So, what did you get up to?
FIVE THINGS THAT MADE MY EASTER
Instant Noodles – Are you closed? Are you open? I don’t care – I’m feeding myself! Take one pack of Asian instant noodles, pop the stock sachets into a pot of boiling water, add sliced tomatoes then the noodles and a few florets of brocolli. Equals a totally filling meal in minutes.
Nespresso – for times where every-single-coffee-shop is closed. Gives you that caffeine hit in literally a one minute and a half. My pick is the ristretto, arpeggio or the indriya. Strong and milky. Totes tasty.
Megachef Fish Sauce – Thai God David Thompsen has created this cracker of a fish sauce. It’s singing my salty song and has taken my steamed pork buns to another epic level.
Vietnamese Pork Buns by Me! – Delicous and eaten up within minutes. This recipe will be making a reappearance soon.
Eggs – Any way, I’ll have them. I went around the egg-world, I ate them fried, baked, poached, deep fried, boiled and even raw. It was egg-sational.
Arnott’s Gaiety – munch, munch, munch. These chocolate coated wafter biscuits are my current obsession. Last week it was Arnott’s Royales, the week before it was their chocolate coated scotch fingers. You’ll eat the whole pack like me, then wish you’d put two packs in the trolley.
