Drool Tip: "When you have leftover take-out that you're sick of simply reheating or weren't keen on it in the first place, don't throw it out! Repurpose it if you can, use fried rice and leftover meat in a soup, shred chicken or beef into tacos, or make a new sauce to spice up an old favorite."
Since I'm still pretty new to New York, I haven't had much luck with any take-out that doesn't rhyme with "mizza" and the places I've settled on haven't been very satisfactory to my taste buds.
This week, however, I had exhausted all options of oatmeal, eggs, and cereal and licked my kitchen clean of crumbs due to my recent diagnosis of bronchitis. Thankfully, I now know what has been making me cough incessantly for three weeks and being cooped up in my apartment isn't fun; but my antibiotic twice a day requires lots of food and I was running out of ideas so I settled on Thai. I ordered chicken with peanut sauce and a coconut milk soup, neither of which were very appetizing. Instead of quick and easy food, last night I was delivered two large chicken breasts, whole, and a runny peanut-ish sauce a top of mushy broccoli and sour soup that didn't taste much like coconut milk.
I ate as much as I could with half of the rice I was given and put the rest away for today's meal. Trying to be creative while muting my energy with strong cough syrup, I shredded the leftover chicken and added it to the soup broth to let it simmer on the stove, infusing the bland chicken with lemongrass and a hint of coconut broth.
Next I strained out the broth and added the rice with the mixed vegetables to rehydrate and reheat. After is was heated through I stuck the lid on the pan and set it off the heat. I needed a little kick and the "peanut" sauce I was served last night was watery and sickly sweet, not at all like peanut satay sauces I've had before, so I made my own.
Not only was my homemade peanut sauce and full of flavor, it heightened an otherwise boring dinner and not only saved my taste buds, but my wallet from having to buy more food and my lungs from having to make the trip during my illness.
This week, however, I had exhausted all options of oatmeal, eggs, and cereal and licked my kitchen clean of crumbs due to my recent diagnosis of bronchitis. Thankfully, I now know what has been making me cough incessantly for three weeks and being cooped up in my apartment isn't fun; but my antibiotic twice a day requires lots of food and I was running out of ideas so I settled on Thai. I ordered chicken with peanut sauce and a coconut milk soup, neither of which were very appetizing. Instead of quick and easy food, last night I was delivered two large chicken breasts, whole, and a runny peanut-ish sauce a top of mushy broccoli and sour soup that didn't taste much like coconut milk.
I ate as much as I could with half of the rice I was given and put the rest away for today's meal. Trying to be creative while muting my energy with strong cough syrup, I shredded the leftover chicken and added it to the soup broth to let it simmer on the stove, infusing the bland chicken with lemongrass and a hint of coconut broth.
Next I strained out the broth and added the rice with the mixed vegetables to rehydrate and reheat. After is was heated through I stuck the lid on the pan and set it off the heat. I needed a little kick and the "peanut" sauce I was served last night was watery and sickly sweet, not at all like peanut satay sauces I've had before, so I made my own.
Not only was my homemade peanut sauce and full of flavor, it heightened an otherwise boring dinner and not only saved my taste buds, but my wallet from having to buy more food and my lungs from having to make the trip during my illness.
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