Monday's rainy day lunch!
Monday rainy phase-2 lunch — home plate of rice, eggs and stir-fried vegetables. Downpour-window cooking continues.
Monday rainy day lunch at home with BB — proper monsoon downpour outside, no motivation to leave the kitchen. Hot home-cooked plate to chase away the grey weather.
Today’s plate:
- Hot rice base
- Fried egg (sunny-side)
- Stir-fried vegetables
- Pan-seared protein
- Chilli sauce on the side
The rainy day home cooking has a particular rhythm. The kitchen window steams up from the rice cooker and the simmering pots, the ambient temperature in the apartment ticks up two degrees from the cumulative cooking heat, and the rain outside provides the white-noise backdrop that makes everything feel slower and more deliberate.
Hot rice base was the standby fluffy jasmine.
Fried egg was the M-style sunny-side standard. Crispy white edges, runny golden yolk. The yolk break over the rice gives the meal its small daily upgrade.
Stir-fried vegetables today were cabbage shreds with carrot strips, smashed garlic and a splash of soy. Tender-crisp stems, lightly seasoned.
Pan-seared protein was a small portion of sausage rounds today — sliced Bratwurst, hit the pan in its rendered fat, browned both sides. Crispy casing, juicy inside.
Chilli sauce on the side as always.
The rainy day rhythm felt different from the dry afternoon rhythm. We ate slower, drank hot tea instead of cold water, and stayed at the kitchen table longer than usual. The downpour outside the window made indoors feel more deliberately cozy.
Phase 2 had restored the option of going out for lunch but the rainy days were still firmly home-cooking days. Some habits earned their permanence during lockdown.
Overall: 4.2 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Quiet rainy Monday lunch — keeping the routine.
