The food diary of a time-poor salaryman. Nutrition conscious, and meal prep friendly.

There’s no shame in using store-bought curry paste to jump-start an easy and delicious meal prep that feeds you all week Time: 3/5One and done in an hour. Effort: 3/5Let the store bought curry paste do all the heavy lifting. Cook Smarter, not Harder I remember learning a lot about cooking during the early years

Unlike the Szechuanese dish, the Cantonese version does the name justice. Use salted fish to create a fragrant and deeply savoury sauce, and use as much or as little meat as you like.

Miso makes for an amazingly flavourful sauce for this quick rice bowl. Pair it with fried eggplants to make it a substantial and filling meal.

A dinner out with my mother opened my eyes to the world of soaking vegetables in dashi, and considerably expanded my side dish game.