HoB Cooking with Ansy - Crunchy Fried Rice

Aw dammit! Benishoga would’ve be so good with this! Anyways. XD

I’m of the opinion that every adult should know how to make at least like…5 things for themselves (doesn’t have to be fancy or all from scratch - a humble sandwich absolutely counts 🩵), & one of these essential dishes I think we should all learn is fried rice: simple, easy, & makes good use of our leftover ingredients. ^_^

I’m not sure how Link’s fried rice is “crunchy” though - I wonder if he likes it a little on the burnt side, or just uses more oil? Otherwise, it looks like a simple chahan or yakimeshi (standard Japanese fried rice), & that’s what this is, using up some of my leftovers.

There’s all kinds of different fried rice out there - my favorite is kimchi bokkeumbap (kimchi fried rice) with an egg &/or cheese on top. ^p^ Then there’s tomato fried rice topped with a omelette (aka omurice), pineapple fried rice, veggie or seafood fried rice, etc. The possibilities are just about endless! >u<

ideas for reducing my waste in 2025

using what I have!

with 2 ingredients!!!

apricot oil and (food grade) charcoal!!!!

Here is another “use it, dont waste it” recipe. I really like Danish rye bread, and whole wheat bread of all kinds, but the problem is that it gets stale very quickly. So if you find yourself a leftover loaf hard like a brick, don’t toss it. Give it a good soak in water, leave it there for two hours (at least, better: overnight). Crumble it. Now you can go crazy with any leftover veggies and condiments you have at hand. For this one, I used some beans, chopped onions, mustard, and smoky bbq sauce. I like smoky flavours with this, so I also got some smoked hot paprika. But use whatever you like, I have made this with rosemary, garlic, courgette, and diced carrots, and it was great. I have made this with curry from a ramen package, chickpeas, and spring onions, and it was great. Mix it all up and add some flour to get a sticky texture. Fry it in a pan with some vegetable oil.

No, it’s not like meat, it is not meant to be a “I can’t believe it’s vegan” option, it is an option to save some money and be less wasteful with food. And it is tasty, you can give it the shape of burger patties, steak-like thingies for sandwiches, smaller bites to use them like meatballs in a pasta sauce, whatever you like.

I had to repair my jeans recently... I’m quite proud of how it looks. Sure, you can see it’s DYI, but I kinda wanted it to look that way :)

•second-hand book 

hand written small book with pictures or without (like a short story let’s say about ur gift receiver but in fantastic world) 

home made food, sweets, alcohol

teddy bear with some personal touch (like clothes or embroidery) 

LETTER! tell them what u like about them, what ur thankful for, tell about some memories with them..... havvv fun 

political/social/ecological book to educate dumbasses ;> 

personalized clothing!

HAND MADE NOTEBOOK, like sewn from some loose paper you have in your house, and a nice cover, there are videos on yt about sewing notebooks! 

embroidred mittels 

SECRET letter like write in some code or secret/mysterious language, add hints that your receiver will get, let him be Sherlock Holmes in finding about something nice u want to tell them 

obviously drawings ye ye ye 

 voucher to a psychiatrist:3 

voucher for massage/dinner/cleaning their room/helping them (u will do those things obv) 

invitation for dinner, movie night, theatre, coffee etc 

I guess for your grandpas or parents- family tree, like get into yours history and ancestors 

donation of money for some charities

hand made recipe book of stuff u cook/bake together 

love hugs and support 

poetry/ short stories/ novels