Often times, I feel like making dinner … sometimes I don’t.
Yesterday was one such day. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not muster the want to make dinner. Throughout the day, I would periodically walk downstairs to the kitchen, peek in the refrigerator as if something magical was going to pop out at me (sigh when it didn’t) and then walk back upstairs to my office.
Then it happened. (**Cue the glittering music.**)
On my final field trip to the kitchen, I spotted a mango that was sitting on the counter. It was more-than-ripe and ready to use. I started to think about the things I might be able to make with it. Just when I was about to settle on making mango smoothies and calling it gourmet, something struck me (kitchen fairies?) and I had an idea to mix this mango into a rice dish.
Let’s keep on with this recipe fairy tale and say the happy ending went like this: I grabbed the pineapple I had cut earlier that morning from the refrigerator, a bag of peas and this Healthy Fried Rice recipe, and got to work.
Here’s what my magic wand (… err … wooden spoon) cooked up … Keep reading …
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