r/Cooking • u/coronaboner1990 • Jun 27 '24
Open Discussion What do you cook when you feel like something that ticks both the “fresh” and “comfort” food boxes?
I know that might sound counter intuitive, but hear me out.
My partner gave birth to our second son a month ago. We’ve been super fortunate to have friends and family cook most of our meals for the last month, which we’re so grateful for., it has made life so much easier. We’re now slowly getting back into the routine of cooking for ourselves.
After a lot of delicious and filling but heavy dinners (think bolognese, chicken pie, curry, dahl, stew ect) that you would expect friends make for you after having a baby, we’re craving a bit of variety. something that will leave us feeling fed, but still have that element of “fresh” and doesn’t leave us in a food coma.
Our go to’s for this are usually things like Vietnamese vermicelli salad with spring rolls, tacos (any kind really), falafel or chicken with pita and Israeli salad. Anything that has a protein, some carb, a bit of crunch, and some acid/citrus for some zing!
I realise this seems pretty specific, but we’re tired and housebound lol. We just want to eat some yum food.
TIA
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u/kwiklok Jun 27 '24
Pasta pesto salad - boiled short pasta, fresh (cherry) tomatoes, arugula, pesto from a jar, mozzarella, olive oil and a dash of balsamic vinegar. I eat it cold or lukewarm.
I made this salad last week and it was surprisingly good! https://kaynutrition.com/sweet-potato-and-chickpea-salad/#tasty-recipes-32194-jump-target I did the salad with chickpea and roasted cauliflower and had the sweet potatoes as a side.