Just Like the Incredibles

You know that scene in Pixars' The Incredibles where the family sits down to dinner and it's 'leftovers' night?  We had leftovers tonight, in a different form:  fried rice.  Leftovers is not the most exciting dinner but it makes me feel like a better person for eating the food God gave me.  I was raised Buddhist and coming from a third-world country I actually feel like it's a sin to throw away good food.  Trying to teach my kids the same value is a bit of a challenge. I bought bok choy to make a clear broth soup but got a little too tired to follow through...

Rice, brocolli, onions, steak, and frozen carrots and baby peas.  Not vegetarian friendly obviously...

Leftovers Night is fantastic particularly on a Thursday night, a.k.a 'Little Friday' in our house.  My husband and I are pretty beat from cooking all week so it offers a semi-break before the weekend when the Monkeys descend on us instead of being in school, we will need to provide them with nutritious meals 3 times a day AND snacks in between (!). Not that we don't do that anyway through packed lunches that resemble food coolers Alaskan lumberjacks tote to work daily, the Monkeys seems to require more feeding during the weekends.

Also working on four separate seasons right now and researching constantly for new Holiday 2011 collection which leaves me pretty drained by Thursday night....did I mention I really don't mind Leftovers Night?.  If you get a chance, check out Style.com for the latest Spring 2011 collections from New York Fashion Week.  Notable mention so far for color story:  Marc Jacobs (not Marc by Marc Jacobs), LAMB, and Carolina Herrera.  Will report back later on the rest of the collections...

Food Rookie Note:  Use a little less water if you're making rice from scratch, this will help keep the rice fluffy and not clump together.