Not everything needs to be planned
On days like this. A pick-me-up dinner should do wonders.
The problem was my lack of appetite. So everything in my fridge made me hurl. I don’t want meatballs or pasta.
Got to eat something though. Something easy to make.
So I checked the freezer and found a bag of frozen chicken kebab and some thin fries. That sounds easy enough.
The radio played some slow oldies tunes from the 1940s. Just what I needed. No crazy drums. Just playful piano, smooth saxophone and jazzy muted trumpets.
I let those shredded taters blow in the air fryer. Threw some oil, chicken and onions in a pan. The smell was heavenly when the frost was all gone and the fries didn't smell that bad either.
I stirred the meat and chippies in a bowl with a fresh green salad and covered it all with some shredded cheese. Cause why not?
It looked like a fresher version of loaded fries when done.
I feel a bit of excitement for the first time today. But while I was about to sit down to eat I notice a tired figure in the corner of my eye. Juli had woken up from her after work nap and with her pillow under her arm was glaring at me and my bowl with big hungry eyes.
On week days we deal with our own meals and now Juli wanted something I cooked by free will? That’s a rare sight. I guess her own dinner plan just got cancelled, ey?
I didn’t mind throwing together a bowl for her too. It takes just a few minutes now when the pan was already heated up and I made too much fries anyway.
A slight kick to the meat, spices, onion, herbs, the mushy yet crispy fries, cool lettuce and cucumber topped with fun sauces based on Turkish flavour profiles. Super comforting if anything.
That worked out for two on a bad day. Finally a win!
