7: Spanish omelette (Page 273, Nigella Express)

I really need a new pan, I don't think my wok is very good for omelettes and frittatas because it's too heavy to flip and I don't get the same regular shape you see in Nigella's photo. So mine pretty much broke and I decided it would be nicer for you to see part of it rather than the whole thing. So my Spanish omelette was very much the same as the potato frittata except it had some jalapenos in it and I decided it would taste better with some salsa on top. Usually I eat omelette with soy sauce and rice. So I have no idea what to eat omelette with, I think it was supposed to go with salad but I thought what the hell I'll just have wedges. Whatever benefit I reaped from the gym this week has been destroyed in 24 hrs since I had KFC for lunch and I had wedges for dinner. And I'm too lazy to cut myself an orange now so I basically got no fruits or vegies today.

I was lazy today, I didn't really feel like cooking. But I felt that the the ingredients were just going to sit there otherwise. So much work needs to go into planning what to cook. For like perishable goods such as herbs or vegies I need to plan my menu so that I will have two meals that will overlap in ingredients in one week so that I get the most out of them. Like one lemon made 2 meals and I still have a quarter of a lemon. I bought a bunch of parsley, and it's only used as a garnish so I used like 3 sprigs? It just didn't seem the effort. Maybe that means I'm getting lazy. I need to re-motivate myself and cook something really fantastic this weekend. Because falling into a rut is what got me here in the first place. It is nice to know that I can eat things I wouldn't usually eat if I give them a chance because even if it doesn't sound like bacon, avocado and sweet chilli should go together, it can still taste good. I've also learned that I'm not a very scientific person because all these recipes have not been followed as closely as the writer may have liked.

I also think I'm cheating because I haven't really done what I was supposed to do. I was supposed to step outside the box, instead all I've done is make the easiest, fastest, or simplest recipes. The one's that require the least time or the least number of ingredients. I don't think I've been fully throwing myself into the spirit of this adventure. So my goal is to do better next week and to cook myself something really fancy. Something I wouldn't eat every day.