“Desk Scene” Cedar Park, 2025
Today’s lineup of non-water drinks was simple but perfect: started with coffee, moved on to tea, and ended the day with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc. Cheers to Friday!
Friday Night Desk Scene
“Desk Scene” Cedar Park, 2025
Category: Food
“Desk Scene” Cedar Park, 2025
Easy Dinner
“Easy TIkka” Cedar Park, 2025
Dinner tonight was Chicken Tikka Masala, straight from Costco. Super tasty, though I kept wishing for more sauce to soak up with rice. I tossed in some hard-boiled eggs for a little more protein. Not pictured is the bowl of sautéed spinach we had to cover our veggie quota. Best part? It’s one of those easy dinners that the kids happily eat. Win!
Addicted to Saltines
“Saltines” Cedar Park, 2025
I’ve always loved saltines, but the Saltidas I tried in CDMX took things to a whole new level. Paired with shrimp and octopus cocktails, they were pure magic. Fast forward to Texas, where I spotted Gamesa Saladitas at a Mexican market and pounced on them like treasure. A couple of hours later, half the box was gone. I might need an intervention, because these things are way too good!
Spam Fried Rice
“Spam Fried Rice” Cedar Park, 2025
Tonight I went big and made an extra-large batch of Spam Fried Rice. Since we don’t own a giant wok (which would have been ideal), I had to split it up and cook with two pans. The rice ended up a little crispy in spots from overcooking, but the kids still gave it two thumbs up and said it was delicious!
We rounded out the meal with gyoza and broccoli. Gyoza and fried rice are a classic combo, and then the broccoli added the greens.
FYI, we used the Japanese Fried Rice (Yakimeshi) recipe from Just One Cookbook. It’s so easy to substitute a protein, in this case, almost a full container of Spam (cubed).
Spaghetti Nite
“Spaghetti Sauce” Cedar Park, 2025
Tonight’s dinner was a big pot of spaghetti and meatballs, and my plan is to make it last for a few meals. We’ll see how that goes! I’m still deciding what to cook for the kids next, but I’ve got a few ideas swirling around. There’s also been a request for shrimp tacos, so those might be making an appearance soon. Hopefully I can recruit some help with the shrimp when the time comes!
