When in a Pinch in the Kitchen

So I've been craving to eat Pinoy beef soup this past week only to be disappointed a couple of times. The Pinoy resto didn't have it, I couldn't find the right amount of beef at the nearby mart and it just seem impossible to put it together. And then I found this solution out of desperation!

An already-opened one is waiting for me in the fridge so I just picked up a small Chinese cabbage at the grocery store. I still got some potato and dried ginger so I figured it might do. Anyway, it's just me who will eat it. And it's gone before I realized about taking a photo.

My next one is the carbonara-in-a-pinch using the cream soup powder packet. 

All I need are garlic, onion, frozen mushroom and broccoli. And maybe some cheese and seasonings like salt and pepper. It usually work as it is. But I did add some leftover baked eggplant and almond slivers as garnish this time. 

Food cravings can be tricky even if one is not pregnant. :) But with some imagination, I can always have my carbonara craving whenever I want it. 

And the beef soup as well now. I just have keep a few cabbage leaves frozen on hand for next time. 

On my grocery list it is!