Cloudy Easy Dinner Ideas for Tired Mood After Work

You need

• 1/2 cup rice
• 4 cups stock or water
• thumb of ginger, sliced
• soy sauce
• spring onion
• optional: egg

Method

1. Simmer rice, stock and ginger ~25–30 min until soft and soupy, stirring now and then.
2. Swirl in a beaten egg at the end if you like.
3. Season with soy.
4. Top with spring onion.

You need

• 1 frozen banana
• handful frozen berries
• splash milk or yogurt
• toppings: granola, seeds, fruit

Method

1. Blend frozen fruit with just enough liquid to move.
2. Pour into a bowl thick enough to hold toppings.
3. Add granola, seeds and fresh fruit.
4. Eat with a spoon.

You need

• 150g pasta
• 1 garlic clove
• splash cream or cream cheese
• handful peas or spinach
• parmesan
• salt, pepper

Method

1. Cook pasta in just enough salted water that it mostly absorbs.
2. Stir in garlic, cream and greens in the last 2 minutes.
3. Add parmesan and a splash of pasta water to loosen.
4. Season and serve.

You need

• 2 slices bread
• butter
• 2 slices cheese
• 1 can chopped tomatoes
• 1 garlic clove
• pinch sugar
• salt, pepper

Method

1. Simmer tomatoes with crushed garlic, a pinch of sugar and salt for ~10 min; blend if you like it smooth.
2. Butter the bread on the outside, fill with cheese.
3. Fry on medium until golden both sides and melting.
4. Cut diagonally and dunk.

You need

• any sturdy veg (potato, squash, carrot, onion)
• olive oil
• salt, pepper
• optional: feta, chickpeas

Method

1. Chop everything into even chunks.
2. Toss with oil and salt on a tray.
3. Roast hot ~30–35 min, turning once.
4. Scatter feta or chickpeas to finish.

You need

• 1 pack shelf gnocchi
• 1 can chopped tomatoes
• 1 garlic clove
• handful spinach
• olive oil
• grated cheese

Method

1. Fry the garlic in oil for 30 seconds.
2. Add tomatoes and gnocchi, simmer ~8 minutes until gnocchi is tender.
3. Stir through spinach until wilted.
4. Top with cheese off the heat.