Dessert for lunch

Very often, I would surf food blogs to ogle at the beautiful pictures and wish I could make my blog as lovely to look at as theirs. But unfortunately, I am no chef (I love to cook, but the food I cook, though edible, hardly ever turns out photo-worthy) and my photography skills are still, regrettably, not there yet (for lack of a better way to say, no good).

Thinking of what to cook everyday for lunch AND dinner makes a great big headache, as I have learnt since I've started living overseas. (I understand fully my mom's woe now! Hence, I welcome any ideas for cheap and easy-to-make lunches or dinners!) There're no nice & cheap hawker centres here in Europe to go for lunch! However, years ago, in Paris, there was the rather nice canteen near our workplace where food prices were subsidised so I could afford to go there during lunchtime with my colleagues. And in Tuebingen there was the mensa (actually, for the most part, I didn't care for it because the food was not great, other than the salad bar, but that was a bit on the high side for a student since the cost is by weight). The bakeries in Germany though are a lifesaver! There's such a variety of yummy breads you can buy at afforable prices. And the bretzels, oh my, do I miss them! :)

Right now, before my papers are ready (still waiting, not much progress... sigh) and I can start work, I play 'housemaker' = grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, washing. (Oh ya, and watching dramas online of course! :p) And sometimes, when I feel hardworking, I also try to learn some Italian from the internet and books that I can get my hands on.

Yesterday, the 'breadwinner' has suggested that I make milk rice pudding (Milchreis in German and Riz au lait in French) for lunch. A dessert for lunch? I used to think that a very strange idea. I don't think in Singapore we eat a sweet item for lunch (or dinner). But in Schwabenland (South Germany), where they love sweet stuff as I've been told, it is not uncommon.

I hope later I can post a little picture of my attempt at making above-mentioned dish. Will try hard to make it look presentable. :)


Milk rice pudding with sautéed apples

It's almost the weekend! (Though for me now it doesn't make much of a difference, the weekdays and weekend, but it does mean getting out and exploring the area, I hope.) So, have a good one, peeps!