What did you eat today?

[alexis_the_tiny]

I love bok choy but need to get better at cooking it. I've never been good at stir-frying, which is strange because it should be easy.

I saw watercress in Chinatown today and wondered what to do with it. Do you cook it?

My mom taught me as a kid that you cut the stems off the bok choy and stir fry them first until they're a bright green color and throw the leaves in to finish cooking. Something about the stems taking longer to cook. Bok choy is probably the only green leafy veg I eat, usually stir fried with loads of garlic and really hot chili peppers.

Watercress can be thrown into salads, this sandwich shop used to put tender watercress leaves into the egg salad sandwiches. Yum. I slow cook it with pork ribs and Chinese red dates to make soup. According to Chinese lore, that soup is good for your lungs. I just think it's darned tasty.

Today's food:
Breakfast: 1 cup low fat yogurt, 1 cup cereal drink
Workout: Running after my students in a swimming pool. Otherwise known as aqua-running!
Snack: peanut butter on wholewheat bread
Lunch: Alphabet pasta in tomato sauce with spinach and pork sausages
Snack: low fat yogurt and half a muesli bar
Dinner: Carrot and meatball soup with pasta