terrible ice cream craving

I find myself having such an immense craving for ice cream that i am so tempted to wolf down a tub when no one's watching.

this is so depressing. no cold foods, no cool vegetables, no walking here n there.

this is just so not my usual lifestyle. i need the mart, i need an occassional ice cream, i want to have lots of cheese!!!

J offered to share an ice cream bar last night and i was allowed only a bite.

but judging from the degree of craving, i told him i would probably need the whole thing, so we agreed to have none and look forward to the 9th of may.

Meanwhile, along with lots of black bean soup, we found a new favourite!

black bean natto!

=)

Last night, after days of suffering from exhaustion from watching J cook, i decided to take things into my hands.

Fried tofu & vegetable stir fry

with the season's bamboo shoots & snow peas

I was kind of touched that the tofu grandma asked J how come i haven't been to buy tofu for quite some time. She probably didn't notice my burgeoning belly because the counter she is always behind in is high up to her chin level since she is 90degrees hunched. J explained, and now we have another person looking forward to meeting the lil one, in addition to the aunties at the farmers' mart.

I can't wait to go shopping at my 2 favourite places, the farmers' mart and the tofu stall!

Hijiki nimono

bean sprout and konbu oven baked omelette

Since i am supposed to be like a cat and keep away from washing the dishes, J did them all, plus help me with the washing/cutting of vegetables which made the whole cooking time really short! =)

Lunch is most of the time made by me, again with J assisting.

Salmon and broccolli udon

with grated onion and ginger shoyu based sauce

These frozen udon packs really come in handy for quick lunches.

just make the sauce, and toss in udon as you would with pasta.

i never thought of buying these frozen noodles when i used to have plenty of time on hands.

i guess it's time to start smart cooking!