Roasted vegetables

Any kind of roastable vegetable. I used okra, portobello mushrooms and a tomato. Other options include asparagus, onions, zucchinis

Preheat oven to 425F.
Cut up veggies (I roasted portobellos whole).
Drizzle/ brush with oil, salt and pepper. (I added garlic to okra, basil to the tomato and vinegar to the mushroom)
Place onto baking tray in a single layer. Pour excess oil mixture over.
Bake for 15-30min depending on vegetable and amount of crispness desired.
(Veggies should be tender, tomato skin should be falling off, mushroom crisp but still juicy)
Squeeze lemon juice over before serving.

Mushroom risotto

4 cups chicken broth, divided
0.5 pound portobello mushrooms, thinly sliced
0.5 pound white mushrooms, thinly sliced
4 shallots, diced
1 1/2 cups Arborio rice
1 cup dry white wine
3 tablespoons finely chopped chives
4 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Warm broth in a pot
Saute mushrooms until soft, about 3 min
Keep mushrooms and juices in a bowl
Fry shallots
Add in the rice, stir to coat with oil, fry till slightly golden
Add wine, stir till all absorbed
Add broth, 1/2 cup at a time, till rice is al dente, about 15-20min, keep stirring
Risotto should be wet but not like porridge, rice should resist slightly to the tooth but not be hard in the center
Remove from heat, and stir in mushrooms with their liquid, butter, chives, and parmesan.
Season with salt and pepper to taste, I didn't need any salt because chicken broth is salted

Fried tofu with mushroom

1 piece Tofu (hard) (1/2 lb)
1 pack mushrooms, any kind
1 egg
garlic
basil leaves
salt
pepper

Beat egg. Add salt, pepper, basil leaves in egg.
Slice tofu to 1cm slices
Heat up oil in pan
Dip tofu in egg mixture, pan-fry tofu till slightly brown on both sides
Add in garlic
Add in mushrooms
Pour leftover egg mixture in
Salt and pepper to taste

Serves 2
$1.50

Little seasoning used, very natural mushroom taste and tofu's great. Tofu starts juicing out after a while so don't overcook.

Soy sauce chicken

It's chicken again cos I still have chicken from the $7 family pack of drumsticks

4 drumsticks
1 pack enoki mushroom
1 tomato
ginger
1 chilli

Marinate drumsticks in soy sauce, wee bit of sugar, pepper, sesame oil overnight
Dump marinate + chicken in a pot and start cooking
Add a bit water to prevent drying up
Chop ginger and chilli and add to pot
Chop mushroom and tomato and add to pot
Cover lid, stir occasionally
Cook for ~20min or until chicken is completely cooked

Great chicken texture
$2

Celery mushroom beef pasta

1.5 celery hearts
0.5 box mushrooms
1 yellow onion
2 Roma tomatoes
0.5lb ground beef (80% lean)
4 servings spaghetti

Marinate beef in soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, pepper, corn starch. Mix well.
Chop onions, mushrooms, celery
Put spaghetti in boiling water with a pinch of salt. Stir regularly till al dente (~10min)
Put oil in pan, fry onions
Add in ground beef, fry till fats escape
Add celery hearts and mushrooms
Chop Roma tomatoes in 4 quarters and add in
Season with salt and pepper
Mix drained spaghetti in

Serves 4
~$5