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How $99 and four hours every 2 weeks can provide rocket fuel to an Entrepreneur

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Fried rice is a really simple preparation, and makes for good leftovers.

Heat a little oil in a wok or frying pan. Pour in a can of peas, carrots, or some chopped onions. Throw in a bunch of day old rice. (If it's just cooked, it's too sticky.) Douse with soy sauce. Toss the rice and fry it a bit. Crack in a bunch of eggs. Toss the rice some more. Maybe throw in some chopped bacon, or chopped cooked chicken.

This is really simple, and also a tasty one-dish meal that makes for great leftovers.

[Aside: Last week, I made a batch with 6 cups of brown rice, 6 eggs, and 1 lb of bacon. My friend came over, and while I napped for a few hours, she literally ate the entire batch of fried rice. I have no idea how a 120 lb woman was capable of this, but at least it shows the recipe is tasty!]

I'd recommend frozen veg over canned. I also make a little "well" in the middle of the wok for the egg to get it cooked up a bit before mixing with the rice. Otherwise it can get a bit mushy/gooey.

You can also use Thousand Island dressing instead of the soy sauce. This dish(with either soy sauce or the thousand island) was a staple of mine when I was first learning to cook.

From the comments, I get that this is about cooking food for human(s) in batches.

From the title, I thought of the "rocket science nerds" that are often mentioned here, and guessed that this was about some DIY approach to producing small quantities of actual rocket fuel at home. That fuel would then be pooled in order to help with rocket engine testing and development.

That felt cool, but I guess not, then. :)

I was expecting some kind of food/drink but I definitely didn't expect normal food but done in a time-saving way. 'Rocket' fuel strongly implies it's giving an exceptional energy boost.

A recommended read would be "Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day". Describes how to make no-knead homemade bread in only about 5 minutes of active work a day. Rising is done in the fridge overnight. Take a portion out of the fridge in the morning and bake it while prepping for the day. Nothing beats the smell and taste of home-made bread. The only downside it that it is so superior to supermarket bread that I can't eat supermarket bread anymore, even as toast.

The Times has a great recipe as well: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/dining/081mrex.html

It's super easy (don't even bother with the cheese cloth stuff, just dump it into a pot and bake it) and hard to mess up. And most importantly, delicious!

Thumbs up for figuring out how to eat healthy on a budget, but thumbs down for cooking all the food at the same time and eating frozen leftovers for 2 weeks.

I dunno man. I spend a Sunday a month just cooking a shit-ton of food and freezing it. Fish curry, chicken soup, chili, beef burgers... It is such a damn relief to come home after a long day and just have healthy, tasty food ready to go after 5 minutes of zapping it.

I hear ya, I'm sure it's good. For me I just think it would zap some of the joy out of cooking and eating. It's hard to beat freshly prepared food. Although to be honest I do eat a bit of Trader Joe's pre-prepared meals.

The labour-saving is huge (just think how much washing up this process saves alone), and there is nothing wrong with eating frozen food.

Absolutely, and you don't even need to do it for every meal. Keep some fresh fruits and vegetables prepared and on hand. A roommate who was in petroleum engineering and taking heavy course loads would prepare a large bowl of food and wrap servings in plastic wrap to be frozen. I really need to do something like that.

OT note to ballard: you might want to figure out how your account got algo-killed between 235 and 238 days ago.

ballard 19 minutes ago | link [dead]

Michelin-rated food is rife with cream, salt, carbs and worse for the pleasure of frittering away $4,230[1] while simultaneously contributing to chronic heart disease, diabetes and adipose tissue. Make your own food, skip an early grave and save some runway (and avoid giving away more equity) in the process.

[1] conservatively, say $30 with tip for a $$ place [$-$$$$] 3 times a week * 47 weeks per year.

Site down for me. Anyone has a cache link?

Here is what I managed to extract from Bing's cache (cached page didn't load for me either, so I copied source, and removed css/javascripts from it)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1229269/page.html
More readable version via Readability: http://rdd.me/eblpiyaf

It's working for me.

I'll just note that there have been several past, rather active HN threads on this topic, for those interested in having a look.
I'll toss in my quick and nutritious suggestion: Microwave a sweet potato. Don't forget to poke it a few times with a knife to vent steam pressure. Slice in half and top with a little brown sugar and cinnamon, or whatever else strikes your fancy (e.g. maple syrup, butter, etc.).

Do we really need a cooking article on Hacker News?

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