Comments on: Welcome to Jeff’s Kitchen

By: alex farguson

alex farguson — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:17:39 +0000

I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.

By: charlie

charlie — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:50:09 +0000

interesting………
very interesting!

By: Jacqueline

Jacqueline — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:08:38 +0000

I didn’t actually think that those chinese boxes actually existed in real life. I thought that they were only on tv. We don’t have them in Canada, but I’m ordering some!

By: kingdoc

kingdoc — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:54:13 +0000

I do the same thing but I put everything in paper Chinese food take out containers. No dishes!

check them out here:
http://www.uline.com/BL_5617/Chinese-Take-Out-Boxes

By: Katrina

Katrina — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:42:00 +0000

perfect thanks. My Rice and Chicken are done, I just didn’t know what to do with the frozen vegetables.

By: Russ Turley

Russ Turley — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:51:02 +0000

@Katrina:

I just put the frozen vegetables in on top of the rice and chicken and filled the container to the top. I didn’t ask Jeff, but it looks like he did the same thing.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:30:35 +0000

thanks Russ

By: Russ Turley

Russ Turley — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:31:34 +0000

@Katrina: I had some time this past weekend to prepare my lunches for this week. I decided to replicate Jeff’s technique. I used brown rice instead of basmati rice, but it was basically the same.

First, take the container out of the freezer and put it in the fridge the night before if you can. It took a long time to heat in the microwave here at work because it was still partially frozen.

As far as the chicken, I put the breast in 13 x 9 pyrex baking dish, sprayed with olive oil, and sprinkled on some chicken seasoning and baked them.

The rice I made was probably a little too moist by itself, but after being frozen and then thawed and reheated, it was actually better than when I prepared it. Go figure.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:03:26 +0000

Thanks for the quick response. I have done this with grilled chicken and it wasn’t moist, so I will have to try it baked. I never put the veggies because I was scared of the texture, but I will have to try it. Thanks again.

By: Jeff Ainslie

Jeff Ainslie — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:55:20 +0000

I haven’t had any problems with it being soggy. I guess you just have to be careful that you don’t overcook the rice. I let everything cool before I put them into containers. I add the rice first and splash a little bit of soy sauce, then the chicken, and then I add the frozen mixed veggies right on top and put them right in the freezer. I keep 5 days worth of lunches in the fridge at a time. They last at least 2 weeks in the fridge.

I cook the chicken slowly in the oven and I add a little water to the pans to make it as moist as I can.

This is just how I figured out how to make them so I like them and to make it as easy as possible. I have heard that other people will make individual containers of just rice or chicken and then mix and match these portions together.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:22:39 +0000

Jeff, Just curious, is the food soggy textured after being in the freezer then reheating? And how do you cook your chicken?

By: Jeff Ainslie

Jeff Ainslie — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:05:08 +0000

Hi Dave,

We missed adding that to the show notes to Show #53, but the links are now there. What you are looking for is in the first paragraph here: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=does-exercise-really-make

The direct link to the guidelines are here: http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/guidelines/default.aspx

By: Dave Jackson

Dave Jackson — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:24:16 +0000

I think you guys mentioned a report from a government study that recommended X amount of minutes of exercise, and in another episode you mentioned something from a scientific magazine and you always say you’ll put it in the show notes. I don’t see it. Can you help me?

Dave

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:17:53 +0000

And no worries about getting tired of eating the same thing twice a day for that length of time? Wow!

By: John

John — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:50:27 +0000

That IS impressive. I usually prepare stuff for a week or two ahead of time. As a matter of fact, I just made several things this morning to take to work for lunches and snacks for the coming week. I ALWAYS pack a cooler to take with me…even on the weekends.

The mix sounds good. Is there by chance a recipe for this?