Who said simple ain't good?

This recipe was actually paired up with my trip to the palace of Versailles. The thing is, these kings and queens had all this luxury but common lives sucked! They had no privacy, had lonely childhoods and couldn't really leave their palaces much out of fear of assassination. That palace we believe to be so gorgeous was like a prison to them.

At first I wanted to make a cabbage pie as my recipe because it can be beautifully ornate but be filled with super cheap ingredients. Kind of like life, you can have a beautiful one without much money. However, the cabbage pie would involve shortcrust pastry and after the cornish pasties I wanted something lighter.

So la voila! Bean Sprouts with Noodles! I've actually made this recipe a couple of times now and my fam loves it. It's deceptively simple and amazingly thrifty (about 50 cents per serving). I know it looks kind of monotone, but that's the whole theme... finding beauty in simple, mundane, cheap things :D The large quantity of bean sprouts keeps this dish light and adds a heck a lot of crunch!

Mung Bean Sprouts

I never realized just how crowded my room would get after moving my stuff back from the student rental. I spent the morning trying to sort through everything and throw out/ give away anything that I didn't need. My rule of thumb for clothing/ random miscellaneous things is if I haven't touched something for more than 3 years than it's probably safe to get rid off it (of course this doesn't apply to expensive jewellery hehe). It's always hard to part with your stuff but then it makes the room less cluttered. So it's a compromise ^^

Enough of the boring stuff, I've been growing a little something something the last few days. I mean mung bean sprouts of course ;) These beautiful green beans can easily be sprouted at home which gives them a nice sweet taste.