Easy meals for when you are feeling less than optimal

I'm not feeling great today. The kids have both had the flu and I have an awful cough that's driving me nuts. :/

A really quick, easy, nutritious lunch is called for. I had a mixed plate with homemade relish (or whatever you happen to have on hand), hunky slices of cheddar cheese, crackers and an orange sliced into wedges. Lunch in a minute. You could add some cold meat or salami, crusty bread or salad.

It's a quick, easy meal from whatever is in the fridge, freezer or pantry that can sit in the slow cooker for dinner tonight.

I found:

Chicken thigh fillets (about 700g)

The remains of a packet of frozen mixed vegetables (about a cup)

8 Mushrooms

1/2 a carrot (don't ask!! who uses half a carrot???)

1 head of broccoli - I always add the stalk to slow cooked meals

1 brown onion

1 can coconut milk

4 tbs Korma Curry Paste

Put it all in the slow cooker together on high for 4-5 hours. Don't worry about browning anything it will still taste great and the emphasis is on having a great meal for dinner with minimum of effort when you feel crappy. Serve it with some rice or crusty bread.

A little tip for rice. I freeze it. Cook extra, put it in the freezer and it's there when I need it for that meal in minutes or when I feel like you've been run over by a bus/Mac truck/herd of stampeding gazelle. I heat it in the microwave or in a saucepan. The rice dries out when it is frozen so Iwill add some water to it.

This took me a whole 5 minutes to get into the slow cooker and is what I'm planning for our dinner tonight. :)