I married the pickiest girl west of the Mississippi. If she happens to be gone for an evening, I usually cook Chinese or something spicy.

scrambled eggs with lao gan ma

Lentils cooked in coconut milk and curry are so good, and has some extra calories from the coconut milk, if you need that. Add any veg you have.

Breakfast for supper.

Leftover noodles fried in chili garlic oil. (I guess not healthy but easy and delicious)

You have a lot of fermented pickles? Chop and put in a grilled cheese sandwich!

I like complicated food but yes if you have glorious condiments, as you seem to, you've already done the complicated part. Pile those fermented veg on brown rice and that would be so good just by itself.

I like the fermented ideas you mentioned.

Lentils can go to the lowest part of hell.

Boiled potatoes, fried potatoes, baked potatoes...

I lost a lot of weight, and I am so happy. This is my go to. My default meals for the next couple of months and currently go like this.

Breakfast: Eggs + Sardines (when I have them) + Barley mixed with blueberries and kefir.

Lunch/Dinner (1 of the 2): Sardines (when I have them), stewed chicken (thigh or breast) with greens (spinach) made with either birds eye or jalapeno chillis + buttermilk with blueberries for dessert.

I just got off lentils which I was on for months after the bloat/gas became too much to handle. Simple food rules.

Boiled egg and soldiers. Simple simple

i always tell myself this. i crashed my bike during a race, and was like “i’m gonna make a slop bowl of mac n cheese and tuna.” but… i can’t just put the tuna in with the noodles; even if it’s canned i can still sauté it in some garlic and butter. may as well add some of this togarashi for a little heat. and everyone knows mustard makes cheese taste cheesier. speaking of cheese, i got some parmigiano regiano. let’s put some of these green onions on top; first bite is with your eyes. and of course some panko will add a textural contrast…

Veggie stir fry with whatever you got; bell peppers, jalapeno, carrots, throw some nuts in instead of salting

Butter noodles with some vinegar or something that's got vinegar in it (hot sauce, mustard, light salad dressing, etc) or go creamy sauce noodles with some mushrooms sauteed then mixed with a little stock and cream

Lettuce or leafy veg, shredded cheese, hard boiled egg, carrots, chickpeas, tomato-based dressing salad

Can use those coral/red lentils for dal. Basically just cook the lentils (+ occasionally stir) until they've disintegrated. Can eat with bread. You can also add spices and veggies as you feel like, although the lentils themselves are surprisingly flavorful.