Today, I managed to give myself a dinner surprise. I set out meaning to make fried rice with sauteed chicken on the side--simple. A sudden twist in events midway through as I was setting my freshly cooked plain rice aside and stirring chicken and veggies in a pan resulted in me suddenly finding myself with a steaming pot of chicken noodle soup that really hits the spot on this cold wintry day. And now I have spare brown rice in the freezer ready for use in future.
Sometimes you just gotta follow the tummy and not the mind when cooking!