Since I started a new job with a longer commute six months ago, I’ve been trying to find recipes that are freezer-friendly. The idea is that I can have most of the hard work done in advance and be able to just pop something in the oven for a few minutes when I get home…
Tag: quick meal
Pesto Gnocchi with Veges
Tonight was hubby’s turn to cook dinner. I had mentioned to him in passing that there was a bag of frozen gnocchi in the freezer for whenever we didn’t have the energy for something more creative, and he decided to take up this option for our dinner this evening. It was such a good…
Chickpea Pasta with Sweet Potato
One of the best inventions ever was the one pot meal. All you have to do is chop and measure the ingredients, put it all in a pot together, leave it to simmer, and voila, a deeply flavorful meal with minimal effort and clean up. I’d been meaning to try Smitten Kitchen’s Quick Pasta and…
Taco Stuffed Peppers
Today was the longest commute of my life, or so it felt anyway. While it normally takes me under an hour to get home, today it took me nearly one hour and forty-five minutes from door to door. As you can imagine, at this witching hour I was totally famished while walking the four blocks…
Saturday is for PIZZUH ZUH
It’s Saturday, which means we’re having PIZZA! In my home growing up, we had takeout pizza nearly once a week, always on a Friday or Saturday when Mom didn’t feel like cooking. Even though the pizza featured above was not delivery and therefore required cooking, it was so simple, it almost doesn’t count! With frozen…
Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes and Cardamom Rice
I must confess that I don’t watch “This Is Us”, so I am still wholeheartedly a fan of the slow cooker and all of its glory. While it is mostly hailed for its tender-meat-cooking abilities, the slow cooker also has its way with vegetables, especially the heartier squashes and potatoes. Last night I decided to…
French Green Beans with Couscous
The past two days were really fantastic. Besides being a rare warm March weekend, my parents came to visit us to celebrate Easter and my mom’s birthday! While they were here, we walked all over the city, enjoyed the rare opportunity to be outside, and ate a lot of delicious food together. Even though we…
Soba noodles with veggies and marinated tofu
One of my biggest faults is that I cannot say no. If someone I know asks me to help them out with something, I can never refuse. Recently a coworker asked if I would volunteer to help with a special project she was initiating; as you might have already predicted, I said yes. The volunteering…
An Imperfect Vegan 