This looks like a laborious fancy meal, but it’s really quick. The secret is you’re not really making complex “meatballs”, you’re really making meat “chunks”. And of course, gnocchi is a little more unusual potato-based delicate pasta that tastes delicious.
Ingredients:
1 lb gnocchi (check to make sure it’s dairy-free. some are, some aren’t)
1/2 lb ground meat [...]
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Time for another quick & easy dinner! This is an old stand-by that feels like comfort food to me. My mom often made tuna casserole for me as kid. This is my “adult” version.
Ingredients:
1 cup frozen peas
small can of tuna
parsley or sweet pea sprouts
1-2 tbs mayo (I use safflower mayo which is dairy [...]
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This dinner did require time in advance — a month ago — because I pulled homemade soup out of the freezer. I love making big batches of soup for this very purpose!
This soup is made from a 12 bean soup (mix from Whole Foods), a little bit of ground beef, some sauteed veggies (carrots, onions, [...]
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Amy’s Kitchen makes lots of canned soups, sauces, and frozen entrees I really like. I think they’re all organic, and a lot of them are vegan. Some are also wheat-free and gluten-free.
One of my favorites is the Thai Coconut Soup (also called Tom Kha).
The soup is a coconut milk base with authentic Thai spices, including [...]
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I am currently on a quest to prepare food at home more often. In my opinion, there are many reasons to enjoy food at home:
save money
save time
healthier (low saturated fat and calories)
more nutritious (fresh ingredients, quality I get to select)
organic (I like to eat organic when I can, and not many restaurants are able to [...]
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