Everyone should have a handful of recipes that are quick, easy, and versatile enough to fill any gaps in your weekly menu planning. Whether it's because you don't have the energy for your original plan or you just ran out of ideas, go-to recipes should save the day without any guilt.
Leftovers give me a chance to play around a bit with fusion cuisine. But before you click away and think this is too fussy, consider the smiles on the faces of your family when you present macaroni and cheese burritos for dinner!
Pull out your waffle iron, it's time for dinner. That's right, no one said it was just a breakfast thing OR a requirement that anything made in it needs to be smothered in maple syrup or other sweet things. Let's stuff ours with pizza!
This time of the year, dinner can be as easy as grabbing a pile of fresh herbs, blending them with a couple of pantry items on hand, and tossing it with freshly-cooked noodles. Green can be so easy in the midst of the harvest!
Versatile and quick, you can put together this meal in a bowl in about the same time it takes a rice cooker to get your rice ready. A perfect mid-week dinner that will have you loving the combination of ingredients you get to explore.
For a quick lunch or dinner, I often find myself turning to potatoes. After baking a potato, it becomes the backdrop for my culinary creativity and cravings. Open the refrigerator and pantry and find your own version, too!
Spending just a little time figuring out how to blend flavors and textures can spell the end of boring salads in your home, whether they be simple side salads or glorious main dish adventures.
In about as much time as it takes to boil some noodles, you can have a sweet and spicy vegetable lo mein on the table. Make it a one bowl meal or add some simple sides to make it a no fuss gathering for friends.
Weekday leftovers inspire a spicy start to the day when zesty black beans get paired with flour tortillas, tomatoes, salsa, cilantro, chèvre, and eggs to help get you going on the weekend. Brunch will never be the same!
Miniaturizing burgers means being able to have more than one! Sliders are one of my favorite parts of summer and it gets even better when you include fun things like pretzel rolls and gourmet cheese varieties.
