Sauce: Thai-Style Lime-Peanut Dressing

Full: 4 large garlic cloves 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/3 cup lime juice 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon smooth peanut butter 2 teaspoons chopped peeled fresh ginger (or 1.5 tsp ground ginger paste from the jar) 1 1/4 teaspoons hot chili paste (optional) 1/4 cup vegetable oil Half: 2 large garlic cloves 2 TBSP cup … [Read more…]

Turkey Burgers

Ingredients 1lb ground turkey 1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs 1/4 cup grated parmesan 3 tablespoons minced onion 1 tsp minced garlic cloves 2 tablespoons ketchup 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tsp dry oregano (or 1 tbsp minced fresh) 1 tsp salt 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1/4 tsp black pepper Form into about 7 burger patties. Grill. Once again, you don’t … [Read more…]

Sauce: Eggless American Pasta Salad

1/2 cup Veganaise 3/4 teaspoon dry mustard (optional) 2 tablespoons cider vinegar 3 tablespoons Greek yogurt Salt to taste Freshly ground black pepper to taste Summer is here. That means lots of fresh veggies! It also means lots of random leftover portions of fresh veggies. One easy way to use them up is to make pasta … [Read more…]

Sauce: Cream Sauce

3 TBSP salted Butter (Use 2 if making creamed corn – the cob scrapes compensate) 1 TBSP minced Garlic 1 TBSP flour 3/4 cup whole milk 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp nutmeg – (optional. Works great with spinach and Kale) Melt butter over medium heat. Add garlic and sautee for about … [Read more…]

Flash Dinner: Quiche

Let’s talk about quiche. Why is it so hard to find a plain old basic quiche recipe? I don’t know the history of its evolution, but isn’t quiche supposed to be one of those things you make with the extra stuff you have in your fridge? Ok I have here half a head of cauliflower … [Read more…]

Seasonings: Turkey (or Beef) Tacos

Ok I’m posting this up for two reasons. 1 – Inspiration. That is to say it’s a reminder because pretty much everyone knows that tacos are a good flash dinner. You just get a taco kit and some ground whatever, a tomato, shredded cheese, and some lettuce and BAM! Tacos. But 2 – I want … [Read more…]