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May 28th, 2008

Here’s another special veggie recipe we had last week, along with the brussels sprouts: beautiful carrots with dill. These are prepared in a very similar manner to the brussels sprouts too. Wash, but don’t peel them, and slice them on the diagonal so that you have fairly thin ovals.
Carrots
Olive oil
Lemon juice or white wine
Butter
Dill weed […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 1 comment

May 21st, 2008

Tasty brussels sprouts

A really tasty way to fix brussels sprouts has several variations depending upon what you’re doing for the rest of the meal. They can be ready to serve about 5 minutes, or you can finish them off on the grill or in a stir-fry for added kick! If you cut off the woody bottoms and […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 1 comment

May 15th, 2008

Fried rice and ginger

If you’ve pre-cooked some rice and edamame during your once a week food preparation time, this meal will go together in under thirty minutes! You can often find edamame already shelled and cooked in the freezer section. This is how I buy it when I can find it, since there don’t seem to be any […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 1 comment

April 30th, 2008

Unlimited stir fries

Many grocery store chains have a store brand of sauces and marinades, and some of them are actually quite good! Hannaford is my local grocery, and they have a selection of grilling sauces, stir-fry sauces, marinades, salad dressings, salsas, mustards, oils, and bread toppers. An amazing array, really! These items are usually spread throughout the […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments

April 10th, 2008

Super-fast Stir Fries

I do a lot of stir fries for my busy family, and one of the nicest things about them is that if you’ve done the once a week meal prep, they can be on the table in about 10 minutes…no joke! By the time the kiddos have the plates and forks out, the dinner is […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 7 comments