Comments on: Faster than Grubhub….

By: Hannah Poirrier

Hannah Poirrier — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:44:08 +0000

When I don’t have time to cook I love to pull something out of the freezer! We often make big spaghetti sauce, chilis, soups, etc and then we make too much on purpose.

On lazy days, pull something out of the freezer, thaw in hot water, dinner ready in 15 min! 🙂

I like your idea too! Definitely better than take out.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:18:54 +0000

My standby is keeping my freezer stocked with sweet sausage and peas, my fridge with some kind of parmesan. Pasta with sausage, peas, sage or oregano (whichever you prefer), and parmesan cheese is all you need. Bonus if you can throw in a little cream!! Takes as long as cooking pasta, and you can add red pepper flakes for spice lovers. The trick is to find a tasty sweet sausage and the recipe never fails to satisfy.

By: Maha

Maha — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 07:44:58 +0000

I have several meals that i resort to when in pinch
-Frozen shrimp cake with any side salad i quickly throw together.

-fried egg and Fetta place on a Tortilla bread (TikTok viral recipe)

– I always keep cubed salmon in my freezer so i cook them quickly with leftover rice or salad.

-Tuna salad

-frozen falafel to throw in a bowl of tomatoes, cucumbers, pickled onions, hummus and coriander.

By: Jammy

Jammy — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:51:47 +0000

Ground beef! It is so easy to brown, throw in seasonings, a little chopped onion, or other veggies I have on hand. I can have something hot and hardy in front of me in 15 minutes.
Oh, and although I cannot do aged dairy, I can happily sprinkle on fresh goat cheese with no issues!

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:31:56 +0000

In reply to Alexicographer.

@Alexicographer – oh, I well know the lazy supper…but I find that I’m often craving something cooked, hot, substantial…in which case the PB + apple won’t cut it (nor will cereal, though I have tried!!)

By: Alexicographer

Alexicographer — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 22:34:41 +0000

Honestly if it’s just me, something like an apple + some sliced up cheese might be supper. For me + teenage son when in a hurry, I like to pull frozen flounder filets from Costco straight out of the package and pop them in a skillet on medium high, sprinkle them (and the skillet…) with parmesan and breadcrumbs, flip, turn heat down to medium. Flounder cooks really, really fast even from frozen. Add some frozen veggies (thawed/heated in the microwave) and maybe some bread (or maybe not) and it’s a meal. I’ve also recently learned I can toss a (single) layer of frozen, peeled, tail-off shrimp into the air fryer and they are ready astoundingly fast (5 minutes?). Good with a side of veggies or to mix in with leftover rice or add to a salad.

By: Alexicographer

Alexicographer — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 22:30:50 +0000

In reply to Amelia. That sounds great! Will try!

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:17:05 +0000

In reply to Amelia.

@Amelia – tomatoes and chick peas are a good combo… and of course the chili flakes are a bonus.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:16:24 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth.

@Elizabeth – a lot of things get deconstructed around here too. And last night we tried Trader Joe’s pulled pork – it was pretty good.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:15:39 +0000

In reply to SK.

@SK – yep, adding in kids to the delivery order raises the cost quickly…