Made with whole wheat spiral pasta, onion, green pepper, zucchini, olive oil, tofu, and spaghetti sauce.
It’s what’s for dinner.
Recipe for—Saucy Vegetable Tofu
So, if you have nothing else to do today, find different ways to incorporate tofu into your life.
Take-Away Life Lesson: Vegetarian dishes with tofu can turn out allllllll riiiiiiight.
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Pork & Vegetable Potstickers made with dumpling dough, ground pork, green cabbage, celery, onion, and a mix of ginger, garlic, and black pepper.
Well my New Year’s resolution to eat a little healthier went right down the drain as soon as I woke up this morning. The first thing I stuffed in my face for the new year was one of those gigantic plumpalicious cinnamon rolls from the diner—or at least HALF of one.
To be fair, I didn’t buy it today—it was leftover from last night. So is it still technically my fault? Should I have known to throw it in the trash at midnight last night? Isn’t it still considered 2013 food, technically? I did eat a bowl of oatmeal this morning right afterwards to try to wash it out of my system.
PEOPLE, I’M LOOKING FOR SOME KIND OF CREDIT SOMEWHERE!
Let’s move on to my non-homemade potstickers-from-a-box. This is what I resorted to since I spent 90% of my day trying to figure out all aspects of my new camera—so I wasn’t in much of a cooking mood after reading that lengthy instruction manual. Who knew a wee camera could have 252 pages of instruction on CD to accompany itself?!!
And with some of the pictures I’ve taken today, I swear my cell phone did a much better job. I’m sure it was user-error and there was probably a setting I should have left well enough alone. But I’m still in the learning and playing phase with said camera.
Enjoy my first blog photos with the new camera while I still try to get the hang of it.
So, if you have nothing else to do today, spend your day reading a 252-page instruction manual.
Take-Away Life Lesson: Nothing wrong with breaking a New Year’s resolution a few hours after midnight. It happens.
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Now That’s What I Call A Cinnamon Roll!
Made with Swai fish fillet and fish seasoning, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, stuffing, greens & spinach with onions, and tartar sauce made with mayonnaise and sweet pickle relish.
So, if you have nothing else to do today, make some good old southern comfort food for yourself.
Take-Away Life Lesson: If you forget to buy tartar sauce, you can always make your own if you have mayonnaise and pickle relish lying around.
Made with angel hair pasta, ground beef, canned diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, onion, green bell pepper, chopped garlic cloves, fresh parsley, Italian seasoning, seasoning salt, sugar, bay leaves, cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, garlic powder, and salt & pepper.
Ahhhhh, the cheese melted beautifully.
So, if you have nothing else to do today, try baking spaghetti this time instead of making it the old-fashioned way.
Take-Away Life Lesson: Baked spaghetti makes the best leftovers.
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Made with boneless chicken breasts, farfalle (bow-tie) pasta, broccoli florets, Italian roasted red pepper dressing, minced garlic cloves, tomato-basil spaghetti sauce, Neufchâtel cheese, and Parmesan cheese.
Recipe for—Creamy Bow Tie Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli
So, if you have nothing else to do today, make it a chicken night with bow-tie farfalle pasta.
Take-Away Life Lesson: Dressing can give good flavor to chicken.
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Made with ground beef, lasagna noodles, egg, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, spaghetti sauce, fresh parsley, and water.
What exactly do you want me to say about this? Is there something about the picture you’re just not getting? It speaks loud and clear to me.
Can you imagine a bathtub being layered with this stuff? If only there was a baking dish the size of a bathtub. Man, I’d immerse myself and go to town—right in the dead center! I mean, can you imagine being surrounded by all that good lovin’?
Then again, you have the problem of finding an oven that big.
Made with ground turkey, no-boil lasagna noodles, olive oil, onion, minced garlic cloves, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, eggs, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, fresh parsley, seasoning salt, and salt & pepper.
Now this was a different second lasagna recipe I tried. This one had a few more ingredients in it than the first one above but was still just as lovely and simple to make.
I was reluctant to make any lasagna at first because I always thought there was so much work involved. But once I started making it, there really wasn’t anything to it. It was much simpler and quicker than I thought it’d be. And if you have someone to help you, it can cut the time down even further.
So, if you have nothing else to do today, find the largest bathtub-sized baking dish you can find and make a big fat lasagna.
Take-Away Life Lesson: There’s nothing wrong with taking a little cheese bath.
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I have never bought or used Swiss chard leaves in my life—so this was a first. THAT alone was an experiment for me in and of itself.
Have you ever tasted chard?! Blech!
Made with Swiss chard leaves, cooked lentils, short grain brown rice, goat cheese, fresh chopped garlic, baby arugula, fresh chopped mint, olive oil, and salt & pepper; topped with marinara sauce and Parmesan cheese.
Once the product was actually finished, it was surprisingly edible. The sauce and cheese really helped GREATLY with the Swiss chard taste that’s for sure! I’d definitely make this again and it’s great for vegetarians.
Recipe for—Goat Cheese, Lentil & Brown Rice Rolls
So, if you have nothing else to do today, get to know a Swiss chard leaf. They’re definitely healthy and good for you, but—BLECH!
Take-Away Life Lesson: Make sure to doctor up your Swiss chard leaves so it leaves you with pleasant tastes and after thoughts.
