Comments on: Value Guru and the Ticking Dinner Bomb

By: Donna Mollin

Donna Mollin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:23:33 +0000

Damy: A very quick and healthy meal:
Saute sliced shallots or onions, until soft. Add coconut milk to the pan and some red curry paste; found at WF,s.Add chopped or grated fresh ginger. Bake or saute fish, firm white fish; such as, halibut,flounder, sea bass, etc. Whatever is on special at Whole Foods that week. Simmer the sauce a bit, and then add chopped fresh kale, cook until kale is tender. At the last minute, add a bag or container of fresh baby spinach. Warm slightly and sreve over the fish with brown rice on the side.

By: Mother Crane

Mother Crane — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:24:05 +0000

RE: whole wheat spaghetti, fresh mushrooms, fresh spinach, garlic and fresh parmesan cheese recipe…juggle amounts of each to fit how much you enjoy of each ingredient. The garlic should be sauteed in lots of olive oil..which is also mixed into pasta, spinach, mushroom combo with the garlic and the parmesan. GRIND fresh black pepper over all to serve.

By: Mother Crane

Mother Crane — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:58:56 +0000

You are “peaking” in your recipe department. Thanks for ideas to have on hand. But you “peeked” into your cupboard….signed a Virgo who loves this recipe learned from a bus driver on the UT shuttle back in the 80s. Ingredients = whole wheat spaghetti, fresh parmesan cheese, fresh mushrooms, fresh spinach, lots of chopped and sauteed fresh garlic. Cook pasta until done, layer the washed spinach and mushroomsin a colander. Drain the spaghetti over them (this cooks them enough), then toss with parmesan and sauteed garlic. YUM. Even better the next day.

By: SandyP

SandyP — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:50:06 +0000

Here’s a quick and easy shrimp scampi that I make on rushed evenings. It’s 1 lb. of frozen shrimp, 3 TB butter, 1 tsp lemon & pepper seasoning, and 1/4 tsp granulated garlic. I put frozen shrimp in skillet with all the ingredients (no need to thaw first). I saute until pink. In the meantime I boil linguine until al dente. Top cooked linguine with shrimp and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. If I have time I’ll bake a frozen garlic bread (no need to thaw first) for 15 minutes.

By: Miko

Miko — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:58:15 +0000

After seeing your list of ingredients, I also thought of rearranging them for a quickie veggie chili. canned diced tomatoes, canned beans, canned corn (or frozen mixed veggies) even shredded carrots (to cut the tomato acid). simmer 10 mins with chili powder to taste (or chipotle chilis) top with cheese, any kind. Corn bread mix, french bread (frozen), or drop biscuits from mix or scratch. Ta Da! dinner, no meat, no miss. Please and Thank you, Miko in Metairie (VET store)

By: MClay

MClay — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:57:20 +0000

I keep fresh or frozen ravioli in the freezer and jarred pasta sauce on the shelf for nights of desperation.
Also handy is some yummy sausage (WF flavor of your choice) in the freezer to make nachos (brown and sprinkle over tortilla chips and cheese and stick under the broiler for 2 minutes).
Or my third fall back is taco night – ground meat (beef, turkey, chicken) from the freezer, taco seasoning (I mix extra cumin and chili power with Fiesta Taco Seasoning and some corn starch), tortillas or tortilla chips depending on what’s on hand, and onion, tomatoes, cheese, corn, avocado, etc optional.