Tag: dinner

Fave, instant pot, pressure cooker, quick, vegetarian

Instant Pot Lasagna Soup

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Instant Pot Lasagna Soup

Toss it in and go, this recipe comes together quickly with little hands on time. Robust tomato broth, veggies, noodles and gooey cheese is just what your family needs for the weeknight dinner rush. Bring on the soup weather.

A funny thing happens in Miami during the fall, aside from it officially becoming soup weather. Almost overnight, our hot and humid climate drops. Little by little, we reach a cool and crisp (wait for it) 72. Oh yes, and as that temperature drops slightly, it’s pretty easy to tell the locals from visitors. I kid you not; every local will break out all pairs of boots, wool coats, and sweaters they own. It’s my favorite time of year. I have boots to wear, people, and I can’t do it in 80-degree weather!

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Classics, Entertaining

Cheat Meals (and Magic Sauce)

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Cheat Meals (and Magic Sauce)

Cheat Meals and I are friends. Really close friends. If a Cheat Meal were a person, we would hang out at the pool and drink wine all the time-which would be a lot, since Cheat Meals are big on keeping you out of the kitchen. No, this type of “Cheat Meal” is not the bad dining choice you made on your dieting day off. This is a throw together in 15 minutes, forget about it for a few hours, and come home to absolute dining perfection-which will taste like you worked for hours. See. You want to hang out and have wine with Cheat Meals too. Continue reading “Cheat Meals (and Magic Sauce)” →

quick

Creamy Tomato and Orzo Soup

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Creamy Tomato and Orzo Soup

A tasty twist on a tried and true soup classic.

It’s a dinner drama re-run and you’re unfortunately the main character…again. 30 minutes on the clock, a kid or two starting to lose it over their homework as you wonder, “WHAT’S FOR DINNER???!!!” Take a deep breath, look in your pantry, I bet you have just about everything to make this spot-on creamy tomato soup, so let’s get to it. You need to get dinner on the table.

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Classics, slow cooker, Week Menu

Cooking Burnout (and Ropa Vieja)

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Cooking Burnout (and Ropa Vieja)

I don’t want to cook. Really now, the Eat24 app has been my BFF for the last few weeks. Between Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and the long list of Holiday parties and events, I’ve been clocking some serious kitchen time. I LOVE cooking, but the weeknight dinners between those big feasts are starting to get to me, go figure. See, I am human. Don’t tell my kids. Continue reading “Cooking Burnout (and Ropa Vieja)” →

Classics, Entertaining, vegetarian

The 5am Wake-Up (and Veggie Lasagna)

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The 5am Wake-Up (and Veggie Lasagna)

What is it with kids and their dislike for sleep? I just don’t get it. All moms know the feeling: dozing off, warm and snug, dreaming of something fantastic, like never folding laundry again, then, WHAM!, a little ankle biter runs into your room, screaming something ridiculous, like, “why is the door looking at me?!” Como what? Have you lost your mind?  Of course, you think this to yourself, or did you? I can’t remember. Continue reading “The 5am Wake-Up (and Veggie Lasagna)” →

Classics

Costco Addict (and Orange Chicken)

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Costco Addict (and Orange Chicken)

Hi. I’m a Costco addict and everyone knows it. I started going to Costco way back when it was called Price Club and have been hooked ever since. I practically use it as a grocery store and my kids haven’t even hit the teens yet. Continue reading “Costco Addict (and Orange Chicken)” →