Quick and Easy Recipes
A Pasta Meal in a Flash, Quick and Easy Recipes
Pasta meals are pretty easy to cook. The pasta itself just needs to be placed in boiling water and can be cooked in 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the type of pasta of course. And while the pasta is boiling you can already prepare your desired sauce, whether it may be tomato based, pesto or cream based, you can be finished in now time. You can have a pasta meal in a flash, provided you know what you’re doing.
To those experienced in the kitchen, this kind of meal is easy to make. But to the novices might still find pasta a little daunting or troublesome. One thing that you should watch out when cooking pasta is the noodles. You need to test every now and then to see if the noodles are done. The pasta cooks pretty quickly and leaving it too long can result to soggy noodles.
Avoid placing the pasta when the water is not yet boiling. This will help prevent the pasta from becoming all mushy, soft and sticky. Also, keep the water at a boil at all times. You can help make the pasta firmer if you add salt into the boiling water. Note that you should not cover the pot when you already placed the pasta. When the pasta is done, take it off the boiling water. The pasta will continue to cook if you leave it there. With that, one half of your pasta meal is done. The other half would be the sauce.
The good thing about pasta is having several choices for sauces. Actually, at some point you will be stomped on what kind of sauce to make due to the varieties. If you’re a pasta person then having a couple of sauces stored in your refrigerator would be the best ways to go. If you have pesto, you can use that to sauce your pasta. Add additional garlic, some mushrooms or even Italian sausages and topped with cheese and you can have a good meal.
Bottled or canned sun-dried tomatoes can go well with pasta. I always try to have some sun-dried tomatoes ready since you can just pour it over your pasta and voila! A tomato based pasta without the traditional tomato sauce and pastes. Top with grated cheese and partnered with bread and you can have a fulfilling meal in no time.
If you want a cream-based sauce, just prepare some sliced olives, cream, oregano and grated cheese. Mix the cream, olives and oregano together with your pasta and finish off with grated cheese on top. A simple cream-based pasta but can be quite joyous to the palette.
Olive oil is also a staple sauce for pasta and can be quite easy to use as well. You can mix olive oil with canned seafood or slices of meat or sausages to create a sauce for your pasta. You can add basil for flavor and don’t forget the grated cheese. If you want to experiment, try adding spicy flavored meat or canned seafood. Spicy pasta may not be for everyone but still a good dish in my account.
A pasta meal in a flash is really just that. In a span of 15 to 20 minutes you would have already prepared a good, hearty meal of pasta in either tomato, cream or olive-based sauce. It is a quick meal that I personally won’t get tire off.
Eating your Tofu, Quick and Easy Recipes
Tofu is one of the healthier foods that you should incorporate in your diet. It is low in cholesterol and calories yet it is high in protein and vitamins. Also known as bean curd, tofu is often used in soups. It is quite easy to prepare and with some quick and easy recipes you can have a meal with tofu any day in the week.
You can pan fry it, add to it salads, combine it with meat, fish, and even make it info sandwich fillings. There are a lot of things that you can do with your tofu. For one, you can prepare it as a dip for your crackers and chips. All you need is to add sautéed garlic and onion to tofu, blend in a food processor and add some salt and pepper to taste. Make sure that you remove as much water as you can from the tofu, first before you mix them all up. This is a very healthy dip which you can use for snacks and even for parties.
In recent years, more and more people are becoming acquainted with tofu and loving it, if I might add. Tofu sales in the supermarket have been on a steady increase. Tofu is a good substitute for meat protein because compared to meat it contains more protein and less cholesterol. And with a lot of new recipes to cook tofu, you won’t get tired of it.
Tofu dishes are often quite tasty because every seasoning or ingredient will stand out. Tofu in itself is not very tasty. So with even very little seasonings, you can create quite a tasty tofu dish. You just need to know how to prepare them. You can easily put square tofu on top of a dish but its not really the best way to prepare tofu.
One dish that is quite easy to make is combining tofu with mushrooms. You will need large mushrooms for this one since you will be stuffing the hollowed part with tofu. Prepare the tofu stuffing by adding green onions, crushed garlic, a little bit of soy sauce, a little bit of oyster sauce, and salt and pepper to taste. Once you’re done stuffing the mushroom, you bake the lot not more than 15 minutes. This is quite a treat.
If you want something to spice up your meal, a chili tofu dish might do the trick. What you do is marinate cube tofu in a bowl of chili powder mixed with soy sauce and garlic. After marinating for 15 minutes or so place the tofu along with the marinade in a heated pan with olive oil. Cook the tofu until they are crispy on the sides. To get that excess oil out of the tofu, placing them on a kitchen towel should do the trick.
You can of course combine your tofu dish with other combinations. Lamp, burger, crab meat, potatoes, noodles and even rice would go perfect with your tofu dishes.
You can even make a tofu burger. All you need is to mix tofu with flour to form the patties and fry on a pan or grill. You can add ketchup and mustard afterwards. If you want to be fancy, adding barbecue sauce would be great as well. These are just a few of the quick and easy recipes for your tofu dishes which you can make.
How to Come Up with Quick and Easy Recipes for Emergency Situations
You have loads of work to be done. There are your children to manage, a house to clean and a deadline to beat. Now somebody called up to tell you that they will be coming in for a visit. What do you do? How do you find quick and easy recipes that will help you get out of such dilemma? The best thing that you can do at this instance is do not panic.
Laugh at Yourself
You are only human and you are running a household. If you cannot find quick fixes with what you have left on your refrigerator, maybe you can come up with something from what is available. This is an impromptu affair. No one is expecting you to come up with masterpieces and meals suited for the royalties.
While you still got time, you must settle at your PC and try researching about the matter. While you are on it, try to picture the materials that you already have. You can start your research with what you've got. The idea here is to come up with something that your guests wouldn't know you had a hard time doing. You have to do the recipes in easy strides.
Drop the oven and other tools that may take quite a time to prepare. Settle for the recipes that provide you with easy mixes and simple instructions. You must collect as much simple recipes as you can. Print them out so that you can ponder a bit as to what you would like to pursue. Now that you have the recipes, you can collect your materials to help you select which ones are you going to make.
Who are your guests? Adults can munch on some salads with some bread or cookies that you have on your storage. You must make your salad taste good even though you don't have every ingredient in the book for the best one to be done. Now you can put those experimenting skills to a test. You can include the ingredients that you already have on your salad. You just have to make sure that everything will blend well and will taste great.
If you have kids coming in, you must also work on some easy desserts to be served. You must check your own children's stored goods to see if you can come up with easy recipes using some of their goods. If you have to prepare meals, you can settle for easy fried chicken that most kids love to eat. This will also be enjoyed by your adult guests.
Now that you have done the best things that you can, given the short period to be able to prepare, you can surprise your guests through the presentation. Make your simple recipes appear elegant by placing them on serving plates with decorations. This way, no one will notice that you hurried the process. They will enjoy what you have for them. This way, you can all enjoy the time you will spend together.
After going through such phase, you must learn from it and stack up quick and easy recipes that you can pull out in emergency situations like that. You don't need to be a good cook to be able to satisfy your guests with the food that you serve them. All you need is loads of imagination and determination to come up with the right material even at times when there is really not enough time.
Preparing Quick and Easy Recipe, Chinese style
Imagine this situation, you are at home during the weekends and you suddenly started craving for Chinese food. But then you remember that your favorite Chinese food that delivers is close during the weekends. You thought of going out and getting some Chinese food but the next restaurant is quite far and you just don’t want to make that trip for Chinese food. Now all this trouble might have been avoided if you only knew how to cook Chinese food. Knowing some quick and easy Chinese recipes can really make a difference.
Generally, the easiest Chinese food can be cooked in just 10 to 15 minutes. Most of the easy ones involve just stir frying the ingredients and before you know it you’re enjoying a hot meal with your chopsticks. What actually takes long is the preparation. Nevertheless, there are several cooking preparation tips that you can apply to make your life a lot easier.
To be able to cook a hot Oriental meal quickly, you should learn to prepare the ingredients before hand. For example, ginger can be peeled, sealed in a jar and place inside the refrigerator until needed and believe me you will need ginger almost all the time. It is one of the most used ingredients in Chinese cooking.
You could also do better if you have prepared the meat and vegetables ahead of time. Basically this means you are anticipating that you will crave for Chinese food anytime. If you like the food, I don’t see why this should be any problem. With meat you should cut them in uniform sizes so stir-frying them is a lot easier and they cook faster as well. You can cover the cut meat with a plastic wrap and store them inside your refrigerator. The same goes with vegetables. Wash, cut and store them.
I know that this is not an ideal practice but if you’re really out of time or you want that Chinese food really fast, an option for vegetables would be to use frozen and/or canned ones. You can find in your supermarket frozen vegetables that are already prepared for stir-frying. Canned Chinese vegetables such as bamboo shoots and mushrooms are also available in the market. There’s no substitute for fresh vegetables though.
Remember your sauce concoctions. You can use the same sauce recipes for other Chinese dishes. This way you save time from experimenting every time you cook. You can do a lot with a few tablespoons of soy sauce, oyster sauce, and even sugar. Or another option would be to settle with ready-made sauce or marinade. There should be several flavors to choose from.
Actually you’ll be surprised on what you can find in your supermarket’s shelves. There is an assortment of products which can make your cooking a lot simpler and easier. From canned vegetables and meat, to instant broths, marinades and sauces, you can have that Oriental flavor in a flash just by adding water, boiling or including the flavors in your cooking.
But one of the best tricks, if you find yourself in a pinch is learn to simplify the recipe. A quick and easy Chinese recipe involves simplifying your ingredients, preparation and cooking. Although, experimentation can indeed lead to some truly incredible meals, but when your in a rush and someone’s already waiting for their meals, it would be best to stick to the tried and tested recipes, at least for the now.
Quick and Easy Chicken Dishes for the Palette
Chicken is one of the all time favorite food. Both kids and adults enjoy having chicken whether in their sandwiches, salads, pasta, as appetizers, and as full meals. On the plus side, it is relatively inexpensive and can be quite easy to prepare. It is a good source protein, zinc and iron and depending on the preparation and cooking is relatively healthier than red meat. You can have a fulfilling meal with just quick and easy chicken dishes. There are several of these recipes which you can easily buy off the shelves of bookstores or even read on the internet.
Don’t worry too much on the chicken parts you are using. Believe me when I say that you won’t run out of recipes for each chicken part. All you need are the right ingredients and you can have a delicious meal in no time. You can combine these simple recipes with some useful cooking techniques which will make the whole process even easier and the resulting dish much tastier.
For example, when baking or grilling chicken, it would be best to leave the skin on first to make the meat tastier. You can remove the skin afterwards when you serve or eat it. Most of the fat of the chicken is stored in the skin. You can have a low fat chicken dish just by removing the skin. When you do prepare chicken dishes, I would suggest sticking with baking, broiling, and grilling. As much as possible, avoid frying the chicken. There are a lot more delicious and healthier ways to prepare and cook chicken aside from frying so let’s do that.
Let’s see, you can cook a tasty chicken dish with cream of mushroom soup. What you do is place sliced and skinned chicken on a pot and mix a can of cream of mushroom soup. Add another can of mushrooms but make sure the water has been drained. Add water and onion soup mix into it. You can cook this in low fire until the chicken is tender. Add salt to taste. And that’s it. Although, this recipe may take longer since you will have to cook the chicken in low fire to get that taste but the recipe is easy and the preparation is simple.
If you’re craving for pasta, you can add chicken into it to have a fuller meal. What you do is cut boneless and skinless chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and sauté it together with garlic, green pepper, some onions and mushrooms. Make sure the chicken is cooked already when you add the vegetables. In a few minutes the vegetables should be done as well. At this point mix in your tomato or spaghetti sauce. You can cook your pasta while you’re doing this so by the time you’re done with the chicken, the pasta is firm and ready to be served. Sauce your pasta and top with grated cheese or parmesan cheese.
If you like a different approach, mix olive oil to your pasta instead of spaghetti sauce. That sounds interesting. When you combine pasta and chicken it seems that you can’t go wrong. Both dishes are very easy to prepare individually and combining the two is just simply mixing the dishes.
You see, by having some quick and easy chicken dishes in mind, you can save your family and yourself a lot of time in preparing your meals. Start reading and looking for those quick recipes.
Quick and Easy Recipe Dishes for Daily Cooking
Every time we wake up in the morning we start to think about what the day will bring. Among the things that you will think about is work, your job, the commute to the office, your deadlines, and what to eat for breakfast. Yup, food is one of things that come to mind. It is only natural. You need something to fire you up for the rest of the day. There are several quick and easy dishes intended for daily cooking that you should learn yourself if you want to become independent from the unhealthy breakfasts beings served in fast food joints.
Let’s begin with some easy breakfast dishes. If you have several leftover potatoes from your dinner the previous day, you can eat if for your breakfast. What you do is pan fry the potatoes after you have already chopped them into bite sized pieces. You should add onions and some pepper to taste. Allow the potatoes to fry until a little crisp on the sides. This is a good, full breakfast meal. You can side it off with a serving of side salad and being washed down by a fruit shake or smoothie.
Or create your own sandwich. You can experiment with whatever slices of ham, sausages, or even leftover chicken or turkey. You can try using English muffins as your sandwich bread to make it a little different. Add egg and cheese to your filling including some tomatoes, romaine, mayo, mustard and ketchup. If this breakfast sandwich won’t keep you going the whole day, or just until the next meal which is lunch.
Beef pitas can be quite good for a lunch meal. Get some ground beef out of your fridge. You mix it with some yogurt, mustard, and bell pepper. You stuffed your pita with this mixture and you’re done. You can pack and bring this to your office.
If you’re fed up with sandwiches and even pitas for lunch, you can always go with some ramen. You can cook it in a microwave. It is fast and quite tasty. To make it heavier, you can always add some chicken, turkey or beef leftovers in it. And to have a healthier approach, avoid using the seasonings provided in the package. Try to make your own. You can easily make something out from lemon pepper and/or chili powder. Some soy sauce or even oyster sauce might do the trick.
If you’re a little bit weight conscious, you can pack some tuna pasta or tuna salads. All you need are some greens, balsamic vinegar, tomatoes, olive oil, and maybe some nuts or cranberries, and tuna. Just mix everything up, add some pepper if you like it and munch away. You can replace tuna with turkey or chicken. You have a good and fulfilling lunch right there.
You can have pasta as well. Prepare a sauce from pesto add some cheese and spicy Italian sausages and voila. Combine with some bread and you’ll survive until dinner.
If you have time before you go to work, you can already prepare some burger patties for a dinner meal. Your patties can be made from pork, turkey, or chicken mixed with breadcrumbs. Add some salt and pepper to taste and you’ll have pretty tasty burgers on your plate. Grill or broil the patties and serve with sauce, mustard or ketchup.
You see if you know some quick and easy recipes for daily cooking, you won’t go hungry. Plus you will have variety and you and your family will enjoy more of your every day meals.
Quick and Easy Recipes Need Not be Unhealthy
We are often looking for the quick way. We want the shortcuts. We want to be promoted right away. We want to get rich right away. We want to be accomplished today. These are some of the things that we want to fast track in our lives. And it seems that even our cooking and meals are being drawn under this philosophy. We often prefer quick and easy recipes that we disregard the health values of the food we eat. Quick and easy recipes need not be unhealthy. Everything can be healthy with the right combination of ingredients and a proper way of preparing them.
One of the downside of quick and easy ways of cooking is that we often substitute fresh products with processed ones. This is so we can prepare our meals faster. We go to bottled and canned ingredients just to keep up with the time element of preparing and cooking the meals. Although, some products would claim that no preservatives have been added to their products. Prioritize these product lines when doing your weekly groceries.
So the best thing really is to rely on only fresh ingredients. What you can do is shop and prepare the ingredients beforehand. This will cut a load off your cooking time. You can now cook meals faster and have more time enjoying your meal.
Another way is convert an existing recipe into something healthier. Learn to substitute unhealthy ingredients with healthier ones. If the recipe is going to cook noodles, go with wheat noodles. Replace meat with high grade varieties that have less fat in them. The substitution can even be a little drastic. You can go with the vegetables you like instead of sticking with that the recipe tells you.
Also, learn to minimize or reduce the amount of the unhealthy parts of the meal you are preparing. Salt, for example, can be bad if you use too much. Just keep the salt to a minimum, don’t go adding excessive amounts to what you’re cooking. The same goes with butter, cheese, cream, and sugar. The taste will be affected, naturally, but in the long run you can have a healthier meal plus you will appreciate more the natural tastes of the ingredients during a meal. The vegetables are crisper and the tastes are fuller. .
Look for better ways to prepare your meal. If the recipe tells you to fry your chicken, why not broil it or grill it instead. There will always be some healthy options that you can use to prepare your meals. The kitchen and the recipe book should not tie you down with convention. Sure there are standards, but learn to think and experiment with your cooking. Now if your objective would be preparing a fast and easy meal, experimentation may not be the good way to go. Nevertheless, using different ways to cook your meals can get quite satisfying and at times surprising results.
Quick and easy recipes can be quite healthy if you just put your mind and put some extra effort into your cooking. Sure, the easy and quick ways are very tempting but not having the right nutrients is just not worth sacrificing over speed and convenience. But why sacrifice the other when you can have both.
A healthy way of cooking meals faster and simpler than before should be your new approach in cooking your meals.
Quick and Easy Recipes to Enjoy with Kids
If you’re a parent who spends very little time with your kids due to the daily hassles in your office and/or in your home, then I say this to you: make time. When you’re old and look back, you’ll regret not doing things with your kids. You might even end up miserable and hating yourself and the real sad part is that you’ll never get that time back. So why be that old man, try doing things with your kids today. One little activity that is very rewarding for you and your kid is inviting your children into your kitchen. There are quick and easy recipes where you and your kids can enjoy.
How many times have you scolded your kid for playing around the kitchen? Well this is understandable given the potential dangers around the kitchen, knives, hot surfaces, boiling water, hot oils, etc. But by involving them in the cooking process you will be able to teach them the proper and safe conducts in and around the kitchen. This beats scolding anytime.
Children love the whole process of cooking. They the way big pieces of ingredients are chopped, sliced, or grated and mixed together to form a terrific dish. Maybe to them it’s a big jigsaw puzzle which when you get it right you will have one whole piece of dish that you can enjoy and eat.
Be patient when you’re working with kids. Expect a big mess of things. Your work table will most likely be overrun by various ingredients, drops of seasonings, scattered utensils, measuring instruments, and other cookware. This is fun to them, and who knows you might enjoy a taste of chaos once in a while. It might actually be liberating. But for the kids, the experience is hilarious and when they made good with their food, the feeling would be fulfilling.
There are several easy recipes that kids can make. Some very easy and simple dishes include omelet recipes and other breakfast dishes. Making French toasts is quite easy as well. Salads and sandwiches are also quite easy to make plus they are very healthy. Your kids can also bring these sandwiches for their lunch breaks.
One simple recipe is making a banana crepe, or make than a chocolate banana crepe. What you will need is some crepe flour, milk, eggs, melted chocolate, butter and of course sliced bananas. Mix together everything in a bowl except for the chocolate, bananas and butter. Let your kid do the mixing process. Use the butter to grease a crepe pan and then pour the crepe mixture on it. Make sure to spread out the mixture over the pan. Remember to flip it to cook the other side. Once cooked, spread the melted chocolate, line up the banana slices, and then fold it. You can add some more chocolate on the outside. Enjoy this with your kid.
Making pancakes is also another easy one. You can either go with the quick cooked pancakes available in the market or make your own from flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Whatever you decide, your kids can handle the mixing of the pancake mix, the greasing of the pan, the flipping of the pancakes and the presentation and additional touches like topping with chocolate or strawberry syrup.
Allow your kids to experiment and be imaginative. You will enjoy quick and easy recipes if you cook them with your kids. Sure expect a dirty kitchen later, but you have so much to gain if you involve your kids with the things you do.
Quick and Easy Ways of Preparing Healthy Snacks
Today, people are more accustomed to having snacks due mainly to a fast living lifestyle. People just don’t have the time to sit down for a full and healthy meal so they try to get as much food as they can during meal time and try to cover all the gaps during snack time. So biscuits, fudge bars, candy bars, chips, and all sorts of unhealthy food gets through. Combined with an already stressful lifestyle, a poor diet can really takes it toll on your health. To avoid getting sick, why not substitute your snacks with healthy ones.
There are a number of quick and easy ways to prepare healthy snacks which you can do given that you have such a tight schedule. And even if you it appears that you have an uncompromising schedule, it would be best to slip in a few minutes each day to consider your health.
Now if you’re an adult you take responsibility for your own state of health, but if you’re kids are snacking as well, then the more you should be responsible for their health relies on your hands as well. In order for your kids to eat healthier snacks, what you should try to do first off is prepare something interesting.
Keep your kids and your self interested. If you find a banana ordinary, serve it with peanut butter or jelly. Make sure to keep colorful foods like apples, orange, and carrots part of your snack time. Search for healthy dips or fillings for sandwiches and even for rice cakes, carrot and celery sticks. Be inventive and look for other combinations that can spice up your healthy snack time.
Those packed of potato chips can be quite unhealthy so why not go with tortilla chips and a homemade salsa. By just combining tomato, and chili you can create a pretty awesome salsa. This beats the processed, too salty chips you buy off the supermarket shelf.
Fruit smoothies are pretty good snacks as well. You will have to prepare the fruits in advance. Place the fruits inside your freezer. When you crave for a snack, get a frozen banana, for example, and pour in milk and just blend. You can produce a really creamy drink.
If you want something heavy to match your smoothie, then why not prepare several pieces of ham, cream cheese and bell pepper slices. What you do is spread the cream cheese, this should be the fat free one, on top of the ham. Put a bell pepper slice on it and roll the ham. Or if you’re not a ham person, try baby carrots with hummus. Actually, you can dip other vegetables in your hummus as well. Cherry tomatoes and sliced red bell peppers are quite good when dipped into hummus.
A fresh salad is also a refreshing and very healthy snack. All you need is some romaine lettuce, slices of carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, a little bit of salt and pepper to taste or better yet just use vinaigrette. You might want to prepare the vegetables in advance if you want to have your salad faster. There are salad ready vegetable packs available in your neighborhood supermarket but can be quite pricy. It would be better if you prepare the vegetables yourself.
Now the key in this healthy snack routine is to keep your health snack near your reach at all times. When you begin to feel the urge to snack, you take your snack pack and start munching. This way you will not have the urge to buy that chocolate bar or a bag of chips from the vending machine. With the quick and easy ways of preparing healthy snacks, I don’t see why you have to resort to the unhealthy ones.
Quick, Painless and Easy Camping Recipes
Camping now and then is good for you. The fresh air, the sky, the stars, and the trees are great breaks from the urban jungle that we live in. However, even though camping is a great activity it does pull you away with the technology that makes life a little convenient. The heater, the air-conditioning, the stove, etc. cannot be carried in a backpack. And as a result, you will have to contend with what you have with regards various activities like sleeping and cooking. However, camping does not mean you have to be tied with bland dishes. You can have a scrumptious meal with a few quick, painless camping recipes.
Some of the basic meals you can prepare during a camping trip include hard boiled eggs and bacons for breakfast. Fish or chicken partnered with some boiled potatoes for lunch or dinner would be a nice treat as well.
The key for camping recipes is simplification. You can get your favorite meal then get the core ingredients, think of how you can transport the ingredients in the smallest available storage space and you’re ready to go. Camp meals are all about how much you can carry comfortably in your backpack.. You’re not going to cook inside the convenience of your kitchen. But rather, you will be working outside, on the grass and using firewood or charcoal. With this in mind it would be best to keep your recipes simple. Make something that you will just have to place on a skillet or frying pan all the necessary ingredients and let it cook.
For example, you can add some flavor and zing to your bacon if you add some onions, salt and pepper and add milk and eggs. That may sound a bit weird but it tastes pretty good. Add potatoes or mushrooms (or both) for a fuller meal and you’ll have a hearty breakfast that will keep you pumped up until lunch.
When you plan to cook fish over an open camp fire, you might want to remember packing aluminum foil with you. The foil will help protect the fish from being burned. Camp fires, when you’re not used to it are not as easy to control as a burner stove where high, medium, and low heat can be set with a dial of a knob. Before you wrap your fish in foil, you can add some onions, pepper, and even garlic inside it to add flavor. If you have some lemon with you squeeze some on the fish. Remember to pack the aluminum foil and other non-biodegradable trash for that matter back with you if you don’t see any trash cans at your camp site.
Grilling is a good way to cook over a camp fire and a good way to interact with your family as well. It is a social activity during a camping trip that both the kids and adults seem to enjoy. You can grill hotdogs or roast marshmallows over the camp fire. But what you can also do is pack some sausages with you and grill them for dinner. Pack some buns and ketchup and mustard as well. Go with pre-cooked sausages. You will spend less time cooking them on the grill, since you’re basically just heating them.
A quick, painless camping recipe involves being prepared beforehand. When you bring your food with you during a camping trip, it is best, of course, to prepare them before hand for faster cooking. For example, if you are bringing vegetables make sure they have been cleaned and cut to the desired sizes.
This way you will have more time enjoying the food rather than preparing and cooking them.
Quick and Easy Appetizer Recipes
Let’s say you have a get together at your place. This means that you have to prepare some food to feed to the guests. If you want to impress them during their visit, here are some quick and easy appetizer recipes that you can use.
The first is tortilla chips. To do that, you will need some corn tortillas, lime juice, ground cumin, chili powder and salt.
Since you will be baking this, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit while you cut the tortilla into 8 wedges similar to what you would do for a pie or pizza and then arrange the wedges in a single layer on a cookie sheet.
If you have mister, good because this will make it a lot easier to mix the oil and lime juice. If you don’t, you will have to work with a spray bottle. When the mixture is ready, spray this over each chip wedge until it is moist. Next, combine the cumin, chili powder and salt in a small bowl and sprinkle on the chips by hand.
Bake the chips for about 7 minutes and then rotate the pan and bake for another 8 minutes. Make sure this is not too brown and then serve this with your choice of garnishes, guacamole or salsas.
For those that have done this before and want something different, they can try and serve buffalo or chicken wings. The ingredients you will be needing for this include a few pounds of chicken wings, black pepper, salt, vegetable oil, butter or margarine, Tabasco sauce and white wine vinegar.
First, chop off the tip of each chicken wings and get rid of it. Then chop the wing in half so you have 2 pieces. Next, grind on fresh black pepper and sprinkle with salt if desired.
Since this is not yet cooked, put these into the deep fryer until it is golden and crisp while you are stirring or shaking occasionally. When ready, remove and drain using paper towels.
Now melt the butter or margarine over medium heat in a heavy saucepan, add the hot sauce and a tablespoon of wine vinegar. When ready, put the chicken on a warm serving platter and pour the sauce on top.
If you want to keep things simple, you don’t have to bake or cook anything. The only thing you have to do is bring out different kinds of cheese so everyone can try them out. Such an activity is known as a cheese tasting party. To make it interesting, put the cheese varieties with some crackers but be sure that it does not dominate the flavor.
The cheeses that are ideal for such an activity include Bel Paese, Boursin, Abbaye de Belloc (a rich French cheese), Fontina, Gouda, Havarti, Mozzarella, Port du Salut, Scamorze, and Swiss. Of course, there are others out there you can try if these are not available so have fun buying different kinds from the store and serving this to your guests.
These are just a few of the quick and easy appetizer recipes you can serve to your guests when they come over so read up on new ones and then experiment a little so it is not the same each time. If you enjoyed the appetizer during your visit in another house, get the recipe and learn how it was done.
Quick and Easy Breakfast Recipes
Breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day. Since you are still sleepy from a good night’s rest, it is only right that you should know some quick and easy recipes that you can come up with in a few minutes.
If your kids love milk, then offer them something by combining milk with some cereals and fruit. To do that, you pour cornflakes from the box and into the bowl. Add milk and then slice into small pieces a banana or some strawberries and then serve.
For adults, you can substitute cereal with oatmeal which is quite healthy since it has been proven to lower your cholesterol. You can add with your bowl of oatmeal some fruits as well which are also good for you.
You can’t have cereal or oatmeal everyday so why don’t you try something else like an omelet. There are different ways to make it and the simplest one is to cook 2 eggs and add margarine into a frying pan. You can add flavor to it by also putting in some sliced mushrooms, onion and sliced sausages.
Once the omelet begins to set, use a spatula to push the edges of the egg mixture in. Keep doing this until you can flip one side of the omelet over the other one and then serve on a plate.
Do you want some bread for breakfast? Well you can by making blueberry French toast. To do that, you will need some eggs, milk, cream cheese, blueberries, vanilla and cinnamon.
Using a blender, beat together the milk, cream cheese, and blueberries until smooth then set aside. Using a medium mixing bowl, beat the eggs then add vanilla, and cinnamon. When you are done, add the blueberry mixture.
The last thing to do before serving is to dip the bread in the batter, and fry in a pan or griddle until slightly browned.
Another all time favorite is the waffle and if you want to add some spice to it, don’t just make any and go for the German waffle.
The ingredients for the German waffle include half a cup of butter, some sugar, egg yolk, milk, flour, baking powder, salt and gratings of lemon.
Now cream the butter and add the sugar until this turns into a cream then add the egg yolks and beat thoroughly. Next, sift the flour, salt, and baking powder together and add this to the creamed mixture alternating with the milk. Add the lemon peel and blend thoroughly then cook using a hot waffle iron and serve.
Pancakes anyone? Well try out the French Jelly Pancake. If you know how to make pancakes, we can already skip forward and move on to the best part which is adding the jelly. You have to do this while it is still hot and spread this evenly to keep it from spreading.
Next, dredge this with sugar and to make it look attractive, burn some lines around it using your toaster before serving.
Breakfast is important and fortunately, there are a lot of great quick and easy recipes that you can serve when you get up in the morning. As refreshments, always serve it with a cup of coffee or tea for the grownups and milk or juice for the kids.
Quick and Easy Burger Recipes
If you walk into McDonalds, you will be amazed by the different burgers they have available. In each, you have the bun and the burger but what makes each one unique are the toppings. You too can do the same thing at home and here are a few quick and easy burger recipes.
The first is called the sweet pepper burger and for that, you will need at least a pound of extra lean ground beef, some sweet red pepper relish, mustard, salt, ground black pepper and grated red onion.
Once you have all the ingredients, cook the burger for about 5 to 6 minutes on each side or the desired doneness. Heat the bread and cook the relish and red onion as well then when everything is ready, put it all together and serve.
You have probably eaten Mc Chicken and you can make the same one at home. To do that, you will some vegetables just like you used in the sweet pepper burger and then some chicken. When you have everything, cook the chicken separately until desired and do the same for other ingredients. Once everything is finished, put the burger together and serve.
Want to combine some western and Asian cuisine into a burger? Well you can by learning how to make a peanut satay burger. The ingredients for this include ground beef, crunchy peanut butter, cumin, tomato paste, chopped onions, bread crumbs and the burger buns.
Combine the beef with the other ingredients including the peanut butter into a burger patty then grill for 5 minutes. Put these on a burger bun and together with salad and plum sauce.
If you want to make a European burger, try the German burger. To make this, you only have to add 2 tablespoons of beer, caraway seeds, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut as topping with the rest of the ingredients you normally find in a burger. You then combine everything together then serve later on with sauerkraut and melted cheese.
Do you want to try eating a sweet burger? Well here is one recipe and this is called the honey and ginger burger. To create this dish, you will need 2 teaspoons of ginger powder, a beaten egg and soy sauce as well as the other ingredients normally found in a burger.
Before you make this into a patty, mix all the ingredients together and allow the mixture to rest for about 1 to 3 hours in the refrigerator. After setting, take it out and shape this into a burger patty. If it is too sticky, coat it with some seasoned flour before cooking. Broil for about 4 minutes on each side before putting this inside the burger bun and your choice of relish.
Burgers are served in different countries and cooked in different ways. What makes each one unique is one or two ingredients that completely changes its taste. If you don’t like to use beef, you have the option of replacing this either with fish or chicken.
Don’t forget to add fries or chips and so you don’t get used to serving the same kind each time, try out the different quick and easy recipes available. After all, you don’t order the same burger each time you eat out in a hamburger joint.
Quick and Easy Clubhouse Sandwich Recipe
We all know how to make a peanut butter sandwich or even a hamburger. But if you want to make something bigger than comes in three layers, why don’t you learn how to make the quick and easy clubhouse sandwich recipe.
The clubhouse sandwich has been around for a very long time. It is believed that this originated in club cars of passenger trains. But regardless of where it came from, there are certain ingredients that this meal will always have.
This includes toasted white bread, some chicken crispy bacon and few vegetables. If you don’t have chicken, you can try changing it for either turkey or shrimp instead.
To start this recipe, you need the following ingredients so check your refrigerator and bring out at least 6 stalks of celery, 2 onions, 8 slices of bacon, 12 slices of toasted white bread, 2 pounds of chicken, 2 medium sizes tomatoes and 4 lettuce leaves.
When you have everything ready, you start by cooking the chicken and then let it cool after 25 minutes. As you know, the chicken that is used for the clubhouse sandwich is turned into chicken salad which is why you have to mix it with other ingredients.
Once the salad is ready, it is time to cook the bacon until it is crisp and brown which should be done within 4 to 6 minutes. You better transfer the bacon to a paper towel first to drain the excess oil which is not good for those who have high cholesterol.
The last thing to do now is to put everything together. You get a piece of bread and then spread the chicken salad on the surface. Put some bacon, tomato or lettuce in between before putting the next layer of bread over it and then doing it one more time until you have three layers of bread.
With that, you now have a clubhouse sandwich. With the number of ingredients you used, you can share this with 3 other guests. Remember, a clubhouse sandwich has to be cut into quarters and then secured with a toothpick. That way, the sandwich won’t fall apart before it reaches your mouth. You can also put some side orders in beside the clubhouse sandwich by adding chips or fries.
Now that you know how to make a clubhouse sandwich, you can have this anytime you want rather than ordering it from the restaurant. What is even better is that you can do this at a much cheaper price especially if some of the ingredients are not readily available because you can replace these with something else.
It doesn’t matter where the clubhouse sandwich came from. What is important is that you know how to make it so can enjoy it and share with others.
One thing you should know about the clubhouse sandwich is that is more than just a snack which is why a lot of people eat it for lunch. Its light and healthy at the same time because it gives you a combination of B vitamins, iron and protein.
So the next time you feel hungry try having a clubhouse sandwich instead of a large meal. This is a quick and easy recipe you can make rather than another dish that will take you double the time to prepare.
Quick and Easy Cookie Recipes
If you feel bored and want to make something in your kitchen, one thing you make that is quick and easy are cookies. To give you an idea, here are a few recipes that are worth baking.
The first thing you can make is peanut cookies. For that, you will need some flour, baking power, white and brown sugar, eggs mil, vegetable oil and of course, the peanuts.
While you are preparing the ingredients, you can already preheat the over to about 300 degrees Fahrenheit or 150 degrees Celsius. Now get a large bowl and then add all the other ingredients except the peanuts with a wooden spoon until you get a brown paste as a result.
Next, pour in the peanuts and mix this with the paste this time using your hands. Be sure you don’t overdo it because you don’t want the dough to become tough.
Now grab a small amount of dough and roll it into a small ball using your palm. After making one, do another until you are able to fill up the entire tray. Be sure to leave at least inch or two distance between each cookie so the dough can expand without compromising the nearby cookies while it is being cooked.
Once the tray is full, put it inside the oven and bake it for about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove it after and then sprinkle some powdered sugar then let it cool for a while before serving.
Another quick and easy cookie recipe that is a favorite is chocolate chip cookies. Unlike the first recipe, you have to mix some ingredients in one bowl first before mixing it with the rest.
With a medium bowl, you mix flour, salt and baking soda. With a bigger bowl, you mix shortening, brown and white sugar as well as pure vanilla. Don’t forget to add some eggs and mix it until it is completely combined.
When this is ready, you mix the content of the medium bowl with those in the larger bowl until you have a moderately thick cookie dough.
Now scoop the dough into a small bowl and then put this on the tray. Make sure each ball is at least an inch apart and then let it bake in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes. If after 8 minutes the cookies still look doughy, wait for two more minutes before bringing it out of the oven. Let it sit for 3 to 5 minutes before serving.
The nice thing about making cookies is that if you are not able to finish everything in one session, you can always put the rest in a cookie jar. Just remember to finish it as soon as possible because it tastes different after several days.
If you are having a hard time removing the cookies from the wax paper or tin foil, it will be handy to have a spatula.
There are other great quick and easy recipes for cookies. You just need time to work on the kitchen and then have some fun.
If you are too lazy to make cookies, go and buy some from the store. When you take a bite, ask yourself how they made it and then try to replicate it. This is the best way to learn from those who make millions selling cookies all over the country.
Quick and Easy Dessert Recipes
After eating the main course, it is always nice to end the meal with some desserts. You can save ice cream or coffee or you can do something better by serving other quick and easy dessert recipes.
The first one is called cherry chocolate bark. The ingredients that you will need are a bag of semisweet chocolate chips and crushed cherry flavored candy canes. When you have the ingredients, line a 9x13 inch baking pan with aluminum foil.
Now melt the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, until smooth, 1 to 3 minutes. Don’t make the mistake of overheating the chocolate because you could burn it.
Using a spatula, quickly spread the melted chocolate evenly in the prepared pan until the bottom of the pan is covered. Sprinkle the crushed candy evenly over the chocolate, and pat lightly with a clean spatula to help the candy settle into the chocolate. Put the pan in the freezer for half an hour to cool then remove the pan and remove the foil then serve.
A lot of people can’t resist eating a cheesecake. To do that, you will need crushed graham crackers, melted butter, cream cheese, white sugar, milk, eggs sour cream, vanilla extract and all purpose flour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees because you will need this to cook the cake that will be placed in a 9 inch spring from pan.
Using a medium bowl, mix the mix graham cracker crumbs with melted butter then press this into the bottom of the pan.
In a larger bowl, mix the cream cheese with sugar until it is smooth then blend in milk and eggs so the mixture will incorporate. Now mix sour cream, vanilla and flour until it is smooth then pour this into the prepared crust.
Bake this for a little over an hour and then let it cool in inside the oven for about 5 to 6 hours closed as this prevents cracking. Then transfer to the refrigerator to chill until it is ready to be served.
Still want more chocolate desserts? Well here is another and this one is called Peppermint Bark. This is very similar to the cherry chocolate bark and the only difference is that you will be adding peppermint candies and white chocolate to the recipe.
You start by lightly greasing a 9x9 inch pan with waxed paper, smoothing out wrinkles then setting it aside.
For this recipe, you will need to use the double broiler. The first time you will use it is to melt semisweet chocolate and a teaspoon of canola oil. When the chocolate is melted, stir a quarter teaspoon of the peppermint extract.
Then you pour the melted chocolate into the prepared pan, and spread evenly over the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle half of the crushed peppermints over the chocolate layer then refrigerate until completely hardened for about 1 hour.
The second time you will use the double broiler is to melt white chocolate. Both times, you should stir frequently and scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
Once it is melted, pour the white chocolate mixture over the semisweet layer and spread evenly. Sprinkle crushed candy on top and refrigerate until it hardens. Remove from then pan and break into small pieces before serving.
There are a lot of quick and easy recipes to serve as dessert at home. Do some research and then serve it with the rest of the household.
Quick and Easy Donut Recipes
Crispy Crème and Dunkin Donuts are two of the most popular donut brands in the market. If you think that how they do it is impossible to make, think again because here are some quick and easy donut recipes which you can try out at home.
All donuts are made the same way. The main ingredients include flour, sugar, milk, oil, eggs and a vanilla. When you have all these ingredients ready, mix everything together for about 2 minutes except for the oil that will be used later on.
Now make three long thick donut strips and then make then like a donut shape and connect both sides together. Put the oil on a medium sized pan and set this either to medium or medium high.
Look at the pan and slowly put in one donut at a time. Bake this for about 7 minutes until it is gold then bring it out and cool it for a bit before serving.
But that is just a plain donut. What if you want to make a chocolate or strawberry donut? To do that, you can melt a block of chocolate or use syrup and then spread this over the top of the donut. To make the syrup, mix together some butter, vanilla extract and butter then heat it until the texture becomes creamy. If you want to add nuts or candy sprinkles, knock yourself out.
There is another way to make a donut. To do that, you flatten each biscuit after mixing all the ingredients and then making a hole in the center using a small cookie cutter.
When the cookie is ready, plane the outer ring and the center in a deep fryer and cook until it is golden brown. Remove it after several minutes and place this over some paper towels to dry off the excess oil. Now coat the donuts with whatever flavor and toppings you like then serve.
The nice thing about making donuts this way is that you get to use everything. Because you placed the outer ring and the center in the deep fryer, you have not only made donuts but also munchkins which are great to eat.
Aside from circular shape donuts or those with a hole, you can also these goodies with filling inside and those that are shaped like a rectangle. If you want to put flavoring, make sure you don’t remove the center. As for a different shape, just make it into the intended form.
After making a few donuts, you will realize that this is so easy to make that anyone can do it at home. If what you made doesn’t taste like those you buy from the store, buy a box and then try to replicate the taste until you get it right.
Making donuts is easy and if you have the time, you can probably sell these to a bakeshop and earn some money. That is probably the best thing to do right now especially during the recession when a lot of people don’t have work and you still have to earn a living.
If you do decide to go into business, make sure you practice effective quality control and price your goods at a reasonable price. If you don’t, the shop where you could be selling your stuff will accept someone who is giving a better offer.
But if you don’t want to sell your donuts, that’s okay because you get to enjoy serving a different one each time after practicing the different quick and easy donut recipes.
Quick and Easy Pasta Recipes
Do you want to make a quick and easy recipe using pasta? Well there is and one thing you can make that is rich in carbohydrates is carbonara.
But what is carbonara? Basically it is spaghetti using white sauce. The core ingredients for this quick and easy recipe include a mixture of cheeses, eggs and freshly cracked black pepper. You can add cream, bacon, mushrooms and bacon to make it tastier.
There are two ways to make this dish. There is the Italian and the American version even if both use the same ingredients.
If you want to make the Italian version, make sure that you are using long pasta such as spaghetti, linguini, or fettucini. To make the sauce, be sure to mix pancetta and garlic together with butter and olive in a separate pan before setting this aside. You should all throw in some eggs and cracked better that are beaten in a bowl along with some cheese and pecorino.
When the pasta is ready, be sure to drain it and then save some of the water so you can use it to mix with the pasta and the pancetta. After several minutes, you can put this in a plate and then serve.
For those who want to try the American version, cook the pasta while frying pancetta or bacon in a pan with garlic and thinly sliced shallots. Make sure the pan is partially drained to remove some of the fat before adding heavy cream.
In a separate bowl, make the sauce using eggs, pepper and cheese. When it is ready, mix this with the pasta before being served.
Since we are talking about pasta, there are other dishes you can make using pasta and the simplest one is spaghetti.
For that, all you have to do is buy spaghetti sauce and then mix this with minced pork and sausages. Other alternatives to this include meatballs, tuna and a few other things so experiment a little so eating pasta is different each time you make it.
When this is being heated in a pan, boil the pasta while throwing in a few pieces of salt. Get a small piece off pasta from time to time to be sure that it is not undercooked before turning off the stove.
Once the pasta and the sauce is ready, mix it together or put one in a plate and the other in a bowl. That way, people have the choice to put as much sauce as they want. To make the pasta taste good, be sure to sprinkle some pepper and some cheese.
If these two dishes are too easy for you, try making lasagna. How to make this dish is very similar to spaghetti. The only differences is that this is done in layers since you are putting pasta and sauce alternately over a 10-by-18-inch baking dish until it reaches the top. You also bake it in the oven for several minutes before serving.
Pasta is one of the quickest and easiest recipes to make given that you just need to do some cutting, boiling and frying before putting everything together. Aside from following recipes that can be found in cookbooks or online, try coming up with a few concoctions of your own and share this with other people.
Quick and Easy Pizza Recipes
Who has not eaten a pizza? Living in the US, you surely have but did you ever wonder how it is made? Well there are quick and easy recipes that you can make. The only you can do it is by having the right ingredients and equipment.
There are 5 basic things that make up a pizza namely the dough, tomato paste, cheese, the toppings and olive oil. The first one which is the though can be purchased from the supermarket and these come in different sizes. But if you prefer to do this by hand, well that is a different story because for that, you will flour, dry yeast, brown sugar, salt and some hot water.
Since we want to keep things simple, let’s just work with the premade dough. One thing that can change when you make a pizza is your choice of toppings. You can use sausage, ham, mushrooms, anchovies, green pepper and a lot more. So you get the idea, lets work with ham and cheese pizza.
If there is no tomato sauce available, an alternative will be to use spaghetti sauce which also tastes good.
Once the premade dough is laid out on the kitchen table, we get a kitchen knife and spread tomato paste all over the surface of the dough. Next, we put in pieces of sliced ham and then sprinkle cheese all over it.
The last thing to do before we can eat the pizza is to put this in the oven. Before you put it inside, be sure to preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Celsius and spray the oven tray with olive oil to prevent the pizza from sticking to the surface. That way, you can have your warm pizza ready for consumption after 5 to 10 minutes.
But what if you don’t have an oven? Can you still make a pizza? The answer is yes because you can also make it happen using your microwave or a griller. The advantage of using this equipment compared to an oven is that it is much faster to cook.
For those who want to impress their guests, forget making ham and cheese pizza. You should try instead making something that Shakey’s or Pizza Hut offers like Pineapple pizza. The ingredients for making this is similar to ham and cheese pizza. The only thing you added is the pineapple chunks.
When you put toppings on pizza, make sure to spread it over the pizza so everyone will be able to taste the toppings. Cut eat evenly and since it is still hot the second you take it out of the oven, wait two to five minutes first before serving it.
A word of advice for those who love pizza is to watch it at all times so it does not get burned. Keep your kids a safety distance away from the oven so they don’t get hurt.
There are other easy and quick recipes you can try out when making a pizza. You can look for these in cookbooks or online but if you want to experiment, go ahead and do it because the preparation phase is the same regardless of what you are planning to make. If you are too lazy to make it, just buy one already made in the grocery then heat it in the microwave.
Quick and Easy Soup Recipes
Soup is not something you serve before the main course. It can sometimes be the main course. Here are a few quick and easy soup recipes you can try out.
The first is spicy clam soup and to make that, you need to know the ingredients. These include chopped onions, minced parsley, salt and pepper, strips of orange peel, red pepper flakes and the clams.
You begin by putting the clams in a large saucepan and bring it to a boil. Once the clams open, reduce the heat and discard those that did not. Now add the other ingredients and boil for 3 minutes. Divide the clam into 4 bowls and then top it off with orange peel and red pepper before serving.
A personal favorite is creamy bacon mushroom soup. To make this you can open a can of Campbell soup, boil and then serve. But if you want to make this from scratch, be sure you have bacon strips, some onions, minced garlic cloves, heavy whipping cream, chicken broth, Swiss cheese, chicken broth, corn starch, pepper, salt and water.
First, cook the bacon until it is crisp and then drain the excess oil using a paper towel. Sauté the mushrooms, onions and garlic while stirring the broth and cream. Gradually stir until the cheese is melted.
In a small bowl, mix water, cornstarch and pepper until it is smooth. When everything is ready, mix it together until it is thickened and then serve.
Craving for chicken? Well you can also make chicken and tortilla soup. To do that, you will need some skinless chicken breasts, olive oil, minced garlic, ground cumin, a can of chicken broth, frozen corn kernels, chopped onions, chili powder, lemon juice, salsa, tortilla chips and cheese.
To make chicken and tortilla soup, you have to sauté the chicken in oil for 5 minutes and then add the other ingredients. Afterwards, reduce the heat to low and simmer for about twenty to thirty minutes. Before you serve it, break some tortilla chips and put a few into each bowl. Pour the soup over the chips and then serve. If you want to add more flavoring, add cheese or sour cream.
Another great recipe you can try out is corn chowder soup. For this, you will need fat free margarine, diced carrots, all purpose flour, skim milk, frozen kernel corn, cream style corn, chicken granules, dried thyme leaves, black pepper and bacon bits.
The first step is to melt margarine in a large pot over medium high heat. When ready, add onions and carrots for about 5 minutes until these become soft.
Now sprinkle the sautéed vegetables with flour, stirring to coat. Add milk, frozen corn, cream-style corn, bouillon granules, thyme and black pepper then simmer over medium heat for 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 10 to 20 minutes. While the soup is heating, toast the bacon bits in a small nonstick sauté pan until crisp and add them to the soup.
Soup is great to have for any meal. It warms your stomach and makes you feel full after just a few minutes. So try out the different quick and easy soup recipes and see which one is your favorite. Just cut down on the ingredients if you are only serving yourself.
Quick and Easy Vegetarian Recipes
If you love to have guests at your house, you must always be ready with various types of food that everybody will appreciate. You cannot expect that everyone will enjoy your delicious roasted chicken or pork. You must always anticipate receiving guests who are vegetarians and won't eat anything else but vegetables. On your collection, you must include quick and easy vegetarian recipes to help you on this purpose.
If you are not a vegetarian, you may think that this is too tasking to handle. But you are mistaken. There are many ways for you to come up with simple treats that your vegetarian friends and relatives will surely appreciate and enjoy. The best thing about it is that you have considered their preferences and have actually done something about it. It is also not easy on their part to impose on what they want to have whenever they go and visit other houses. But you don't want them to starve themselves while inside the premises of your home just because you didn't prepare something for them.
Here are some quick fixes that you can apply when you are faced with this situation.
1. You can create salads on the spot. Pick out the fresh vegetable that you can include at this recipe, blanch them to achieve crispiness and put them out ready to be served. You must always have on your stock various dressings that can be used for this purpose. You must also have vinegars that are mostly used on salads for those who prefer such on their vegetable salads.
2. You can have your vegetable pre-cooked before the arrival of your guests. You can stock them on the freezer so that you will have lesser preparation time when your guests start to come in. You can also create vegetable soup before the date of the occasion and stock it on the freezer as well. Your efforts will surely go a long way, especially to your guests who are vegetarians.
3. Try using tofu on recipes that require meat. But make sure that you buy the fresh and new ones so that they will taste great once combined with your recipe. There are restaurants that are able to fake this quite good that you will not be able to determine that you are actually having tofu than real meat. If you will be able to formulate how this is done, you can have such meals served for everyone, even those people who are not really vegetarians.
4. You can serve fruits for snacks and desserts. This is healthy and will be loved by almost everybody. This will be appreciated by both adults and kids. You can get away by simply slicing the fruits that you've got. You can also mix them, create fruit salads or use them on juices.
5. You must also have some potatoes on your stock. You can never go wrong with such. If you have less time, you can just boil some and pour over tomato sauce on them. You have to make sure that before you do this, you have to wash the potatoes thoroughly. You can even use a clean brush to make sure that you get rid of all the dirt on its peel. If you have more time, you can mash them or bake some.
And that will do for your quick and easy vegetarian recipes.
Summer Cooking Quick and Easy Recipes
There’s just one universal thing that describes summer time. Hot! And you want to spend your summer days refreshed and cool at all times. This is why you don’t to add more heat to your kitchen than necessary when you cook your meals. Firing up your oven will only make your kitchen hotter. The key in spending summer is cooking quick meals that involve less heat, less hassle, but fulfilling on both your palettes and stomach.
The meals that you oftentimes find yourself preparing are salads and sandwiches. These are all good. The meals are quite healthy and can be refreshing. However, even if you have a lot of choices for sandwiches and a lot of choices for salads, there will come a time that you will crave for something bigger or fuller. What you can do is utilize the stove and grill more instead of using the oven. You can cook a lot of meals without adding heat to your already scorching apartment or house.
If you still want to feel fresh and light during summer, you would be better off without heavy starches in your meals. If you want to have pasta, you can add vegetables as side dishes or make a salad using pasta. You will still feel light after the meal because of the vegetables. The same goes with sandwiches. Adding some romaine lettuce, onions, and cucumber to your sandwich filling will keep the fresh feeling and will help balance the fat from the burger, ham or chicken part of the sandwich.
Also, during the summer don’t spend too much time preparing your meals. Keep things simple. The more you move the hotter you get. The hotter you get the more irritated you become. Soon enough you’ll explode and will let it out on the people in house. Summertime is supposed to be a time to relax so chill.
Go to your supermarket and buy those already pre-cut meat so don’t have to spend chopping and cutting. Look for prepared vegetables as well. Also, when using marinade make certain that you maximize its use. You can actually use the same marinade for other dishes so why experiment. There will be other, more appropriate time to that so for now, stick to the easy and simple.
Use your grill. Do you ever wonder why summer is always a good time for a barbeque? It is because you cook outside. It is cooler cooking in the shade and quite refreshing eating out in your backyard. You can use the pre-cut I mentioned earlier as well as ready made marinades available in the market. This way, you will spend less time preparing the meals and have more time actually enjoying them. Remember to add some vegetable side dishes or salad with your barbeque meals.
There are a lot of things you can grill. Chicken, burger, and franks and even some vegetables you can put over the griller. You can even invite friends over and have some pleasant dinner. That’s another beauty of cooking outdoors.
Summer time is actually the time of the year when you can be excused for feeling lazy. Well, that can be an exaggeration. But still the summer heat and the humidity, you can’t help but bum around and relax all day. This is the reason why preparing and spending summer cooking quick and easy meals would be the best way to go.
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