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Quick and Cheap Dinner: Broccoli Omelet and Spicy Hash Brown Brunch

July 11, 2009

Quick and Cheap Dinner: Broccoli Omelet and Spicy Hash Brown Brunch

When I’m in Chicago, my boyfriend likes to cook breakfast for the two of us. The thing he always includes on the menu are his killer hash browns. I was missing him today so I decided to recreate his specialty.

Quick and Cheap Dinner: Double Boil Pasta Madness

June 15, 2009

This is a weekend meal for me, mostly because it takes about 30 minutes to prepare. I realized when planning for this dinner that I was gonna dirty up quite a few pots, so I made one pot do double boil duty.

Quick and Cheap Dinner: Hummus Sandwich and Tzatziki

June 9, 2009

This week instead of cooking I focused on some healthy convenience foods to get me through meal times without resorting to eating out. By the time I get home I feel pretty flattened and have no brain power to cook, which is why this meal requires little mental circuitry to prepare.

Quick and Cheap Dinner: Oh Crap, I Forgot the Veggies

May 26, 2009

Tonight I got home ready to make a meal I’d been thinking about all day, when I realized that I left the veggies at work. I thought about what I could throw together that incorporates the two things I wanted to get out of dinner, namely vitamins and fiber. Legumes to the rescue!