Lunging for the finish line.... (50 recipes)

[fitfool]

For the last 4 years, I've had the goal of reading 50 books in a year. I never do quite make it there. Best I've had was 35 books and I think I'll be lucky if I manage to tie that record this year since I have 33 books so far.

Last year I added the goal of making 50 new recipes. Got as far as 46 recipes last year but considering the year I had, that was pretty close. A week ago, I happily added recipe #40 to the list but then realized I was quickly running out of cooking days. Time to start scoping for easy recipes. Time to start counting -everything-. The other day I made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with banana slices in it. And yes...I wrote that down as #41. (it tastes great, just be sure to throw it back in the toaster oven for a little bit to get everything nice and toasty.) My list of recipes tried in 2007 stands at 44 right now. I've got 3 more recipes lined up to try.

Thing is, I really only have until Thursday to cook. And then I'll be in NYC and eating out as much as I can. So...any quick and easy recipes to pad out the list? Oh yeah...and I'm snowed in too so I can't even really make it out to the grocery store for ingredients. Google is my friend for recipe ideas then.

Comments

[razz.livejournal.com]

Put any fruit you have (fresh, dried, canned, frozen) into quickbreads--I use the same basic recipe for everything from zucchini bread to papaya bread. It's an adaption of Paula Deen's zucchini recipe.

Put any veggies you have into some beaten egg to make anything from omelets to Spanish tortas/tortillas. Add cheese and herbs for variety.

If you have leftover bread, some egg and milk make an easy bread pudding/baked French toast, and mix-ins are easy.

Meats make easy casseroles/stir fries. My basic casserole starter is sauteed onions and garlic, then add the meat. From there, I add anything from chopped/canned tomatoes for a red sauce, Worcesteshire sauce for a cheater's brown sauce, or fish sauce or soy sauce for an Asian flavor. Add whatever veggies are around, and eat it as is, wrapped in lettuce for lettuce wraps or in spring roll wrappers, or over rice. For heartier versions, you can finish it off in the oven and top it with cheese.

Even veggie sides can be easy recipes--just play with your herbs.

Soups are easy, too--just whatever you have in a pot full of the appropriate stock/broth, or puree some steamed veggies and add some milk or cream to make creamy soups.

[fitfool.livejournal.com]

Thanks for all the ideas! I might try a quickbread thing. Or cream of broccoli soup. That sounds good.