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Lunch

Dinner

Side Dishes

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Breakfast

Dinner

Dinner
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LunchThis Italian grinder sandwich is made using one Italian loaf cut into four pieces. The four-piece grinder is a good choice for a lunch sandwich that can be put together right before serving with melted provolone and crisp lettuce inside the sandwich and other solid bread ingredients to hold up other sandwich ingredients after assembly. I eat this sandwich for lunch.
LunchPrepare six servings of this vegetable soup for meal planning. Eat the prepared servings at another time. My favorite aspect of this soup is the roasted onion, carrot, celery, and cauliflower flavors. Roast the vegetables used in this soup recipe before pureeing them.
DinnerCreamy coconut shrimp can be made in 20 minutes to feed four people; it's a quick pan dish that can be a good choice if you have to feed a group for dinner but don't want to spend the entire evening cooking at home. Sautéed shrimp is combined with a sauce made from lime, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, and coconut.
Side DishesMake this 8-cup macaroni salad to serve as a cold side dish with other foods. Undercook elbow macaroni according to package directions to allow a thick mayonnaise-based dressing to coat cooked macaroni, ham, green peas, diced hard-cooked egg, and red bell peppers.
DinnerThese salmon cakes can be eaten as three smaller dinners. I make the sauce for the salmon cakes while cooking them. It takes 25 minutes to make dinner. A side sauce can be offered to diners, and lemon wedges can be offered with meals.
DinnerThese spinach chicken burgers are simple to make: Preparations tips include precooking the chicken patties and buns just before serving to ensure fresh spinach pieces in the patties and melted cheese in the buns when the burger is sliced open (sliced hot cheese tastes better).
BreakfastI cook this pancake recipe, which serves four, for breakfast and another day of breakfast. I eat the pancakes with maple syrup and berries. This recipe calls for letting the batter sit before cooking the pancakes; the pancakes are thick, fluffy, and browned on the edges (I like the browned edges).
DinnerRatatouille soup makes six servings. I make it ahead of time for meals I want to serve as a side dish with other foods at different times. Eggplant and zucchini in the soup become tender in the tomato broth. A short blending period near the end of cooking adds pieces of vegetables to the soup (my favorite feature of this soup).
DinnerThis grilled salmon with mango salsa recipe feeds four people if I make the mango salsa in advance for immediate use and grill the salmon fillets before serving. I can make the salsa in advance and garnish it with pieces of mango, lime, red onion, and cilantro. I like big pieces of mango on my grilled salmon fillets.
DinnerThis chicken and broccoli Alfredo casserole makes eight servings. The recipe is simple to make and prepare. I cook the pasta and broccoli at the same time in one pot and cook the Alfredo sauce in a separate pot while they cook. I include cooked chicken in the casserole when baking and top it with mozzarella cheese to heat the sauce and brown the cheese.
DessertsRaspberry jam with seeds provides a tangy flavor to these coconut bars, which also contain sweetened condensed milk and white chocolate. Tips for picking and using raspberry jam include selecting raspberry jam with significant red bits of seeds and stirring the raspberry jam into only a portion of the sweetened condensed milk (see cut bars).
Snacks & AppetizersRibeye with marbling is a suitable choice for a sandwich appetizer such as a Philly cheesesteak. French bread used as an appetizer by several people who would like steak is an option. Thinly slicing the ribeye makes cooking the appetizer in a pan easier. Ribeye is still tender after cooking in the pan and oven with provolone cheese.
DinnerThis chicken piccata yields four servings: I thin the cutlets and measure the pan sauce first, then cook it right before serving, while the chicken still has a crisp coating with the glossy lemon-butter sauce. Capers add a salty brine to the lemon dish, contributing considerably to the overall flavor (they do a lot here).
LunchCajun shrimp fit into my dinner preparation when I measure the spice mix carefully before I start with leaving the skillet work until the end. Four portions are made from within one 12-inch pan. Then, I complete all of those portions with a pale orange sauce in addition to the toppings while the shrimp stay hot (I like the sauce cool).
DinnerMake this 8-serving crockpot beef stew when you want dinner ready for now while having extra bowls for later in the week. I make with the full pot. I then let the slow cooker turn the beef chuck tender while the Yukon Gold potatoes hold together, while the red wine gravy thickens at the end.
Side DishesSelect broccoli as well as cauliflower that exhibit firm, tight florets, together with carrots that create a hard and heavy sensation due to their size, since they preserve their shape beneath the cheese sauce. The carrots bring a little sweetness, while the broccoli stays firm in the middle after its brief time in steam.
DinnerI prepare four portions at once whenever I want dinner plated and also ready on the table, with each cod fillet placed in its own shallow bowl that has room for the curry (I prefer the yellow sauce in a shallow bowl). The yellow coconut curry evenly coats the fish, and I systematically spoon on the watercress along with the infused oil just before serving.
LunchMedium sweet potatoes give these sweet potato and red lentil patties a soft center and mild sweetness, while pan-frying creates the outside crisp and browned. I create those when I want to prepare a vegetable-based main dish that still feels quite substantial. Smoked paprika adds to the mixture a warm edge, while I particularly like it with the sweet potato.
Side DishesChoose medium Garnet or Jewel sweet potatoes featuring firm, smooth skin for these melting sweet potatoes in preparation. The orange flesh of the fruit contains the essential moisture needed to become tender once placed in the oven, while the butter creates a sticky, caramelized glaze which is made with brown sugar in addition to cinnamon around the sliced rounds of the fruit.
BreakfastCold egg whites begin these distinctive Japanese soufflé pancakes, resulting in small, stable bubbles that bake into tall pancakes featuring pale sides and lightly golden-brown tops, and they are made for a warm breakfast accompanied by maple syrup and fresh berries when a regular stack simply will not suffice (they're fussy, but fun).
Snacks & AppetizersPrepare Hissy Fit Dip in advance for when feeding a crowd, then heat it close to serving time and place the dippers out last. This 12-serving skillet dip begins with browned sausage under a creamy cheese base, while sour cream provides tang to the filling (it maintains its structure on a chip).
DinnerParmesan crusted chicken with garlic cream sauce makes four dinner portions when I want the breading along with chicken prepared before the pan goes on and I finish it just before the meal. Thick slices rest above a shallow pool of sauce, with toasted panko lying on dry top.
LunchCremini mushrooms, sometimes called baby bellas, are recommended for this soup recipe because they hold their shape and provide strong flavor in a creamy soup. Sauteing the mushrooms before adding them to the soup adds texture and flavor contrast to the shredded chicken and parsley topping (I particularly enjoy browned mushrooms).
DinnerPrepare this white garlic pizza sauce ahead of time for pizza night. Allow it to cool a bit before topping the pizza with cheese and other raw ingredients to avoid making the sauce too wet from contact with the cheese. Makes 8 servings. Each serving includes garlic and coarse pepper (see photo).