My favorite quick recipe is More Vegetables than Rice Fried Rice. I go to the Amish produce auctions in Pennsylvania and I come home with way too many vegetables. Of course , I give some away but I still have a lot. Your recipe is a lifesaver. I also like your quick curry recipe in the newsletter. I think More Vegetables is in Simply Julia. I also like making dal from the Indian-ish cookbook.
We do a big New Year’s Eve dinner every year, and this year, I decided to make it as easy as possible.
- my ham went in the crockpot
- macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes came from our local deli
- all of the veggies were frozen from the store and air fried.
The only thing I had to bake was my corn pudding, which is basically a veggie version of a dump cake.
As Ina would say, how easy is that?
It was lovely!
I also vowed to make things way easier on myself in the new year, so I’m embracing themes and easy cooking: taco Tuesday. Breakfast for dinner. Fondue. The kids are loving it and so am I!
I had a couple days last week where I randomly felt really nauseated and my stomach was Not Okay. None of the rich holiday leftovers we had in the fridge sounded good, and I ended up cooking some pearl couscous in chicken broth (aka Better than Bouillon mixed into boiling water) until the couscous was al dente and the broth had reduced, almost like a couscous risotto. It is incredibly easy and quick because of how small the pearl couscous is. Once I was feeling better, I started gilding the lily with a little splash of heavy cream and some gruyere that needed to be used up grated over top. It feels like the most comforting, creamy bowl of goodness, is insanely fast and easy, and I'm obsessed!!
Hi Julia! Love your writing and recipes. How would you reheat homemade polenta? I tried just microwaving it along with the garlicky kale I’d served it with, but the texture was all wrong — so blubbery and clumpy and not at all like the amazing smooth and creamy polenta I started with. Should I have warmed it on the stovetop with a splash of milk or water?
For the holidays, I made your carrots hassleback, plus potatoes hassleback, a spatchcocked chicken, and the easiest menu item - pavlova. Not for the holidays, but today I made this super easy soup: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/chicken-rice-soup.
I make clams and spaghetti. Takes about the amount of time it takes to cook the spaghetti.
1 jar of Rao’s with the juice from 2 cans of clams and a healthy dose of red pepper flakes. Simmer until warmed through then add the clams. Stir in the spaghetti and eat with parm and garlic bread.
My favorite quick recipe is More Vegetables than Rice Fried Rice. I go to the Amish produce auctions in Pennsylvania and I come home with way too many vegetables. Of course , I give some away but I still have a lot. Your recipe is a lifesaver. I also like your quick curry recipe in the newsletter. I think More Vegetables is in Simply Julia. I also like making dal from the Indian-ish cookbook.
We do a big New Year’s Eve dinner every year, and this year, I decided to make it as easy as possible.
- my ham went in the crockpot
- macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes came from our local deli
- all of the veggies were frozen from the store and air fried.
The only thing I had to bake was my corn pudding, which is basically a veggie version of a dump cake.
As Ina would say, how easy is that?
It was lovely!
I also vowed to make things way easier on myself in the new year, so I’m embracing themes and easy cooking: taco Tuesday. Breakfast for dinner. Fondue. The kids are loving it and so am I!
Your tasty turkey would be delicious on top of a plate of tortilla chips...with some cheese, avocado, and salsa!
I had a couple days last week where I randomly felt really nauseated and my stomach was Not Okay. None of the rich holiday leftovers we had in the fridge sounded good, and I ended up cooking some pearl couscous in chicken broth (aka Better than Bouillon mixed into boiling water) until the couscous was al dente and the broth had reduced, almost like a couscous risotto. It is incredibly easy and quick because of how small the pearl couscous is. Once I was feeling better, I started gilding the lily with a little splash of heavy cream and some gruyere that needed to be used up grated over top. It feels like the most comforting, creamy bowl of goodness, is insanely fast and easy, and I'm obsessed!!
Hi Julia! Love your writing and recipes. How would you reheat homemade polenta? I tried just microwaving it along with the garlicky kale I’d served it with, but the texture was all wrong — so blubbery and clumpy and not at all like the amazing smooth and creamy polenta I started with. Should I have warmed it on the stovetop with a splash of milk or water?
For the holidays, I made your carrots hassleback, plus potatoes hassleback, a spatchcocked chicken, and the easiest menu item - pavlova. Not for the holidays, but today I made this super easy soup: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/chicken-rice-soup.
I make clams and spaghetti. Takes about the amount of time it takes to cook the spaghetti.
1 jar of Rao’s with the juice from 2 cans of clams and a healthy dose of red pepper flakes. Simmer until warmed through then add the clams. Stir in the spaghetti and eat with parm and garlic bread.