Did you ever watch the show Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee? I never got into her recipes but I just loved HER. She was a joy to watch and has done a lot to tackle the hunger problem in America.
Every once in a while you just don't have the energy to cook something healthy from scratch, which can lead to some pretty bad food choices. The good news is that there are some great products out there that can help make it easy to throw something together that you will feel good about eating.
Costco carries organic frozen quinoa & kale that you can pop into the microwave in its own bag for three and half minutes and you are good to go. The flavor I am using today is the citrus and pepper but sometimes they have one with herbs, olive oil, and sea salt. My sister introduced me to the latter and she mixed in black beans, edamame, and a spoonful of pesto. I fell in love immediately, and when I saw the citrus flavor I knew just what to do.
Of course I realized, after I was done, that I forgot to put the black beans in the picture. Technically they are optional so... Anyhoo I just chop up some onion and mango, throw some black beans in, squeeze a lime on top and add salt & pepper to taste (a little olive oil never hurts either). Today I was hungry so I had a big bowl and topped it with some avocado to make it a meal.
There are a million variations on this, but the point is that you can have something great in less than 10 minutes if you keep a couple of shortcuts on hand. Do you have any tricks to share?
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