Quick And Easy Dinner Ideas Food Cooking International Guide
Quick And Easy Dinner Ideas - Preparation is Essential
By Patricia Gorginas
Quick and easy dinner ideas are needed when you come home exhausted
after a long day at work and you don’t want to be cooking
for two hours.
We’ve all got busy lives these days, and by the end of
a workday, chances are you’re looking for some easy dinner
ideas, nutritious and delicious but still easy to cook and quick
to prepare.
A Delicious, Hot Meal
It’s hard enough to find time to spend with your family or for
other leisure activities without spending a couple of hours in
the kitchen. Well, here’s some good news. If you stock your pantry
and prepare for a meal, then you can have an easy dinner your
family will love on the table, from start to finish in less than
half an hour.
The best and easiest way to get a quickly prepared homemade meal
to the table is to not use a recipe. Radical as this may sound,
there’s no need to gasp in shock. Trust me, even a beginning
cook can review their cooking options and turn out some pretty
darn good dishes, using this method.
Recipes require lookup and perhaps a stop at the grocery to pick
up the celery salt missing from your current stocks. This is simply
a waste of time.
Stock Your Pantry
Begin by stocking your pantry with rice and various pasta. Just
these two grains can form the basis of at least a hundred different
dishes. Potatoes and onions are other staples to have on hand.
Canned soups, especially creamed and cheese sauce soups are invaluable
in producing a quick dinner recipe. Other canned goods that provide
convenient variety for your creations include, according to your
tastes, sliced olives, black beans, water chestnuts, pimientos,
mushroom buttons, artichoke hearts, baby corn and hard chow mein
noodles. Always have chicken and beef bouillon on hand.
Mixed Vegetables
For the freezer, be sure to have a couple of the large bags of
mixed vegetables. There are many mixtures to choose from and they’re
quite economical.
A Variety Of Spices
Stock a variety of spices. The seasoning of a dish changes the
entire character and flavor of your creation and is essential
to the easy dinner method.
Recommended choices include Basil, French Tarragon, Thyme, Chinese
Five-Spice, Sage, Oregano or Marjoram, Rosemary, Cumin and Cayenne.
If you’re not sure of yourself in the seasoning department, there
are many herb charts online which tell you which seasonings complement
which foods.
Versatility Is Your Key To Success
Now all you need to do is mix and match. A bed of seasoned rice
or pasta topped with bits of chicken, vegetables of your choice,
with or without a sauce provides a delicious and easy dinner.
It is after all, a matter of taste – yours. You know what
tastes good to you.
This type of one-dish meal is extremely versatile. For a more
formal take on the easy dinner idea, serve your meat, vegetables
and grain or potatoes separately. You still have the same latitude
with flavors, although separate pans are usually required.
A dinner salad with artisan bread and some leftover pot roast
is an easy dinner idea indeed. Give this free association method
a shot. You may find you’re a really terrific cook!
But always remember the first step. It is, to be ready to prepare
your pantry with the spices, grains and pasta. Place your vegetables
and meat in the freezer.
Then you will be ready to prepare a quick and easy dinner for
you and your family.
It is a reward, after your long day at work.
About the Author:
Patricia Gorginas has written a number of articles on easy dinners, cooking, recipes and food including
Quick Recipes,
Italian Cooking,
Dinner Party Ideas,
Chocolate Cake,
Muffin Baskets,
Cheese Recipes,
Food And Wine,
Boost Your Metabolism,
Italian Food,
French Food.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know?
Every chef knows the secret to kitchen success. It is having
the right cookware for the job. As a cook it is important to have
the correct tools at your disposal.
The right amount of pots, pans and utensils can make the difference
between a successful dinner and one that bombs completely.
You do not have to suffer that defeat. There are new lines of
pots and pans that are quite affordable and come in a wide array
of colors. You do not even have to go into a retail store.
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