(Disclaimer: Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford did not actually climb inside my spaghetti squash. I was able to find two tiny-but-realistic body doubles who agreed to do it on the cheaps. Take that, Lucasfilms.) Okay, folks. Today’s post is about one of my favorite things to eat when dieting, and least favorite to prepare. While it’s incredibly useful as a pasta stand-in for many otherwise calorie-heavy dishes, one fact remains: spaghetti squash is a real pain in the tauntaun to [ Read More ]
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This is a recipe I’ve been meaning to post for a while now, but thanks to my strict Weight Watchers regime lately, I’ve been afraid to post it for fear I’d want to make it again, and it’s definitely not low-point. But it’s most certainly worth it if you have the calorie allowance to spare!! This is a variation on my regular meatloaf recipe, which is quite lovely by itself, but this version offers a slightly firmer texture and a [ Read More ]
Grace’s hippie sister here, popping in with a quick, kid-friendly recipe. Remember when you were little, and you hated spaghetti sauce, so you’d bug the crap out of your mom to get her to let you eat noodles with butter and Parmesan cheese instead? Yeah, our mom wouldn’t let us do that very often, either. Most of my adult life has revolved around doing crap Mom wouldn’t let me do when I was little.
Last Christmas, my mother-in-law put a pot of soup on the stove while we were on the road coming to visit. A wicked snowstorm had just hit central Illinois, and she wasn’t entirely sure what time of day we’d finally materialize on her doorstep. She’d clipped a soup recipe from a magazine recently and decided it would simmer away nicely until we arrived ready to eat that day.
Here’s an easy one for salmon purists who aren’t likely to drown their fish steaks in spicy teriyaki sauce anytime soon. (Although I do really, really love the teriyaki version and think everyone should try it, I know some folks like their fish to still “taste like fish” through and through when it’s served. Understandable enough.)
I know I’ve been on a bit of a texturized vegetable protein (TVP) kick lately, which I apologize for, but ground beef prices have been awful around these parts, and I just can’t get myself to fork over a wad of cash for it. That being said, you can always substitute ground meat for TVP in any “meat-based” recipe on RKP. And usually, vice-versa. You can also use leftover spaghetti in this dish and just add topping and bake it [ Read More ]
For a printable version of this recipe and complete ingredients listing, click here. This sweet and savory dish is a snap to prepare on those evenings when dinner doesn’t get started on time. What a lifesaver! I got home the other evening to discover that not only had I forgotten to plan anything for dinner, I also had nothing thawed. My eyes eventually landed on two small pouches of fish, which I knew would thaw in just a few minutes [ Read More ]
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