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Last week they posted a nice, long feature by Kevin Purdy called Kitchen Timesavers That Speed Up Dinner that details nine very useful ways to make your meals more rapidly. His suggestions include picking shorter, simpler recipes, keeping cheat sheets on the insides of your cabinet doors and blanching veggies by pouring a little boiling water over them from your kettle instead of dirtying another pot.
What are your secret tricks and tips to making meals quickly?
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1-10-2008 @12:40PM LM said... I want to know what is on your plate in the picture. It looks really good. LM
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1-10-2008 @1:52PM Barry said... Well I was going to say using the leftover hot water I heated for my French press the other morning to quick cook some broccoli but it looks like that's on their list.
I do micro potatoes for 5 minutes to speed up the process of making home fries or smashed potatoes. Oh roast entire pork shoulder on the weekend and just add to soups and recipes at the last minute throughout the week.
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1-10-2008 @3:56PM Berekely Kango said... I much prefer the "weekend attitude" mode, to which I'd add an important modification: In between tasting bites of whatever I'm preparing, I'm 'previewing' the wine I'll be serving too!
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1-11-2008 @3:17PM Maureen said... 1. MAKE IN ADVANCE: while your vegetables and inspiration are still fresh from the market, wash and prepare a work week's worth to store in the fridge (e.g. wash/dry greens, and keep in bags; wash/chop firm vegetables, and keep in lightly salted water; dice onions and mince garlic). Tool of choice: a good knife and clear storage containers.
2. MAKE MORE: when you have the time for that lasagna with painstaking béchamel, make a triple batch: one to eat, one to refrigerate, and one to freeze. Tool of choice: industrial appliances (a certain brand of mixer comes to mind).
3. LOOK TO TRADITION: it's a myth that all old food was slow food. Omelets and frittatas, pot pies and kitchen-sink soups, fried rice and baked pastas all celebrate the humble leftover. Master a couple of these techniques and you'll often be able to have a hot meal in ten to thirty. Tool of choice: the Internet!
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1-11-2008 @3:21PM Delire said... Oh, and for recipe-minimalists, may I also humbly suggest that you take a look at my tiny cookbook (recipes in 140 characters or less) located at http://twitter.com/cookbook It's a project of love.
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1-11-2008 @3:21PM Delire said... Oh, and for recipe-minimalists, may I also humbly suggest that you take a look at my tiny cookbook (recipes in 140 characters or less) located at http://twitter.com/cookbook It's a project of love.
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1-11-2008 @3:22PM Delire said... Oh, and for recipe-minimalists, may I also humbly suggest that you take a look at my tiny cookbook (recipes in 140 characters or less) located at http://twitter.com/cookbook It's a project of love.
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1-11-2008 @3:30PM Delire said... (Sorry for the triple post; my browser has epilepsy. And now I can't find a way to contact a moderator to delete the extra posts.)
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