Category: Tips
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Veggie Pesto Lasagna
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: I never thought I could love a meatless lasagna until I met YOU, Veggie Pesto Lasagna! ? Thank you Neely’s!! ? ? ? Vegetarian never tasted so good! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/veggie-pesto-lasagna-recipe OK, so I’m a little obsessed with pesto and make HUGE batches of it. But YOU certainly don’t have…
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Gringo Chicken Enchiladas
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: Gringo Chicken Enchiladas. Arriba!! Ok you can certainly make your own enchilada sauce. But for haters, this is just another annoying step you’d rather avoid. (As a reference, “quick” enchilada sauce recipes take 10-15 minutes to make.) You could also buy enchilada sauce, but I’m sharing this “gringo”…
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Wasabi Fried Rice
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: Wasabi Fried Rice ? ? ? Just over two years ago, Kerry, Kath and I hit up Dewey Beach, Delaware for Ker’s bachelorette getaway. So many memories to love and laugh at, even my taste buds are nostalgic. I had to find some amazing lobster bisque, of course,…
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One Pot Meals
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: One pot meals! Everyone who likes to cook knows that the main benefit of one pot meals is that you only have to clean one pot at the end of the day. But if you hate cooking, or are just beginning to learn, you might not know this…
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Piggyback Meals
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: Piggyback meals! Awesome idea for people who hate cooking, as well as anyone who is pressed for time during the week. Piggyback meals simply mean taking one (or some) main ingredients from one night’s meal, and turning the leftovers into a second (and even third) night’s meal later…
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Think Outside the Box
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: Think outside the box. A while back, I realized that I make four different meals with the same base ingredients of shredded chicken, onions, carrots, and celery. I never noticed at first, because all the dishes were quite different from each other, tastewise: I make a Spicy “Asian-style”…
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Reverse Advent Calendar
The Reverse Advent Calendar. (Basically just plan to donate some food before you spend your whole wad today, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday! ?) I’ve seen many people share this “reverse advent calendar” concept – The idea is that you put a can or box of food in a basket every day leading up…
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Start a Dinner Club
Hate cooking? Or maybe you’re just new at it and don’t know where to begin? Start a “dinner club” with a few friends! There’s this saying, “Too many hands spoil the stew”, but when you hate cooking and/or are new at it, I say “many hands make light work!” Sure, you can only fit so…
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Get Nerdy, Part 1 – Excel: Get Down Wit It
As a cooking hater, I’m a HUGE fan of menu planning – IMHO, it’s the number one way to minimize time spent when it comes to cooking/all things related. But before we get into any of THAT, lemme step back a second for all you haters. Menu planning is awesome because it takes me 5-10…
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Use your freezer for something besides ice cream.
If you hate cooking, get to LOVE your freezer. And if you have space in your house for a deep freezer, get one. Like yesterday. The small ones are pretty cheap, and as a cooking hater, I would have paid ten times as much for the convenience and happiness it has brought to my life.…