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Lasagna dip

In my never-ending quest for new summer meal options I remembered that I hadn’t cooked with ricotta cheese in a while. I came across this lasagna dip recipe and decided to try it. It’s not really very hot weather friendly, since it involves both simmering on the stove and turning on the oven. But it
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Please send yogurt popsicle recipes

I love yogurt popsicles for dessert. They’re refreshing like fruit popsicles, but also creamy like an ice cream bar. Because they’re not really ice cream, or even frozen yogurt, they tend to be made from healthier ingredients, like real fruit and yogurt. I recently decided to try to make my own. I figured this way
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A week of quick gluten-free dinners from Trader Joe’s products

I’ve searched for this several times and never really found anything helpful: what to buy at Trader Joe’s to cook a week’s worth of gluten-free dinners with minimal effort. I’m still following my mix ‘n’ match meal prep strategy, which means dinners are built of components: protein, vegetables, starch, and sauce. I look for TJ’s
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Arugula for lunch, four ways

I grow arugula in my countertop garden and I had three bunches ready to eat this week. I’ve found that arugula grows reliably this way, and I like that it’s versatile: it can be a salad all on its own, mixed in with other greens, or even cooked or mixed into warm pasta. It also
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Everything-but-the-bagel sushi wrap

Inspired by Yuka’s smoked salmon sushi wrap, I present the everything-but-the-bagel sushi wrap, which IMO improves on the original. Note that you’ll need to eat at least two of these to make it a meal. I ate the leftover toppings on an actual bagel the next day (without the rice and nori) and that was
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Air-fried store-bought burrito

It was late on a Friday and I was too tired to even think about what to eat, let alone cook. Luckily I had prepared for this exact and inevitable situation by buying frozen burritos. I decided to prepare them by first following the microwave directions on the page: unwrap, put on plate, cover with
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Toaster oven roasted fennel

It’s still spring in the northern hemisphere, but already too hot where I live to turn on the oven. I’m having to look for alternative ways to cook and eat spring vegetables. I saw some appetizing fennel bulbs at the store and decided to try roasting them. Fresh fennel is crisp with a licorice taste,
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Adventures in nut butter, Part II

Previously in Adventures in nut butter, I made almond-walnut butter but I wasn’t happy with the texture. I said I would try changing up the recipe. For this experiment I 1) changed the almond::walnut ratio, and 2) used my blender instead of the food processor. I’m happy to report that the changes were a success!
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No prep chickpea rice bowl

While browsing Trader Joe’s I noticed their eggplant with tomatoes and onions in a can and thought: huh, that would go really well with some of Heyday’s beans in a can. Specifically, their coconut curry or harissa lemon chickpeas. I decided to try combining them over rice, and topping it all with cheese and yogurt.
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Improv Trader Joe’s sheet pan meal

I took a trip to Trader Joe’s and looked for ingredients for my sheet pan formula. I had an idea of what protein I wanted to get, but I didn’t have a plan for what to make. Here’s what I found: Here’s what I already had: Here’s what I did:
