shrimp and cabbage lo mein

This one is a kid-friendly crowd pleaser as is.  I’ve riffed off a Martha Stewart Everyday Food recipe to make it really a 20-minute wonder.  The secret is to buy the shrimp pre-peeled and deviened or do it yourself the night before. Bottom line is if you’re prepping a pound of shrimp at dinner time, [...]

Food & Wine’s fast and my fast are 2 different things

I generally like Food & Wine magazine.  In fact I used to subscribe.  But for awhile there it went from recipes you could actually make to some pretty esoteric stuff.  Interesting to read about but as a busy Mom I just didn’t have time to check it out.
So I was cruising headlines at Fresh Market [...]

Peanut Noodles with Tofu

Once again I diverge from my Real Simple recipe regimen to bring you a recipe that knocked my socks off. Let me begin by saying I am NOT a tofu fan. But this recipe may make me a believer. And–it’s on the table in less than 20 minutes. 10 minutes if [...]

20 minute meals in Real Simple

Hi all -
I’m creating this blog for my friends and family where I review recipes for really fast meals.  I’m going to start with the 20-minute meals that are in this month’s edition of Real Simple.  I’ll try out the recipes over the next few weeks — probably 3 or 4 a week and let [...]

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