Quick, no fuss tomato and pesto sauce
I love cooking but some days I just can’t be bothered to make a five-course dinner with fancy-schmancy ingredients. This recipe makes ± 4 servings, and is so quick that the pasta can be done at the same time the sauce is done. So no long hangry waits!
Megan-simple browned butter and Mizithra pasta
Ever since I discovered how easy it is to make browned butter and Mizithra pasta, it has become a monthly staple. I would have it more often, but it isn’t really all that healthy… but it sure is delicious. However, it is so easy even Megan can do it!
A Megan-simple soup made with beans, veggies, leftover rice, and a TON of cheese
I live in Oregon, and we’ve officially moved into the COLD COLD SO COLD months. The other day I was rooting around in the kitchen for something hearty but easy, something that could be made in ten minutes or less. We had a ton of leftover steamed white rice from dinner the night before that I planned to incorporate, but I wasn’t sure what else to mix in.
This pumpkin cookie dip is vegan, gluten-free, and Megan-simple
Cookies, jealous of the ascendancy of the cupcake, have found a way to up their fabulosity: the cookie dip. This cookie dip is vegan, gluten-free, Megan-simple, and — by far most important — flavored like pumpkin pie. So: cookies dipped in pie.
Onions are your friends: 11 tips for new cooks
I LOVED the fabulous cooking challenge series earlier this year! So I took the challenge to submit my own attempt at staying out of a restaurant and away from premade meals for a week while keeping it simple! And while doing so, I tried to pay attention to what things make cooking easy and fast. I’m happy to report I’ve been back in the kitchen a lot more ever since. Here are my tips for new cooks…
No-dish stoner cooking: “Taco Bell” quesadillas
My boyfriend pointed out the Taco Bell Bold and Creamy Spicy Ranchero sauce at our local grocery. We snagged it, some tortillas and shredded cheese. As my boyfriend pointed out, we got the stuff for 8+ quesadillas at the price of two through the drive-thru. He also proposed this “no-dish” cooking method, which uses ZERO DISHES in preparation. I was skeptical at first. But the prospect of not dirtying a single dish to make dinner intrigued me…
Peanut butter and jelly banana dog
Last week I found myself starving and low on groceries. In a moment of desperate MUST-NOM-NOW-ness, I created this monstrosity, the Peanut Butter & Jelly Banana Dog. The recipe here should be pretty self-explanatory: it’s just a pb&j sandwich on a hot dog bun, with a banana nestled inside.
Megan-simple “stinky pasta” recipe
Here’s a Megan-simple recipe (poor Megan, I feel like I’m being demeaning…) I stumbled across. I’ve made it three times in the past week — it’s that good. I personally think it could use some more garlic, but that might just be me.