Day 13: Find 5 New Recipes for Dinner — The Cooking Cure Spring 2014

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Day 13: Wednesday, March 19
Assignment: Find 5 new recipes to make for dinner
The Cooking Cure: See all assignments so far here

Sometimes deciding what to cook is the toughest part of making dinner, don’t you think? Whether you’re in a total dinner rut or, the opposite, you’re overwhelmed with the number of recipes you’re constantly accumulating, the problem is the same: taking time to make a conscious choice about what to have for dinner.

Today, your assignment is to make that time. Set aside part of your day to sift through your cookbooks, comb your favorite blogs and magazines, and sort through your recipe box. Give yourself the time you need to find some recipes that make you excited for dinner.

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Budget, But Not Boring: 8 Fresh Ways to Eat Beans & Rice for Dinner

Rice and beans makes for the ultimate budget meal — especially if you cook dried beans from scratch — but that doesn’t mean your dinner has to be boring. Simmered with fragrant spices, wrapped up in a tortilla, baked into a comforting casserole, this combination can be cooked up in a variety of ways that manage to be satisfying and tasty, without breaking the bank.

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Aspirational Inspiration: Stone Slab Backsplashes — Kitchen Inspiration

I see monolithic stone backsplashes like these and think expensive — prohibitively so, but I still can’t help but pore over them as if a mason were standing by waiting for me to decide on one for my own kitchen. The beauty of natural stone is really allowed to shine in the running veins of large slabs, making backsplashes like this the focal point of the room.

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The New Southwest by Meagan Micozzi — New Cookbook

The angle: All your favorite comfort foods, now with a Southwest twist!

Recipes for right now: Mushroom & Leek Migas, Sweet Potato & Bacon Sopes, Sage & Honey Skillet Biscuits, Vegan Puffy Tacos with Cumin-Spiced Hummus, Chicken Tinga Pot Pie, Coffee-Rubbed Lamb Chops with Weeknight Mole

Who would enjoy this book? Anyone who keeps their spice cupboard stocked with dried chilis, home cooks looking for a spicier kind of weeknight dinner

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