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Meal planning takes practice and patiences to master and, like most worthwhile endeavors, requires some studying. Whether you’re new to meal planning or a veteran meal planner, learning these five essential lessons will help you plan breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for a brighter week.
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My 8-year-old nephew is all knees and elbows and protruding ribs. This is partly due to the fact that he’s 8 and growing an inch every day, it seems, but also because he’s a finicky eater. This is not to say he doesn’t like to eat, but rather that he’s extremely picky.
He gives nuts of any kind a hard pass and he prefers his burger to be cheese-free, but loves fried calamari and pickled onions. Go figure. He also tries to sneak sips of my sister’s morning coffee and brother-in-law’s beer whenever he can.
His repertoire is constantly expanding — shrimp and clams fra diavolo is a current favorite and he’s recently discovered cappuccino ice cream — but there’s one food that will always be number one. And that is chocolate.
That’s why I recruited him to try out Godiva’s new line of single-origin chocolate bars, G by Godiva.
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Egg boats are the breakfast sandwich you wish you’ve been eating all along. This new take on the classic sausage, egg, and cheese mixes the trio into a custardy filling that’s baked together in a hollowed-out mini-baguette.
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Breakfast sandwiches can be stacked between a split roll or biscuit, stuffed into a pita, rolled into a burrito, even folded into a tidy closed quesadilla pocket, but as I recently learned, there’s one sandwich we’ve been neglecting for far too long: the breakfast boat.
Bulking up the freezer with breakfast options is one of the secrets to successful meal planning. Costco and an afternoon of cooking is the secret to making freezer breakfasts to last my family a month.
Here’s how a trip to Costco and one afternoon of work can save breakfast — one freezer sandwich at a time.
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From Apartment Therapy → The Open Shelving of Your Kitchen Dreams Is Totally In Your Budget
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For a vegan breakfast sandwich that will power you through the morning, look to this pita pocket stuffed with a blend of spiced chickpeas and sautéed veggies. It’s prepared in advance, then stashed in the freezer, ready to be reheated in the oven while you buzz through your morning routine.
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I’m a graduate student, so obviously I’m on a budget. But over the years, as I realize how connected my health and productivity are to the foods I eat, I’ve created a list of foods I’ve learned are always worth spending money on. I call it my core splurge list.
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When it comes to Mexican food, tacos typically get all the love and glory (I mean, they have a whole day dedicated to them each week), but tostadas are worthy of your attention, too. Essentially just an open-faced taco, the tostada features a crispy corn tortilla base and plenty of delicious toppings like grilled tuna, mashed avocado, and black bean-mango salsa.
We use our spatulas every single day. We couldn’t imagine cooking without at least one, although let’s be honest — even the minimalists among us have multiple spatulas in their kitchen tool jar (or drawer). And can you ever really have too many spatulas? There are so many different shapes, sizes, and materials, and each one has its own purpose.
Here are five types of spatula we can’t live without.
