Tag: weeknightdinner

Tomato Risotto

For a delicious weeknight meal, here’s this beautiful risotto that I made tonight! It took about 45 minutes total to make but it was absolutely worth it. In this recipe, you will find some pork meat, but you could totally skip it if you don’t like it / don’t eat meat. I recommend adding some…

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Pork and tofu meatballs

Delicious easy weeknight dinner which allows you to reduce the quantity of meat you eat…without even noticing.

Chinese-inspired green beans and pork

This has always been one of my go-to vegetable and meat side dish when making a Chinese-inspired dinner at home. It’s an absolutely delicious way of preparing veggies that everybody will love! Add just a little bit more meat and you’ve got yourself a full meal. Vegetarian/vegan? Swap the pork for some crumbled firm tofu…

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My Creamy Mac and Cheese with spinach

Every month or so, my boyfriend and I really crave a good ol’ mac and cheese. We sometimes make it quite simply, without lots of cheese and without putting it in the oven. It’s a quick and inexpensive meal, when we think about it. It’s probably not the most nutritious meal, though, and that’s why…

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Chinese braised eggplants

This is a wonderful vegetarian side dish for when you’re looking for an accompaniment to your Asian dishes. It’s quite savory, a little spicy, and very addictive. If you use western eggplants, this dish sometimes ends a little mushy. I really like the eggplant soft like this, but if you like your eggplants to stay…

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Easy weeknight ”Dan dan Mian” (Dan dan noodles)

Ready in 20 minutes, no joke. This Sichuan dish is one of my favorite quick noodle dishes to make. It’s packed with savory flavors and a nice spicy punch! For this recipe, I use ground pork, but you can easily replace it with ground beef, veal, or even chicken. If you’re vegetarian, I think a…

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