Making high protein dinners is so easy with these lazy meals! Enjoy quick easy recipes that double as easy dinner ideas to make any night of the week.
Vegan bao buns are to die for and easy to make. They are filled with succulent jackfruit in a salty-sweet marinade, crunchy veggies, peanuts and herbs.
27 Lazy Summer Dinner Ideas - Find light, healthy and easy summer dinner ideas for when it's too hot to cook!
Vegan scallion pancakes are surprisingly east to make. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, these pancakes are packed with flavour.
Recently at the Saturday morning farmers’ market in Decatur, we picked up some fresh eggs from a local farm. You might ask, “now what does that have to do with salmon?” Thanks f…
Super simple way to prepare ratatouille, not at all French, but impressive looking and so yummy!
Inspired by the lazy board game afternoons you daydream about, the wooden wall lettering makes the ideal menu, to-do-list, spot for ideas, or at home thought-board.
Celeriac chips are a great alternative to classic potato chips especially for those who are avoiding carbs. Celeriac is delicious baked as well as full of fibre and other health promoting nutrients. Naturally gluten-free.
An easy to make one-pan beef pasta in a tasty tomato sauce with plenty of melted cheese!
Savoury vegan muffins are easy to make, delicious and nutritious. Made with easily accessible staples and come together in a single bowl.
These fuss-free recipes are totally doable.
This sweet, spiced beetroot recipe is moreish and doesn't have the earthy flavour reminiscent of dirt. It's sweet but not sticky and jam like although if you prefer a nice sticky marmalade texture feel free to increase the sugar to one and a half cups and add some orange zest. I served this with the roasted lamb rack in a side pot where Mr NQN wolfed it down quickly without leaving me any. I had to hide the jars!
If you’re getting a little bored of plain old scrambled eggs every morning, here’s something to spice them up a bit — literally! A few spoonfuls of this spicy fresh (and make-ahead) salsa sprinkled over your eggs will wake you up better than a cup of coffee. This meal came to us from Gabriela of Gabriela’s Kitchen in one of the very first recipe contests we ever ran on The Kitchn!
Vegan pate with balsamic jelly makes for a delicious dinner party starter. It's easy to make and full of flavour. Gluten-free and can be oil-free.
Spanish chickpea and spinach stew is a delicious, filling, vegan and gluten-free main meal that is easy and quick to make. Makes an ideal lunch or dinner.
If you’re searching for a meal that’s both delicious and easy to prepare, look no further than this Crockpot Beef Tips & Noodles recipe! Perfect for busy weeknights or lazy weekends, this dish combines tender ... READ MORE
An easy, free-form pie filled with summer fruit goodness! Super easy dessert and company worthy
This vegan buddha bowl has it all - fluffy quinoa, crispy spiced chickpeas, and mixed greens, topped with a mouthwatering red pepper sauce! RECIPE UPDATED December 2017.
Vegan Thai green curry is a classic Thai crowd pleaser prepared without any animal products yet with the depth of flavour of the original. Naturally gluten-free.
Baked potatoes (jacket potatoes) with homemade smoky beans are a simple and nutritious comfort food, gluten-free and vegan and perfect for batch prep.
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Yesterday's organization linky party from Mrs. Patton's Patch was on literacy centers. As yesterday was a crazy day (make that Crazy with a capital C!) as Mondays tend to be, I'm a day late. :) Actually, I'm a day late and a little off topic, since I don't use literacy centers in my classroom. Centers just DON'T work for me and my kiddos. I use the Daily 3, an adapted version of the Daily 5. My Daily 3 are Read to Self, Work on Writing, and Word Work. Since I am required to use a basal reading series (McGraw Hill Treasures), my Daily 3 is pretty different than the Daily 5 model presented in the Sisters' book, but the essence is still there! :) After Shared Reading, we usually get to two Daily 3 rotations a day (3 if we're really flying!!). During these rotations, I am always meeting with guided reading groups. Because I teach the "big kiddos," I ask them to plan out their weeks on Monday morning. I give each kid a literacy packet (don't cringe when I say packet, it's not busy work, I promise!!) that has their graphic organizer, vocabulary words, and comprehension questions for our weekly shared and guided reading. On the front cover is a blank schedule that says when they will meet with me. The kids then fill in which Daily 3 choice they plan to do when they are not meeting with me: I also keep a visual schedule of who I'm meeting with when on the board: (BTW, the kids choose their own group names, in case you were wondering how I came up with some of these gems!) Now, for the Daily 3 choices. Here are our anchor charts: We made these as a class the first weeks of school when we were modeling, practicing, and implementing each of the Daily 3. Now, I refer back to them when we need a little bit of re-teaching, which is fairly often. :) Read to Self: The essence of the Daily 3 and literacy instruction. :) For Read to Self, the kids read. Plain and simple. They bring their book box to a quiet spot in the room (I have pillows, bean bags, etc.) and read. Work on Writing: For WoW (as the kiddos like to call it), most often the kids choose a piece from their Writing Workshop notebook/folder to work on. Some will draft, some will revise/edit, others will grab construction paper or a laptop and publish. It's very unstructured and I don't monitor it carefully, but it WORKS because I have a successful Writing Workshop foundation in the classroom. Last year, it was like pulling teeth to get the kids to write during Daily 3. This year, because we have spent so much time developing Writing Workshop, the kids not only know what it looks like to sit down and write, but they have pieces in progress at all times. We store writing folders and notebooks in bins (by team) on top of our computer cart: I am currently using notebooks and 4-pocket folders, but am considering switching to looseleaf binders next year...thoughts from anyone who does Writing Workshop? Word Work: Okay, I JUST revamped my Word Work program TODAY. (While I know most primary teachers use WW to focus on spelling, I focus on vocabulary during this time. Spelling is important, but I think a rich vocabulary needs more of a focus in intermediate grades.) Up until now, I was using vocabulary sentences for my main Word Work activity, plus some fun extras once those were finished. You guys, it was awful. It was like pulling teeth to get them done every week, plus I HATED grading them! I had an epiphany in the past few weeks: my WW was tanking because I had failed to include the most crucial element of Daily 5--CHOICE!!! So, my fabulous Lit Specialist and I brainstormed some new vocabulary activities. Now, every week the kids will have to choose one activity from the Word Work board: All of the handouts and instructions, as well as lists of our vocabulary words, are stored in the hanging files below: Most of the new activities are things like graphic organizers that ask for parts of speech, sentence, picture, etc. I also have options for writing a story using vocabulary words, illustrating the words with a sentence, sorting the words into categories, etc. I'm hoping that these work better because of the choice factor. I'll let you know how they go in the next few weeks! Last but not least, here's how I display our vocab words. We don't have a word wall, but I hang the 8 vocab words from Treasures in the blue pocket chart. The red pocket chart has 6 social studies words + 2 "real world" words (based on current events). So, that's how we stay organized for literacy and run Daily 3 in my room! Phew!
This quick, easy and cheap dinner recipe is perfect for a family with picky eaters! It's made with just 3 simple ingredients, and my kids always go back for seconds. If you're looking for last minute dinner ideas, this Italian inspired pasta dish is effortless to make on busy school nights.
September is that sweet spot between the lazy days of summer and the cozy vibe of fall. It's the perfect time to start mixing things up in the kitchen with meals that feel just right
Inspired by the lazy board game afternoons you daydream about, the wooden wall lettering makes the ideal menu, to-do-list, spot for ideas, or at home thought-board.
These Brown Sugar and Bacon Green Beans are my favorite vegetable. They might actually be the only vegetable I like. I think I'll start adding brown sugared bacon to all my veggies. This recipe is simple and full of flavor.
