Is this list.
Print it off, leave it in the kitchen, add your own items.
I often use sriracha for dried chilies, or even any hot sauce, for when you just need some heat. Likewise, if you don’t have jalapenos, you could also replace them with some of other heat source. (If it is a lot of jalapenos, you might use regular peppers with some chilies or other hot things to add the appropriate level of hotness.)
Finally, I’ve seen people suggest replacing creme fraiche with full fat greek yogurt.
I made this last week and I’m thinking of making it again this weekend, it’s that good: Andrea’s Pasta with Pork Ribs, via Mark Bittman.
It has all the benefits of a good marinara dish, but the ribs really take it to a whole different and higher level. It is especially good with cheap pork ribs that might not make sense grilled due to being an odd shape. Those ribs are perfect here.
If you want, add more garlic…I added twice this amount. I also threw in sprigs of fresh herbs too. I went with basil, but I am sure rosemary or thyme or marjoram would be great.
I also doubled the ribs and I took half, deboned them, then chopped them into bite sized pieces and added them to the sauce. The other ribs I garnished the pasta with.
Finally, since you have so few ingredients, try to use really good tomatoes and cheese. You can skimp on the ribs and get gnarly ones because they will still taste great, but the tomatoes especially make a huge difference here. Same with the cheese.
Superb.
Can you cook 90 meals in a month? For many it sounds daunting. I like to cook and even I am not sure that I could do it.
If you like a challenge and the idea of it, there is a book you should consider: Cook90: The 30-Day Plan for Faster, Healthier, Happier by David Tamarkin from Epicurious, at Amazon. (Also available in Canada at Indigo).
I heard of it from Mark Bittman and his newsletter (which I recommend also). One good quote from the newsletter was this:
“Entire industries want us to believe that cooking is so much harder and more time consuming than it really is.”
It’s true that you can make complex meals, but a simple green salad, a fried egg with toast, or those two things combined can make up a home prepared meal.
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