Net Offers Cornucopia Of Culinary Information
Evening sneaks up on you so fast sometimes, it can come as a shock that you’re on the spot again for a very important event: dinner.
Those who regularly peruse the Internet know that there is a wealth of information right at your fingertips to help you decide what to serve the family.
Here are some Web sites that might help you get out of the “fix” of what to fix for dinner:
Meals For You (www.mealsforyou.com) has menu plans that change every six weeks, with new recipes regularly added. You can scroll through the 100 most popular recipes of the previous 15 days. Check out the quick and easy meal plans, which recently included recipes for Quick Pasta and California Turkey Salad.
AllRecipes.com (www.allrecipes.com) offers lots of reader recipes with comments that help you decide if you want to try them. Black Bean and Salsa Soup uses only six ingredients and cooks up fast. Several vegetarian selections are worth trying.
The Searchable Online Archive of Recipes (soar.berkeley.edu/ recipes) has more than 67,000 recipes in its database. There are lots of tempting dessert recipes, and a detailed search to help you find what you’re looking for. Gluten-free recipes are included, too.
The Television Food Network (www.foodtv.com) offers menus of the week with quick dinner ideas. Consider the Stuffed Rolled Tortillas as a possibility.
Epicurious Food (www.epicurious.com), featuring recipes from Bon Appetit and Gourmet magazines, has a “Greatest Hits” section to check out for ideas.
Cooking Light Online (www.cookinglight.com) offers some unique recipes and the option of e-mailing recipes to friends.
Favorite Brand Name Recipes (www.favoritebrandrecipes.com) uses brand-name ingredients, such as soup mixes and mustards; consider the 15-Minute Stew.
The American Diabetes Association site (www.diabetes.org) offers recipes of the day, such as a recent Mexican Hot Chocolate.
Here’s a recipe from the SOAR Web site that’s easy to make for these chilly February nights.
Easy Chili Mac
1/2 pound elbow macaroni
1/2 pound ground turkey or chicken
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 (15-ounce) can chili with beans
Cook macaroni as directed on package. Meanwhile, cook ground turkey or chicken, onion and bell pepper in a skillet until turkey is no longer pink. Stir in the chili with beans and drained macaroni and cook until heated.
Yield: 5 servings.
Nutrition information per serving: 298 calories, 2 grams fat (8 percent fat calories), 43 grams carbohydrate, 23 grams protein, 44 milligrams cholesterol, 436 milligrams sodium.