February 18th, 2010
There is nothing like a nice hot fresh home made soup when the weather is cold. Soups are easier to make than you think, especially if you have a crock pot. Crock pots enable you to set the soup up in the morning before you leave the house for work. When you come home your house will smell awesome and dinner will be ready. The beauty of a crock pot is that it slow cooks the food so you do not need to saute anything or brown any meat. Just toss the ingredients in, turn it on and go about your day. The trick is to think ahead just a little bit so you can assemble the ingredients and do whatever chopping and cutting of veggies the night before. Store the contents of your prep in ziplock bags or other containers you may have and put them in the fridge. In the morning dump them in the crock pot, add the liquid according to the recipe you are using and you are good to go.
If you google “crockpot recipes” you will find yourself overwhelmed with choices of hundreds if not thousands of recipes. Chili and meatballs and pot roast also are great crock pot items. Give it a try.
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June 11th, 2009
As the end of the school year approaches rapidly and most people are wondering how they will look in their bathing suits our thoughts turn towards easy summer salad recipes that are filling enough to be meals yet light enough to help us look buff in our summer attire. No need to compromise on taste.
Start with some whole grain pasta and cook it according to the directions on the box. I think penne is best but any type will do. Separately saute some grape or sliced plum tomatoes, and asparagus cut into 1 inch pieces with some olive oil and fresh minced garlic. Add some fresh basil then toss with the pasta. For protein add some grilled chicken, tofu or chic peas. This can be eaten hot or at room temperature. What is nice about this type of dish is that you can pretty much add almost any type of vegetable, meat or fish to this and have it be different and tasty every time. Fresh baby spinach is a particularly nice enhancement.
Check back throughout the summer for more easy, simple, delicious and healthy recipes.
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June 7th, 2009
Well it finally happened. Marc stepped out of the kitchen and into the wide world of blogging. I didn’t really step out of the kitchen. I am still there every day cooking up great meals and catering parties but with the help of several people who are more technical savvy than I am the Meals by Marc Blog has been born. I look forward to communicating regularly here. Please check it frequently for new news about Meals by Marc.
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