tips, tricks, and recipes that simplify yummy food
This spaghetti sauce – it tastes like you spent all day in the kitchen, letting it simmer and bubble, with all kinds of secret ingredients and steps, when really… you spent 30 minutes making it. There are just a few steps to getting that cooked-all-day, mouth-watering flavor. Lots of variations- you can make it as a meat sauce with Italian sausage, a marinara sauce, or a filling vegetarian sauce with mushrooms.
I just love a big flour tortilla stuffed with fluffy scrambled eggs, some spicy sausage, a cheesy, creamy sauce, and some potatoes and veggies. Slather that up with more salsa and avocado or sour cream. Yum. Is it breakfast time yet? They’re also great for breakfast on the go and I LOVE having some in the freezer for quick breakfasts. See all of the options below for different flavor combinations and substitutions, and use these sloth shortcuts for freezer breakfast burritos!
These carnitas tacos are cooked either in the slow cooker or the instant pot for some tender, flavorful, meat, then they are crisped up in the oven under the broiler for some awesome crispy texture. YES PLEASE!!
In preparation for Cinco de Mayo, here is a recipe for Spanish Rice! This rice makes any Taco Tuesday more exciting (although any kind of tacos are already VERY exciting by themselves, in my book). This is a great side to any Mexican dish and it is easy peasy. Lots of substitutions for what you have, and some Sloth Shortcuts to make this rice any day of the week!
Lasagna is one of my favorite meals to make for a party. It’s the perfect meal to have to gather your people together and enjoy a long, leisurely dinner over. (Sob, writing this from quarantine. Dreaming about having friends and family over to have this.) It also freezes like a champ so I like to make sure I have one in the freezer at all times if I need emergency pasta. Win win win. It’s a rich, filling, beautiful dish- that cheesy, creamy layer, a rich hearty tomato sauce with italian sausage, the pasta, and of course, CHEESE. It’s a pretty quick process, especially with these Sloth Shortcuts.
