Thinking, and thanking, inside the box
Dear Food editors:
As someone who loves to eat but hates to cook, I read your wonderful
recipes all the time and even clip them out sometimes. However, they
require too much preparation, too many unusual ingredients and consume
too much effort, so I rarely try them out.
The class I teach for the Osher program at Carnegie Mellon University
is called "One Pot, One Bowl: Simple Cooking for One or Two." It is
based on a large collection of super-simple recipes that I have been
collecting and enjoying for many years. This class has been very
popular for empty-nesters and people who live alone. Another group who
enjoy my simple, straightforward recipes are young people, such as my
children and grandchildren, who are going off to college and careeers
and just learning to cook.
This week the PG food section is jammed with Thanksgiving recipes, so
I thought I would offer my simple (tongue-in-cheek) approach to
prepare a perfectly nice Thanksgiving dinner.
Marla Perlman
Shadyside
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QUICK THANKSGIVING DINNER
From a Liberated Former Kitchen Slave
Buy a nice piece of roasted turkey from the deli section of your
nearest supermarket, heat in a warm oven and slice.
Make batch of delicious mashed potatoes from a box of instant
potatoes, adding a little milk, butter salt and pepper.
Take a box or package of bread stuffing (found on the end of every
aisle in every store in town) and follow the directions on the back
of the box. Make it on the stove top, which is faster than baking in
the oven.
A package of McCormick Turkey Gravy Mix is just fine; follow the
directions on the package and pour a generous dollop over the turkey,
potatoes and stuffing.
Open a can of whole cranberry sauce and serve in a pretty little bowl.
Zap a package of fresh green beans in the microwave oven per the
directions on package.
Saute some sliced grape tomatoes in garlic-flavored olive oil and
serve with the green beans, adding some salt and pepper.
Find a ready-made pumpkin or apple pie at your favorite bakery, warm
in the oven and serve with ice cream or Cool Whip.
Create a pretty table with dried flowers and fall leaves.
Then relax and ENJOY Thanksgiving dinner!
As someone who loves to eat but hates to cook, I read your wonderful
recipes all the time and even clip them out sometimes. However, they
require too much preparation, too many unusual ingredients and consume
too much effort, so I rarely try them out.
The class I teach for the Osher program at Carnegie Mellon University
is called "One Pot, One Bowl: Simple Cooking for One or Two." It is
based on a large collection of super-simple recipes that I have been
collecting and enjoying for many years. This class has been very
popular for empty-nesters and people who live alone. Another group who
enjoy my simple, straightforward recipes are young people, such as my
children and grandchildren, who are going off to college and careeers
and just learning to cook.
This week the PG food section is jammed with Thanksgiving recipes, so
I thought I would offer my simple (tongue-in-cheek) approach to
prepare a perfectly nice Thanksgiving dinner.
Marla Perlman
Shadyside
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
QUICK THANKSGIVING DINNER
From a Liberated Former Kitchen Slave
Buy a nice piece of roasted turkey from the deli section of your
nearest supermarket, heat in a warm oven and slice.
Make batch of delicious mashed potatoes from a box of instant
potatoes, adding a little milk, butter salt and pepper.
Take a box or package of bread stuffing (found on the end of every
aisle in every store in town) and follow the directions on the back
of the box. Make it on the stove top, which is faster than baking in
the oven.
A package of McCormick Turkey Gravy Mix is just fine; follow the
directions on the package and pour a generous dollop over the turkey,
potatoes and stuffing.
Open a can of whole cranberry sauce and serve in a pretty little bowl.
Zap a package of fresh green beans in the microwave oven per the
directions on package.
Saute some sliced grape tomatoes in garlic-flavored olive oil and
serve with the green beans, adding some salt and pepper.
Find a ready-made pumpkin or apple pie at your favorite bakery, warm
in the oven and serve with ice cream or Cool Whip.
Create a pretty table with dried flowers and fall leaves.
Then relax and ENJOY Thanksgiving dinner!
