With these expert meal-prep strategies, the more the merrier By Tanya A. Christian What truly makes the holidays the most wonderful time of the year is the people we spend them with. But if you have a tiny kitchen and even tinier counter space, your instinct may be to avoid inviting loved ones over for a holiday meal. I get it. For more than a decade I entertained family and friends from a kitchen that was less than 50 square feet. And though I barely had enough counter space to place a 10-pound bird, that time in my tiny cucina taught me strategies to deliver a decadent dinner (I’m talking everything from oxtail and jerk chicken to rice and peas...
This Lentil Ragu recipe puts a vegetarian spin on a classic Italian meat sauce. It’s packed with veggies and red lentils, ready in less than 35 minutes, and doesn’t skimp on the rich, smoky flavors. Lentil Ragu is the vegetarian version of the true Italian red sauce. Instead of meat, we’re using red lentils and vegetables to bring plenty of volume and substance to every bite. You won’t miss the protein, either - just one cup of red lentils has 18 grams of protein! The red lentils are braised in a sofrito (onion, carrots, and celery) and tomato-based sauce, resulting in a thick, stick-to-your-bones pasta sauce loaded with rustic Italian flavors. It’s a sensational crowd-pleaser that both vegetarians and meat...
Lidl is being sued for £2.6m by a fruit and vegetable supplier that claims it was wrongly cut out of deals by the discount chain in a series of moves it alleges “destroyed our business”. Proctor & Associates, which once supplied Lidl with up to 57 different kinds of fruit and vegetable, has filed a claim at the high court in which it says it had to stop trading after the German-owned discounter delisted a number of its products, including asparagus, squash, chillies, apples, plums and broccoli, without notice and poached Proctor’s suppliers. Deane Proctor, the managing director of Proctor & Associates, said: “We built our business for and around Lidl’s needs. Despite that, I feel like Lidl stabbed us...
Quick easy balsamic asparagus. This excellent side dish is easy to make in just 20 minutes and is the perfect accompaniment for any roast dinner! Folks if you're looking for an easy to make perfect side dish for your roast then this quick easy balsamic asparagus recipe is just perfect for that. At this time of year simple side dishes to go with roasts like my roasted brussels sprouts and green beans recipe are extremely popular! You could easily serve this roasted asparagus recipe alongside that. This perfect baked asparagus accompaniment will go with any meat roast. Or if you're vegetarian something like my festive nut roast. It'll go well with your Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner too. The great thing being...
You’d better not shout, you’d better not cry, you’d better not pout, I’m telling you why… Chinese Fortune Grandpa is coming to town! Wait – who? In 2012, concerns about the encroachment of western traditions prompted a competition to design a truly Chinese gift bringer, as a rival to Santa Claus. The winner was unveiled at the Imperial Ancestral Temple in Beijing a few years back. “Chinese Fortune Grandpa” is a smiling, white-bearded man in traditional Hanfu clothing, carrying a fortune bag. Sadly, Chinese Fortune Grandpa stood no chance against the global juggernaut of consumer Christmas, and the kindly old chap seems to have vanished without a trace. But Santa Claus’s presence in China is only the latest stage of a...
