MollyBel Recipes

  Monday, July 23, 2007 "summer express :: 101 simple vegan meals ready in 10 minutes or less" 101. You read right. When I saw "Summer Express: 101 Simple Meals ready in 10 Minutes or Less" by Mark Bittman in last Wednesday's  New York Times , I just  had  to pen a vegan version. Try these mains when the heat is on and inspiration is off. [Note: 10 mins. doesn't count time to boil water, cook rice, etc.] 1.  Chop a cup of fresh mixed herbs with best quality extra virgin olive oil and 4 cloves of minced garlic in a pan. Serve over spaghetti or thin spaghetti, with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes. 2.  Open a can of white or pink beans. Mix with olive oil, salt, minced garlic and a bunch of fresh chopped organic spinach in a pan. Cook, stirring until the spinach is wilted and the beans are warmed through. Sprinkle with nutritional yeast. Serve with a green side salad. 3.  Make pesto. Put a couple cups of basil leaves, a few garlic cloves, pepper and olive...

 Summer Express: 101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less By Mark Bittman July 18, 2007 The pleasures of cooking are sometimes obscured by summer haze and heat, which can cause many of us to turn instead to bad restaurants and worse takeout. But the cook with a little bit of experience has a wealth of quick and easy alternatives at hand. The trouble is that when it’s too hot, even the most resourceful cook has a hard time remembering all the options. So here are 101 substantial main courses, all of which get you in and out of the kitchen in 10 minutes or less. (I’m not counting the time it takes to bring water to a boil, but you can stay out of the kitchen for that.) These suggestions are not formal recipes; rather, they provide a general outline. With a little imagination and some swift moves — and maybe a salad and a loaf of bread — you can turn any dish on this list into a meal that not only will be better than takeout, but won’t heat you out of the house. 1 Make six-minute ...