How to Make a 5-minute Dinner

Hi all, I had a conversation today that I’ve had many times since I started keeping this blog. I was talking with another mom about making time to craft and cook. I said “I do it all after Ada goes to sleep,” which is true. I also only do involved recipes once or twice a week, at the most. Usually, we do something like tonight’s dinner:

Simple, fast, easy, and satisfying. It takes about five minutes of actual work (if that). Here’s how to make it:

Trader Joe’s makes something called “Trader Joe’s French Cheese Souffle, ready to bake,” which is a bag full of little souffle nuggets (no pictures – didn’t think to take any until dinner was cooked) that you mound up into a ramekin and bake. It’s totally foolproof, delicious on its own, or you can add a little variety to it by mixing in some veggies. Tonight, we had broccoli cheese souffle; I chopped up a handful of broccoli florets, tossed them into the ramekins with the souffle balls, and put them in the oven.

When the souffles were almost done, I made a salad on each of our plates. For each, I grabbed a couple of handfuls of mixed lettuce (this one had minced herbs in it – yum!), then put them on a plate with a half-handful of dried fruit and nuts, then grated a little parmesan over the top. Drizzled with balsamic and olive oil.

The end. Yum!

So don’t go thinking we eat coq au vin every night, for crying out loud, guys! We’re big fans of the quick and easy around here!