Cook Smart
tips
• Take a shortcut to appetizers by
turning some stew from your family
meal into appetizers the next night.
For example, mince leftover
Beef Bourguignon and use to stuff
mushroom caps. Dust with grated
Parmesan and bake.
• Dust off the slow-cooker so you
can take advantage of having dinner
cook while you’re away at work. Try
this 3-ingredient wonder: Beef Pot
Roast + spaghetti sauce + Kalamata
olives.
• Build tomorrow’s dinner tonight.
While cooking roast beef, make
baked potatoes or roast some
veggies: toss lightly oiled parsnips,
carrots and/or cubes of squash with
seasoning and place on a foil-lined
baking tray. Use the meat and
veggies as the building blocks for a
pasta dinner the next night.
• When chopping or cooking, make
more than you need and stash the
extras in the fridge for a head-start
on your next meal. For example,
cook an extra steak to beef-up a
salad or add to a stir-fry the next
day.