If I didn’t know that September was here by the first-day-of-school butterflies, the sudden, almost primal urge to re-organize my bulletin board [1], or the to-do list spinning through my brain like a slot machine at 3am, I’d know it by looking at my DALS email [2] inbox. Help! You all write. I need quick dinner ideas for the back-to-school scramble. I started replying one by one, but then I thought almost everyone out there would be interested in my suggestions. So here they are, in no particular order.
1. Pretzel Chicken [3] Courtesy of City Bakery (pictured Below).
2. Chicken and Rice for Beginners [4]. You’ll never go back.
3. Pork Chops with Kale [5] A Bugiali favorite.
4. Angel Hair with Corn and Bacon [6] Your window for sweet summer corn is about to shut — take advantage of the fresh ears as much as possible!
5. Sausage Stew with Kale and White Beans [7] I’m making this tonight.
6. Avgolemeno [8] Insane how creamy this lemony Greek soup tastes — without using any cream at all.
7. Salmon with Brussels Sprouts and Ginger-Scallion Sauce [9] Superfast, superhealthy.
8. Quick and Easy Pork Fried Rice [10] Easily made veg by omitting the pork. It’s almost too easy!
9. Turkey Sloppy Joes with Melted Cheddar [11] For nostalgia night.
10. Chicken with Artichokes in a Creamy Mustard Sauce [12] This is in danger of becoming my new “Stairway to Heaven” of Dinners. It always makes whatever list I’m compiling. But I promise it’s more satisfying.
Quick Dinner #2.