Brown ground beef/bison/turkey with onion and garlic base. Add chopped tomatoes (optional add carrots, green peppers). Add 2-count pour of stock and let simmer while starting/finishing pasta. Remove stems of kale; chop, toss in shredded parm, one-count pour of EVOO, dash of pepper.

Prepare any loin, roast, or steak as desired. Toss broccoli, onion, and sweet potatoes (optional add garlic cloves and any additional veggie) in EVOO, salt, and pepper. Roast in oven at 350 degrees F, tossing every 15 minutes for up to one hour.

These are a mix of veal and pork, onion, garlic, fresh herbs, and two eggs. No bread crumbs. Cooked in a cast iron then topped on pasta with leaves from a whole bunch of parsley and diced tomatoes.

Coat an oven-safe pan with sliced, baked potatoes (or fry them first then layer them in the pan). On a burner over medium-high add onions, garlic…any other vegetable that benefits from a bit of stir frying. When veggies are ready, add whisked eggs (I add a three-count pour of milk while beating eggs; if desired, remove a few yolks to reduce fat). Top with the remaining ingredients (shown here tomatoes, spinach, black olives, herbs). Let the edges of the eggs firm up then place in oven to finish, until 165 F degrees - eggs are firm and cooked through.

There are vast recipes for frittata and I opt for the ones that use sliced potatoes as the foundation to get that carb-dense portion that completes a meal (or why not sub with a grain!). Go with meat or meat-free, experiment with a variety of colorful veggies, and nix or mix cheese in to the fold. Spice it up or let the flavors of the ingredients showcase your work…breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

Cook your preferred red meat then side with mushroom scape (filed in the ‘Select’ post and a buttered baked potato. Swap horseradish or meat juices for sour cream.

Pan-cooked pork loin prepped 4 hours ahead of time by marinating in three-count pour of white vinegar, salt, and pepper. Oven roasted veggies. Rice with chopped fennel.

Hard boiled eggs cut into pasta (then warmed in microwave); add in sliced mushrooms, tomatoes, and torn basil. Nutritional yeast mixed in the fold. Eggs and pasta are pre-made. Time saver!

A traditional sandwich may be simply modified by swapping bread for a high-starch carbohydrate. Cauliflower is one main-stream carbohydrate alternative these days. This take swaps bread with acorn squash, which also fulfills taste to nix the secret sauce (aka thousand island). Drizzle with your choice of oil or shredded Swiss. Top with micro greens or sauerkraut.

Grapefruit, hard-boiled eggs and edamame (once frozen) tossed in toasted sesame oil stir-fried greens and rice. So simple, especially when ingredients are pre-made - packed with flavor and textures.

My husband named this dish because it resembles a paella in that the rice was added in dry to all the ingredients, soaking up all the flavors then cooked through after adding vegetable broth.

This has venison, yet any ground meat will do. Base fat started by cooking bacon in a oven-safe pan; set the bacon aside and poured out all but a handful of the residual bacon fat. Added diced onion, garlic, fresh and dried rosemary and thyme then sautéed until translucent. Mix in ground meat, plus a couple handfuls of cherry tomatoes. Cook through until the tomatoes are soft, bursting when bruised with a wooden spatula. Then add the dry rice (I used bomba - the rice used for paella). Stir so the rice gets to know the flavors in the pan then add enough stock to cover the ingredients. Put a lid on the pan until the rice cooks through. Then crumble the bacon set aside to top on the dish, plus a few shavings of Parmesan cheese. Place in oven set at 400 F degrees for 10 minutes to crisp. Then serve!

Bring a larger sized cauliflower home from the produce section, cut in ~1 inch slices then broil on low. Top with a tomato or creamy sauce (I used nutritional yeast). Then sautéed veggies (i.e. mushrooms, peppers, asparagus, onions, etc).

Pre-prep salmon and quinoa to reduce time to 5-minutes. Pictured is broiled salmon on top of a quinoa medley mix with green onions and parsley. Add a veggie of choice (radish here), plus top with an herb or microgreens.

A name for the familiar smothering of sautéed onions and mushrooms with tomato sauce on red meat - vacio in this picture. Pan fry a steak then top with your sautéed mixture, a side of sautéed greens and - with the theme of simplicity, a slice of toast (to sop up those juices!).

Pork or lamb - a shank is a simple way to round out one serving of meat. Side of mashed potatoes. And a caprece salad. The timeliness of this dish is generally waiting for the shank to slow-cook.

Cover one whole chicken with water, a couple pinches of peppercorns, kosher salt, and herbs then bring to a boil; simmer for 45-mintues. Debone and set aside enough meat to plate. Top on a bed of rice finished with peas, green onions, and sliced carrots (we like the pickled, jarred slice carrots). Major leftovers!

Cup 4 Cup offers an outstanding pizza mix for pizza pies. Alternatively, buy a pre-made pizza pie in the freezer section. Top with whatever you choose! A simple, more health pizza option.

A simple way to reduce the size of French toast is to slice bread in to “sticks”. Toss chopped celery, apple, and grapes in a bowl with a spoonful of veganaise (or mayo) for a creamy, crunchy salad on the side.

Set salmon on foil then place under the broiler on low for 15-20 minutes, until just cooked through. A meat thermometer is useful! Boil pasta then when ala dente toss in with halved cherry tomatoes, salt, pepper, and a creamy sauce (simmer milk with a favorite cheese until the two meld together).

Squash may be cooked ahead of time - sliced or cooked whole. Salmon may be cooked preferred way - broiler, pan fry, or baked. Pan fry bacon; then sautéed onion in the bacon grease (remove a good portion of the grease…otherwise onions will be super greasy). Toss squash, onion, and bacon together then top with salmon. Garnish with a big handful of parsley, or your favorite herb.

Ramen noodles can simplify adding pasta to a dish. For the ‘Pho What’ make a vegetable soup with stock (veggies here are leek and peppers). Sautee your favorite sausage, chop, then toss in to your Pho What. Spoon over desire portion of ramen noodles.

Much of this may be pre-prepped (significantly reduces time!). Cornbread may be store bought, although simple to make from a dry mix. Cole slaw: half a head of cabbage, a couple of carrots, all tossed in a couple scoops of mayonnaise, 2-pour of apple cider vinegar and one scoop of dijon mustard. Bake your chicken then make your plate. Garnish, as desired (parsley here).

This salad is heavy on the avocado and tomatoes with lime drizzled over it. Rice is sassed up with cilantro then topped with cut flat steak. A quick, yet flavorful meal (salad and rice may be pre-prepped).

Tamales can really change up the status quo for any meal. Buy them at a Mexican grocer (our butcher carries them). Pre-prep salsa (diced tomatoes, onions, peppers for heat, cilantro tossed in lime juice and a few pinches of salt). Prepare eggs as you like them.