Alicia Silverstone has a killer new cookbook, The Kind Diet, out about how to utilize leftovers and streamline meal time.
Here are a handful of tips from the cookbook to help you out around the kitchen:
— Always make extra grain and beans ├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ enough for a couple of days. You can use this food as the base for the next few meals, adding vegetables and other extras to round out meals.
— For a quick dinner, start with a salad as your base. Just add yummy leftovers like rice, beans, and seeds, or even a potato or tempeh . . . whichever you have around the kitchen that sounds good to you. Get creative. Throw in raisins. Go crazy!
— Wrapping leftovers in nori is perfect for eating on the fly or on a road trip. If you have food that you’re not excited about but don’t have the energy to turn into something amazing, just wrap it in nori and it gets a complete makeover.
— Soups are great for quick meals because you can empty the fridge into a leftover soup! Start with water or a good vegetable stock, then add grain or sweet potatoes or beans and any vegetables you haven’t gotten around to using. Eat with a slice of toast. Quick, yummy, and satisfying.