The Quick Gourmet
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Gourmet for Busy People
I know that there are a lot of gourmet cooks and "foodies" on Squidoo. This lens is not for them, Instead this is for Moms with no time, career people with no time, or anyone with no time or desire to spend any significant time in the kitchen, but who still want to eat well.
It's gourmet for busy people, thus the name.
I hadn't meant to publish food lenses. I love to cook, but quit doing it a while back when my kids left the house. Without the daily necessity of cooking meals, I just sort of quit. There are so many things I like to do and want to do, that I began eating snack foods and cold foods, so I would not have to stop what I'm doing.
But I joined a group on Squidoo called Rocket Moms and one of our assignments was to create a recipe lens. While looking through some of mine, I noticed that I have quite a collection of quick and tasty recipes.
Voila, Quick Gourmet was born.
Here are some of my recipes, tips, and favorite products to make cooking fun and produce healthy, enjoyable food experiences without too much fuss.
Enjoy!
Photo is a market in Thailand.
Contents at a Glance
- Good Food Starts With Good Ingredients
- Pantry Essentials for a Quick Gourmet
- Refrigerated Items for a Quick Gourmet
- Spices Make the Food Taste Great and You...
- Shop Online and Save Time, Gas, and Mone...
- Cheeses of the World Poster
- A Few Tools are Essential for a Quick Go...
- Olive Oils Poster for Your Quick Gourmet...
- Some of My Quick Gourmet Recipes
Good Food Starts With Good Ingredients
It's true, gourmet food usually means exotic ingredients. But it does not have to mean hours in the kitchen, or the store. Keep a few basics around so you can whip up a great meal in 30 minutes or less.
Pantry Essentials for a Quick Gourmet
Quick Gourmet Food
Canned tunaCanned crab
Canned shrimp
Whole wheat flour
Brown rice
Whole wheat pasta
Canned water chestnuts
Canned mushrooms
Canned green chilis
Salsa
Canned tomatoes
Tomato Paste
Canned artichoke hearts
Canned hearts of palm
Chocolate chips
Evaporated milk
Condensed milk
A selection of spices
Canned Mandarin oranges
Refrigerated Items for a Quick Gourmet
Nice to keep on hand for that sudden whim
Whipping Cream in a canSour Cream
Capers
Olives
Pickles
Canned chocolate syrup
Frozen Fruits
Frozen Vegetables
Canned Biscuits
Nuts
Vanilla Ice Cream
Yeast
Coconut
Spices Make the Food Taste Great and Your Body Stay Healthy
Here are Some for Quick Gourmet
CinnamonBasil
Oregano
Nutmeg
Tumeric
Thyme
Sage
Curry Powder
Chili Powder
Cumin
Vanilla Bean
Shop Online and Save Time, Gas, and Money
Did you know you can shop online? Many grocery stores offer this service. Fill out your form and wait for your delivery. The ultimate in shopping for food!
Amazon also has many food items.
Stock Your Pantry Online!
Quick Gourmet Food Items
More Quick Gourmet Items for Your Pantry
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Quick Gourmet Meats
Quick Gourmet
Cheeses of the World Poster
A Few Tools are Essential for a Quick Gourmet
I would not want to live without
my convection oven or
my bread maker or
my crock pots.
And good storage systems help
you stay organized, another way
to do things quicker.
Convection Ovens Rock!
Quick Gourmet
A Breadmaker is Wonderful to Have for Fresh Bread
Quick Gourmet
Crockpots! Throw in the Food and Forget It!
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Organize Your Kitchen
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Some of My Quick Gourmet Recipes
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More Quick Gourmet Recipes
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More Quick Cooking Resources
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- Quick Recipes from AllRecipes.com
- The motherload of quick recipes.
- Quick Easy Dinner Recipes
- Serve a delicious homemade dinner even when time is tight.
- Over 100 Quick and Easy Healthy Foods
- Healthy Foods Instead of Junk Food, in a Hurry
Blogs About Quick Gourmet Cooking
Quick Gourmet
- Gourmet and gluten-free: On the rise
- The photos of her recipes would stand up in a chic Donna Hay food shot. She once sold her baking online but now sticks to teaching and talking. I telephoned her in Austin to ask her how she beautified the world of gluten-free foods.
- Mardi Gras Mayhem
- Visit pnj.com/mardigras for complete Mardi Gras coverage including tons of videos, photos, krewe profiles, recipes and much more. 7 pm today. Culinary Productions Inc. presents its second Mardi Gras "Masquerade" Gourmet Dinner Night featuring a gourmet ...
- Fast, Frugal and Fabulous Gourmet Cooking
- Below you'll find the recipes for five fast, inexpensive gourmet items. All take less than an hour to prepare. You too can be a Frugal Family Gourmet! Preheat Oven to 210 Degrees. Fill a saucepan with water. Bring to boil. Place saucepan with boiling ...
Share the Bounty
Help People Grow Their Own Food
Reviews and Comments
Thanks for Visiting!
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Tolovaj
Jun 22, 2011 @ 9:35 pm | delete
- Quick, healthy, inexpensive are the magic words for me.
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ElizabethJeanAllen
Jan 31, 2010 @ 6:33 am | delete
- When it comes to cooking I like the quick and easy.
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JaguarJulie
Nov 1, 2009 @ 9:10 am | delete
- Ah, I too go for the Roland brand of gourmet food as you can find quite a selection of goodies.
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sandyspider
Sep 8, 2009 @ 9:18 am | delete
- Nice lens!
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EverythingMouse
Jun 26, 2009 @ 10:48 pm | delete
- You have some really great ideas here. Great food does not have to be complicated
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ChineseKitesforKids
Jun 21, 2009 @ 8:09 pm | delete
- This is wonderful! 5 Stars!
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Joan4
Jun 17, 2009 @ 9:10 am | delete
- I love fast convenient food preparation! Thank you for these super lists!
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C-Joy
Jun 17, 2009 @ 6:57 am | delete
- Now I'm hungry too! Tuna is my favorite Quick Gourmet weapon: I have a cookbook devoted to wonderful tuna recipes, such as the tuna nicoise sandwiches that we will be having for lunch tomorrow :)
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annetteghallowell
Jun 16, 2009 @ 11:53 am | delete
- I see many great new lenses growing from this new resource! 5*
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mukunda22
Jun 15, 2009 @ 2:37 pm | delete
- Love the balance of what you have included here!!
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mysticmama
Jun 15, 2009 @ 12:56 pm | delete
- nicely done :-)
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MsSnow4a
Jun 15, 2009 @ 12:16 pm | delete
- why do i always get hungry when i read your lenses? lol
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GrowWear
Jun 5, 2009 @ 5:20 am | delete
- Well, I certainly am glad that RocketMoms opened up that door you had closed. This is a helpful resource!
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ElizabethJeanAllen
Jun 2, 2009 @ 7:30 pm | delete
- Great lens!
Thanks for sharing
Lizzy
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MsSnow4a
May 28, 2009 @ 6:32 pm | delete
- Very nice Heather, I'm like you I like to have my pantry stoked with goodies
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24websurf May 28, 2009 @ 1:25 pm | delete
- What a gorgeous lens! Those beautiful posters! I'm going to have to buy a couple of those! Great work, Heather!
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by Heather426
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