Feb 17, 2021
Is meal planning not your jam? Are you tired of throwing away unused food? Culinary artist Ally Hieronymus (@amhieronymous) shares tips and tricks on how to make meal planning super easy, delicious, and fun. She also shares some of her most favorite recipes.
Here are the recipes mentioned for reference:
Chicken & Dumplings
Adapted from Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food
Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots, celery, potato, and thyme. Cook, stirring, until onion is translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup flour; cook 30 seconds. Gradually stir in broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer 2 minutes. Stir in chicken & peas. Season with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, whisk together remaining 1 2/3 cups flour, baking powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Cut in remaining 4 tablespoons butter. Stir in milk until dough holds together. Drop 8 heaping spoonfuls of dough on top of chicken mixture. Cover and simmer until dumplings are cooked through, about 12 minutes.
Beef Stroganoff
Season meat with salt and pepper
Brown meat in heavy bottomed pot like Dutch oven
Remove meat
Cook mushrooms
Remove from pot
Set aside
Make roux with 4 TBSP butter and 4 TBSP flour, cook to med brown color
Add stock, soup, wine. Whisk until smooth
Crockpot preparation
Add browned meat and cooked mushrooms into crockpot insert
Add stock mixture
Cook in crockpot for 8 hrs on low
When the meat falls apart, it’s ready!
Serve over buttered egg noodles
Chili
Optional:
In heavy bottomed pot, brown the beef. Once browned, season with paprika, chipotle, salt and pepper.
Add beans, tomatoes.
Cover and let simmer 20 mins.
10 mins before serving, add corn and other add in’s.
Serve over rice or put in a tortilla for a burrito
Apple Cider Cake Mix Donuts
Mix all ingredients together
Bake at 350F in greased donut pan
5-7 minutes or until donut springs backs to touch
On wire rack with sheet pan, brush each donut with melted butter, both sides
Coat with cinnamon sugar topping
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
Add mix ins:
Bake at 350 for 35-40 mins or until firm