Do you ever watch that Rachel Ray show, 30 Minute Meals? Though I don’t always love her food, I really admire Rachel Ray for building the cooking empire that she started by just doing cooking demonstrations in her local grocery store. However, one thing that I do find slightly deceiving is the fact that she touts these 30 minute meals that in reality would take average people about an hour, unless they move incredibly quickly and have great knife skills.
I do think it’s more realistic to tout full meals that can be made in 45-60 minutes though. That’s what I have here – a dinner that I made in about an hour. I know it’s not super fast for days when you get home at 8:30 and you just want to be eating by 9 (really, those days you’ll probably just order take-out anyway), but realistic if you’re home around 7 and want to be eating at 8. Growing up, my mother made a great dinner almost every night, despite the fact that she cooked her butt off every day at her restaurant. Thanks Mom!
On the menu for my fast dinner: Feta and tomato salad, grilled zucchini, and lamb with mint chimichurri sauce.
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