#homesteadsoph

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Honestly, I’ve always hated meal prep because I never know exactly what I want ahead of time and I always end up with a planned/prepped meal that I’m just not excited about or interested in when it’s actually time to eat it.

My solution to this has been to just prep homemade, versatile ingredients that can easily be turned into multiple different meals depending on my mood, mostly using additional ingredients that I already have on hand or that are easy to whip up or acquire (noodles, chicken, vegetables, frozen potstickers, pizza dough, etc)

Garlic sage butter can be used for pasta, grilled cheese, pizza, garlic bread, veggies, on dinner rolls, or even in a breakfast scramble

Asian peanut sauce can be tossed on udon noodles or used as a dipping sauce for potstickers or spring rolls

A nice, hearty marinara can be used for spaghetti, chicken parmesan, as a pizza sauce, etc

Pesto can be used for chicken, pasta, pizza, veggies, etc

It gives me the ability to make a spur of the moment meal that’s actually enjoyable and tastes homemade. None of these ingredients are very difficult or time consuming to make ahead of time, and the homemade versions are a huge step up from buying them at a store. Substituting garlic sage butter for regular butter in just about any savory type of recipe is just [chefs kiss]. It takes a quick pasta meal from boring to delicious with complex flavors. Homemade staple ingredients that you can prep ahead of time also save a lot of time when you’re actually cooking if you want to do more complicated or difficult recipes.

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Homemade cinnamon donuts!

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Making garlic confit for the first time! It smells SO good in the oven rn

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September has been beautiful