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These recipes are flexible as to ingredients and/or amounts. This is a good place to get ideas when you have nothing in the house to eat, or you forget a vital ingredient for a less flexible recipe, or when you just feel like being creative.

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Antipasto

Antipasto, which means "before food" in Italian, is a salad-like appetizer consisting of various fresh and pickled vegetables, cheeses, and rolled or sliced meats. For vegetarian antipasto, you can either substitute mock meat products or leave them out altogether.
Baked tofu
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Baked Tofu Ⓥ

Marinating and baking tofu is one of the easiest, most delicious ways to enjoy this versatile food.
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Basic Couscous Ⓥ

Quick-cooking couscous makes a nice change from rice.
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Béchamel Sauce Ⓥ

This simple white sauce goes well with flavorful vegetables like broccoli, asparagus, and Brussels sprouts, and in lasagne.
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Bean Burritos Ⓥ

You can either make these burritos yourself or put the ingredients on the table and let everyone build their own.
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Bean Salad with Walnuts and Feta Ⓥ

When you cook your own beans, they are one of the healthiest things out there, and they are delicious with just a pinch of salt. They are also wonderful paired with feta and toasted walnuts, as in this simple bean salad.
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Berry Cobbler

Berry cobbler is one of my favorite desserts of all time. It's also lovely with a cup of tea for breakfast or a mid-afternoon snack.
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Berry Sauce Ⓥ

This sweet-tart sauce is wonderful on pancakes, French toast, and ice cream.
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Berry Shake

A small serving of this sweet drink is delightful after a filling lunch.
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Boiled Rice Ⓥ

I used to hate making rice, until I realized that the world won't end if I ignore conventional wisdom. It's ok to remove the lid to stir during cooking and to add more water, and it doesn't even matter if there's liquid left at the end. As when cooking pasta, you can just drain whatever's left when the rice is ready.

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