Cassy Joy Garcia

Mondays or Tuesdays typically find me slow-cooking chicken or beef and making a week's worth of rice or quinoa. The rest of the week finds me frustrated around 3pm because I want something new to do with it. I couldn't crowd source because I'm doing a social media fast for a couple months. And searching the internet usually takes 20-40 minutes to find a recipe that might fit my specifications.

Enter this book.

I knew before that at least 50 percent of good food was seasoning/ sauce, but this book gave me ideas.... and not just "add barbecue/sweet and sour sauce."

I like knowing what I should have in my cupboards and how to use it in a budget-friendly way, because you can't buy beef, fish, and shrimp for meals every week. Instead you can plan to use the basics and season around them.

I'm not sure I'll do all the prep she recommends but it's so nice to get out of my rut. Even if you're not gluten-free, I recommend the basic idea.

Recommended by my lovely sister- in- law Natalie.… (mehr)