Since you (hopefully) did some of the prep work last night, when you
get home, you just have to heat up the meat filling in the microwave
and set out the various toppings. When the meat is hot, warm the tacos
or pitas in the microwave for a minute, and dinner's ready. You can
open a bag of salad if you have one, but with the veggies in the tacos,
you can probably slide without it tonight.
After dinner, and you've had a chance to relax and get your wind, you can do a bit of prep for tomorrow's dinner - buffalo drumsticks, macaroni salad and celery sticks. Nothing major. Make sure the chicken is defrosted, if not, put it in the fridge to defrost. Boil 8 oz of macaroni (half a package, roughly). and cut up some celery.
Cutting up the celery doesn't have to be a big deal. Just take it out of the bag, and with a sharp knife, cut off the top of the entire stalk. Then cut off about 3 or 4 inches down, through the whole stalk. If that's not enough, cut again. Separate the decent stalks from the leaves and yellow innards, wash and store in the fridge.
For the macaroni salad... whisk together some Miracle Whip type dressing - about a half cup, a few tablespoons of cider vinegar, and about a half teaspoon of celery seed (unless you're up to chopping a bit of celery). You can add a spoon or two of pickle relish and maybe a squirt of mustard. Chill.
After dinner, and you've had a chance to relax and get your wind, you can do a bit of prep for tomorrow's dinner - buffalo drumsticks, macaroni salad and celery sticks. Nothing major. Make sure the chicken is defrosted, if not, put it in the fridge to defrost. Boil 8 oz of macaroni (half a package, roughly). and cut up some celery.
Cutting up the celery doesn't have to be a big deal. Just take it out of the bag, and with a sharp knife, cut off the top of the entire stalk. Then cut off about 3 or 4 inches down, through the whole stalk. If that's not enough, cut again. Separate the decent stalks from the leaves and yellow innards, wash and store in the fridge.
For the macaroni salad... whisk together some Miracle Whip type dressing - about a half cup, a few tablespoons of cider vinegar, and about a half teaspoon of celery seed (unless you're up to chopping a bit of celery). You can add a spoon or two of pickle relish and maybe a squirt of mustard. Chill.
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