What’s for Dinner Tonight?

I've never been a fan of anything open in the refrigerator out of fear of spills and definitely cannot stand anything that generates odors. It's a bit more costly, but even back when I was actually preparing true meals every night I switched over to a tube of tomato paste for recipes that only call for a tablespoon or two so that the rest stayed stable and aroma free in the fridge until I use the rest up. I've found two brands that I like in the tube, reliable old Cento and another one in a black tube that I think is called Amore is pretty decent, too.

I've got sheetpan gnocchi with Italian sausage and veg planned for tonight.
 

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For that opened can of tomato paste, I tend to freeze it (whadda surprise! 😂) by the tablespoon. First, flash freeze on wax or parchment paper then into a small Ziplock bag they go. Oh and if you smear or spray some oil on the spoon the tomato product won’t stick.

Another serving of rice and gandules with turkey tonight. I added some cherry tomatoes to it as they were getting too squishy for salad making. I’m thinking the last two servings of this rice dish might make a nice soup or stew. Will see what my overnight dreams think up, lol.
 
We are having a snow day (for a storm that fizzled out) so I have time to cook. Well... almost cook. I have a hamburger helper stroganoff kind of thing that I'll doctor and make for tonight, and I'm making cheese sauce so we can do macaroni and cheese tomorrow... or maybe I'll do it in reverse order. It's hard to resist homemade macaroni and cheese!
 














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