Gnocchi with white beans pairs pan-seared potato dumplings with creamy cannellinis, tomatoes and spinach, and ties them together with melty mozzarella and Parmesan.

Ingredients

• 1-2 pieces pita bread
• 100 ml raita
• 1 t sunflower seeds
• 1 t sesame seeds
• 100 ml alfalfa sprouts
• 100 ml spring mix lettuce
• 50 ml parsley
• 1 green onion
• salt
• lemon or vinegar (optional)

Instructions

1. Toast sunflower and sesame seeds in a dry pan until fragrant. Remove from heat and salt lightly.

Ingredients 

• Boiled sweet potatoes 
• Cooked rice 
• Black beans
• Onion
• Soy sauce
• Cumin
• Cinnamon
• Chili
• Tortilla wraps
• Salsa- recipe below 

Method

Fry an onion in oil, then add black beans, soy sauce, cumin, cinammon and chili;

No time like the present to soak some beans.

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To accompany bok choy and salmon

🍚 Korean-Flare Basmati Rice (1–2 servings)

Ingredients

• ½–¾ cup basmati rice (dry, uncooked)
• 1 cup chicken broth (for ½ cup rice) or 1½ cups broth (for ¾ cup rice)
• 1 tsp toasted sesame oil (plus more to drizzle)
• ½ tsp soy sauce (optional, adds umami + saltiness)
• Pinch of gochugaru (Korean chili flakes) or red pepper flakes (optional, for heat)
• ½ tsp garlic powder or 1 small clove fresh garlic, minced
• Sprinkle of black pepper
• Garnish: sliced green onion, sesame s

Here it is Friday 8:00 and I want to eat not think. Just so happens I have some leftover chicken fried rice, a tin of beans and small tin of corn that dutifully sits in the cupboard for this very moment. 

1/4 c chicken broth if using already cooked rice 

Chopped green pepper 
Chopped green onion 
Cumin paprika coriander 

That just about does it. There was almost a tie between Black beans or White Spanish beans, just because I have two tins of white spanish beans. 

Make extra next time — prepping seasoned penne ahead of time can save tons of effort during the week. Here's a method that keeps it ready-to-use, flavorful, and not clumpy when reheated.