Dinner Tetris for a homeschool mom & data visualization specialist
Welcome to Dinner Tetris, an advice column here at 40 Ingredients Forever where a reader shares the ingredients they always have on hand and Caroline and I dream up three dinners using those ingredients. If you’d like your pantries Tetris-ed into dinners, head here.
This week’s cooks reminded me that my readers are so cool. No idea what it must be like to homeschool two kids (plus a baby…) or make information into art—and then make dinner? It’s awesome and humbling to get to help with the food part of your big days, so thank you.
The cook: Whitney
Occupation: Homeschool mom
Residing in: Southwest desert
Feeding: 5 (two picky elementary kids, one baby, one husband)
Notes: Under 30 min and one pan meals (sheet pans, bakes) are awesome!!
Forever ingredients:
Proteins and starches: Pasta, white beans, chickpeas, eggs, rice, polenta, sausage, kamut flour, farro, bread, bacon
Vegetables: Onions, shallots, cherry tomatoes, grapes, apples, crushed tomatoes, carrots, spinach, green onions, baby potatoes
Dairy: Parmesan cheese, yogurt, blue cheese, bread cheese
Flavorings: Balsamic vinegar, olive oil, tahini, soy sauce, mirin, Chinese cooking wine, za’atar, apple cider vinegar, tomato paste, cumin, sesame seeds, sugar, garlic, lemons, dill