Near East Instant cous cous, and Boca products. Mostly healthy, convenient and very tasty. I also find some convenient soup mixes and sauce bases at the Korean grocer I go to .

This is from Charles Crolley, who sent it to me as an email and graciously agreed that I could post it for all to enjoy.

Here’s a recipe that’s never failed to impress and is a slam-dunk to put together in a pot and saute’ pan. It’s great for people who don’t cook, or for people who do but don’t want to spend a lot of time on dinner. The leftovers are fantastic.

Prep and cooking time: under 30 minutes

Big Can of Clams & Juice (Viviano’s – around $12)
2 tbsp butter
¼ c Olive Oil
1 medium SWEET onion (like Vidalia) diced in about ¼” chunks
1 bottle dry white wine
Juice of ½ lemon or a couple tablespoons of RealLemon
A little salt, a little pepper
Fresh parsley – about 3/4 cup, cut up with scissors
Any kind of long, thin pasta you have on hand
OPTIONAL: Some parmesan, romano, or other dry white cheese (fresh grated)
OPTIONAL: Some good, crusty bread for sopping

Start the water boiling in a pot to cook the pasta
Heat up sauté pan over medium-high heat, add butter and olive oil
Throw in the onions and a little salt – cook until almost clear
Add the clams – everything but the can - and stir
Add a cup of white wine & the lemon juice
When that starts to boil, reduce heat to simmer and add ½ cup parsley (hang onto that extra ¼ cup for later), stir again.
Taste it – see if there’s about enough salt and pepper for you
Now’s the time to turn on some tunes and get to work on the rest of that wine….
In about 15 minutes, throw some salt and a little olive oil in the boiling water, add the pasta and cook al dente’.
Just before the pasta is done, check the taste of the sauce, add salt or pepper as necessary
Drain the pasta, then put it back into the pot. Dump in the sauce in and stir it up. Give it a minute or two, then pour it into a big bowl. If you have cheese, sprinkle A LITTLE of it on. Then sprinkle on that extra ¼ cup of parsley, and it’s dinner. For extra “wow” factor, add some sliced lemons around the edge of the bowl. Put more grated cheese on the side.
The next time you make it, add a little more of this and that to your taste and it will be your recipe.

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