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simple, beautiful, flavorful recipes. cooking that highlights easy prep. mostly plant based. animal protein options.
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A recipe is something with ingredients and directions that does the heavy lifting for you whereas inspiration is incomplete, free, and artful. The same dish, first the wild and unhinged idea, then the recipe, tamed, replicable.
 
I do both, and while you should be able to follow my recipes without much thought, my hope is that they make an impression beyond filling your belly.

Kathy Marshall
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Flexitarian Meal Plans

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each pdf includes:

  • A grocery list organized by department w/quan./subs.
  • The cost of the meal and ingredients (w/quan. used)
  • Pantry essentials and how much are needed
  • Meal prep details w/timing (on avge 1 hr active prep)
  • Parts of meal you can make ahead and those prep details w/timing (1-1.5 total w/cooking).
  • Equipment and serving dishes needed.
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collage of four photos showing a foodie's classic holiday meal with a twist.

I love Granola!

pouring milk over apple spice granola in a bowl, with fresh picked apples nearby.
apple spice granola
crunchy olive oil granola in a bowl with chopped apples and yogurt
low sugar olive oil granola
bowl of granola served with berries and milk.
super healthy granola
bowl of chocolate raspberry granola with milk.
dark chocolate granola
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Protein Packed

>15g protein per serving

Fiber Rich

>5g fiber per serving
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Smoky Harissa Glazed Cauliflower Steaks with Rapini and White Bean Puree

A comforting vegan meal or accompaniment to other protein is created by pan searing cauliflower steaks brushed with a smoky harissa glaze. The tender cauliflower steaks are served over a garlicky puree of white beans and rapini (a.k.a. broccoli rabe).

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Kitchen Garden Plan

grow some veggies to support flexitarian eating!
I’ve planned out 3 aesthetically pleasing, easy to execute garden plans for you inside this 9-page easy to follow PDF.

Garden plan includes:

  • Designs for 3 small gardens w/color layouts
  • Plant any or all the designs-all include veg/flower/herbs
  • Designs include a mix of using seeds and seedlings
  • Shopping lists, costs, reference photos
  • Designed to yield starting end of June through Aug/Sept.
  • How-to instructions and timeline.
  • BONUSES: can dry herbs, edible blooms, continuous harvest, aesthetics, ease overall and throughout process.
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This plan is meant to be fun!
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Hi, I’m Kathy.

A Question Asker, Maker, + Creative

“Sofa Dinners” came to me as a way to communicate that I share a vision for cooking without pretension. I’ve always loved reading cookbooks for inspiration, cooking creatively, taking photos, and writing, and here I share recipes to inspire home cooks.

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“I’ve been ‘getting my hands dirty’ in the kitchen to create food that is my version of yummy forever, it seems.”