The Ultimate Guide to Meal Prep
Here are 24 simple do-ahead tasks. Just pick as few, or as many, as you have time for on a Sunday, and you'll have a jump-start on a week full of "Ready, set, eat!" dinners.
By Lynn Andriani
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21. Prepare sauces, such as
pesto or
tomato sauce) or
marinades, whether a Japanese one
that's great on beef, or this
Jamaican jerk recipe.
22. Make
salad dressing, such as
this lime-cilantro one: Measure the ingredients into a jar, cover and refrigerate. A half hour before dinner, take the jar out of the fridge and, once the oil has liquified, shake.
23. Toast
nuts, store them in an airtight container and, later, sprinkle them over salad.
24. Shred
cheese for everything from tacos to pizza to casseroles to quiche.
Published 06/13/2017
