Go-To Dinners: Meals in Under 30 Minutes

By Sandy Hu
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Twitter is a terrific way to observe how people are reacting to the dinner hour each day. I check in around 3:30, which is getting on to dinnertime on the East Coast, and then periodically as the West Coast starts cooking.

I offer suggestions from our Special Fork recipe database to people who are bemoaning their dinnertime dilemma: what to cook now!

Some people are musing about whether they should make dinner or get takeout. The answer is, it’s often easier and faster to cook something at home. Not to mention healthier, tastier and cheaper.

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Pizza Pronto!

By Sandy Hu

Special Fork is all about solving the dinnertime dilemma: what to cook now, at 4 p.m., when everyone is struggling for an answer. Our daily blogs and our database of recipes feature dishes that take no more than 30 minutes of prep time.

From Monday through Friday, I tweet what-to-cook ideas as dinnertime approaches (@specialforksndy.) One of my favorite tips is to use flatbread, such as naan and pita, or even corn tortillas, to turn into pizzas. Store the breads or tortillas in the freezer in airtight wrapping to have on hand when you don’t know what else to make for dinner. Thaw, top and bake for a quick meal.

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