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Article: Give the gift of an easy dinner
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- Columbia Daily Tribune
- Article date:
- December 3, 2008
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Gizmos and gadgets are fine, but the gift we all really want this
holiday season is more time.
Although that might be hard to come by, you can help those you
love take back a little of their own time by giving them these one-
pot dinner kits. They help the recipient get dinner on the table in
a hurry and won't take much of your time to make.
The premise is simple. You mix rice with a variety of seasonings
and other dry ingredients, then package them in cellophane gift
bags. The lucky person to receive the kit simply adds liquid and
protein, such as chicken, and lets it simmer.
We've crafted two variations on this theme: a Creamy Italian