While we're not exactly prescribing a semi-homemade lifestyle,à la Sandra Lee, sometimes a little dinner head start, or in the form of canned beans,a jar of really respectable tomato sauce, or some roasted beets is the difference between a domestic-cooked meal and Chinese takeout. These pantry, or freezer,and fridge staples are items we actually sustain on hand and use on busy nights, when a meal made totally from scratch is just not going to happen.
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