Slow Food Fast

New for 2017: Slow Food Fast Thanksgiving Guide

I’ve gathered recipes and posts from Slow Food Fast for a quicker, hopefully healthy and delicious Thanksgiving at the last minute and given them in their own page.

Microwave tricks

• Microwaving Do’s and Don’ts (safety tips, scorn for urban kitchen myths, and what not to microwave even if you read this really cool idea online)
• Microwaving Vegetables
• Microwaving Pasta and Rice
• Combination-cooking pan-grilled salmon and other time-sensitive fish
• Pressing Tofu in 3 minutes, not 30
• A Pound of Green Lentils in the Microwave (plus “survival tips” for using them up)
• Hummus (microwaving chickpeas and other beans from dried)
• High-Speed Split Pea Soup
• High-speed soup–tomato vegetable
• Hot Tomato: Microwave Marinara
• How to Nuke an Eggplant
• Eggplant Involtini or Parmigiana in the Microwave
• Make-Ahead Stuffed Shells
• Quiche in 15 Minutes (spinach and feta quiche)
• Sweet Potato Ravioli
• Spaghetti Squash Too Many Ways
• Marinated Artichoke Hearts
• Poached eggs, no explosions
• Oatmeal Flat or Round
• When the Peach doesn’t Ripen (quick peach compote or jam)
• Kumquat and other Marmalade
• Microwave Candied Orange Peels
• Yogurt
• Dolmas
• Lightened-Up Apple and Almond Cake
• Pumpkin Pie in the Microwave
• Gingerbread, with microwave instructions
• Flan in the Microwave
• Fast Tamarind Sauce

Appetizers and Sandwiches

• Marinated Artichoke Hearts
• Baba Ghanouj
• Bulemas  (Spinach or Cheese Fillo Triangles)
• Cheese Calzone (with vegetable and vegan variations)
• Dolmas (Stuffed Grape Leaves) in the Microwave
• Roasted Eggplant, Red Pepper, and Onion Appetizer
• Toasted Eggplant and Gorgonzola Sandwich
• Fried Egg Sandwich Antipasto Style
• Spicy Fish “Felafel”–Not-Gefilte Fish
• DIY Goat Cheese Bucheron and Bleu de Chèvre
• Hummus
• The Obligatory Latkes
• Melts, Panini, and other Toasted Sandwiches
• Pickled Green Tomatoes, deli-style
• Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
• Microwave Plum Jam (to go with goat cheese tartlets or baked brie)
• Round Party Tray of Spanakopita
• Cold Marinated Tofu
• Fake-Smoked Whitefish Salad (in the Microwave)
• Real Smoked Whitefish Salad for a Crowd
• Whitefish Salad with Tehina
• Yogurt Cheese
  
• Zucchini Latkes

Vegetables

• Microwaving Vegetables (cruciferous, long greens)
• Artichoke-Orange Compote
• Broccoli with Garlic, Fast and Slow (microwave/stir-fry vs. “sofegae” pan-braised)
• Brussels Sprouts with Hazelnuts
• Butternut Squash
• Eggplant and Chickpea Stew (Moussaka Betinjan)
• Eggplant Involtini or Parmigiana in the Microwave
• Roast Eggplant Salad in the Microwave
• Stuffed Eggplants with Quince
• Gazpacho
• Green Beans Four Ways–Monet-Inspired Microwave Platter, Salade Niçoise, Shakshouka-Style Green Beans, Szechuan Dry-Fried Green Beans
• Spaghetti Squash Too Many Ways
• Italian-Style Creamed Spinach
• Microwave Palak Paneer (spinach with fresh cheese)
• Rapid Red Cabbage—sweet and sour without the stench
• Stuffed Cabbage in the Microwave
• Stuffed Onions with Lentils (Mehshi Basal)
• Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
• Stuffed Vegetables with Shawarma-Spiced Lentils
• Sweet Potato Ice Cream
• Zucchini Latkes

Salads

• Tie-Dyed Red Cabbage Salad
• Slightly More Dignified Salad
• Three Orange Salads
• Cucumber Salad in the style of half-sour kosher dills (hold the salt)
• Fennel and plum salad
• Israeli-Style Salad with Yogurt, Feta and Mint
• Greek Green Cabbage Salad with Herbs, Lemon and Olives

Fruits

• Apple Pie
• Apple-Almond Paste Tart
• Banana-Ginger Almond Torte
• Pan-Fried Green Bananas
• Fresh (mostly uncooked) Blueberry Pie or Two-pound raw blueberry pie
• Canteloupe Ice with Rosemary
• Faking Sour Cherries with Sweet Ones
• Mango with Basil
• Nectarine Sorbet
• Microwave Plum Jam
• Fennel and plum salad
• Pumpkin Pie in the Microwave

Sauces, Dressings, Jams, Condiments and Spice Mixes

• 5-minute Mozzarella “Alfredo” Sauce
• 5-minute Cheddar Cheese Sauce
• Cilantro-mint raita
• Cilantro Lime Sauce for White Fish
• Microwave Cranberry Sauce (with reduced-sugar and sugar-free variations)
• Lower-Sodium Frying Sauce for Hunan Tofu
• Hrein or Horseradish for Passover
• Microwave Marinara
• Kumquat Marmalade
• Quick Peach Compote or Jam
• Poppyseed Filling with a Persian Twist
• Microwave Lekvar (sweet prune filling for pastries)
• Moroccan Preserved Lemons
• Microwave Plum Jam
• Microwave Prune Chutney with Red Wine
• Asian-style Prune Barbecue Sauce
• Gingered Prune Chutney
  
• Quick Syrian “Mock Tamarind” Prune Sauce
• Marbella Relish (prune-olive-tomato sauce inspired by Chicken Marbella) or Pan-Fried Variation with Artichoke Hearts
  
• Five Salad Dressings (creamy mustard, oil and vinegar, tehina, herb ranch, creamy bleu)
• Spice Mixes (baharat, quatre épices, ras el hanout, za’atar, Chinese five-spice)
• Sour Cherry Jam in the microwave
• Tamarind Concentrate (with microwave assist)
• Pickled Green Tomatoes, deli-style
• Tzatziki
• Basic Z’khug (cilantro/garlic/hot pepper paste)

Soups and Stews

• Bok Choy Broth (with hot and sour soup variation)
• Butternut Squash Soup Variations
• Carrot-onion “not-chicken” rich browned broth
• Cream of corn soup
• Eggplant and Chickpea Stew (Moussaka Betinjan)
• Gazpacho
• Not-Chicken Microwave Vegetable Soup
  
• Green Lentil Stew with Pineapple
• Red Lentil Dal
• French Onion Soup, just a little faster and vegetarian
• Portobello Mushroom (most basic)
• High-Speed Split Pea Soup
• Canned Pumpkin Soup
• Cream of tomato in the microwave (two ways)
  
• High-speed soup–tomato vegetable

Main Dishes

• Cheese Calzone (with vegetable and vegan variations)
• Eggplant Involtini or Parmigiana in the Microwave
• Fish in Red Wine Three Ways—pan-grilled red tuna steaks with prune sauce, albacore with artichoke hearts, and tilapia Veracruz-style
• Spicy Fish “Felafel”
• Fried Fish with Greek Spinach Filling
• Quiche in 15 Minutes (spinach and feta quiche)
• Israeli Spinach and Feta Crustless Quiche
• “Grilled” Salmon
• Seitan in the Microwave
• Sweet Potato Ravioli
• Soba Noodles with Asian Vegetables
• Spaghetti Squash Too Many Ways
• Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Lentil Filling
  
• Stuffed Eggplants with Lentil Filling and Quince
• Stuffed Grape Leaves with Lentil Filling
• Microwave Stuffed Onions (Mehshi Basal) with Lentils and Tamarind Sauce
• Italian Sausage-Style Stuffed Peppers with Lentils
• Stuffed Vegetables with Shawarma-Spiced Lentils
• Make-Ahead Stuffed Shells
• Lower-Sodium Hunan Tofu
• Microwaved 10-Minute Tofu and Vegetable Platter
• Turkey breast with ta’am

Beans and Grains

• Microwaving Pasta and Rice
• Brown Rice in the Microwave
• Chickpea Crêpes: Protein Inside-Out
• Chickpea Crêpes, Masala Dosa-style
• Fine-grained couscous from scratch (pan-steamed method)
  
• Dolmas
• Fried Beans, Ful Mudamas-style, for Salads
• Giant Favas with Rosemary and Rosé
• Hummus (how to cook beans and chickpeas in the microwave)
• A Pound of Green Lentils in the Microwave (plus “survival tips” for using them up)
  
• Peppery Green Lentil Sausages
• Green Lentil Stew with Pineapple
• Red Lentil Dal
• Rice-and-Lentil Pilaf with Prunes
• Italian Sausage-Style Stuffed Peppers with Lentils
• Shawarma-Spiced Lentil Stuffing (for cigares, stuffed vegetables, stuffed grape leaves, etc.)
• Stuffed Vegetables with Shawarma-Spiced Lentils
• Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Lentil Filling
  
  • Stuffed Cabbage Rolls in the Microwave
• Stuffed Grape Leaves with Lentil Filling
• Stuffed Eggplants with Quince and Lentil Filling
• Stuffed  Onion Rolls (Mehshi Basal) with Lentils and Tamarind Sauce (slow-braise method)
  
  • Microwave Stuffed Onions and Fast Tamarind Sauce (better methods for both)
• Lower-Sodium Hunan Tofu
• Pressing Tofu in 3 minutes, not 30
• Microwaved 10-Minute Tofu and Vegetable Platter
• Eggplant and Chickpea Stew (Moussaka Betinjan)

Breads and Pastries

• A Bowl of Dough in the Fridge (pizza, pita, calzone dough)
• Beigele or Simit
• Bureka Dough
• Cheese Calzone (with vegetable and vegan variations, and how to calculate the carb before baking)
• Home-style Challah
• Chickpea Crêpes: Protein Inside-Out
• Retro-60s Croissants (the real deal, easier than modern, per Julia Child)
• Fillo triangles and cigares–Spinach, Cheese, Fig, Apricot
• Hamantaschen
• Low-carb “Almond-taschen” Hamantaschen
• Basic Butter Crust for Sweet Pies
• Olive Oil Pie Crust (versatile dough for pie crust, samosas, light empanadas, or crackers)
• Olive Oil and Labaneh Pie Crust
• Poppy-Onion Filled Bread
• Poppyseed Filling with a Persian Twist
• Rugelach
• Sourdough Rye Bread

Dairy Experiments

• Lemon Buttermilk Ice
• DIY Goat Cheese Bucheron and Bleu de Chèvre
• Microwave Cheesecakes (Medium-low and ultra-low-fat)
• Microwave Flan
• DIY Huntsman
• Fake-Smoked Mozzarella
• Halloumi or Saganaki-style Panela
• Paneer in the Microwave
• Yogurt in the Microwave

Breakfast

• Matzah Brei Blintzes
• More refined matzah crêpe-type blintzes
• Retro-’60s Croissants (the real deal, easier than modern, per Julia Child)
• Poached eggs, no explosions
• Whole-Wheat Matzah-nola for Passover
  
• Oatmeal Flat or Round
• Semi-Patriotic Pancakes (low-sodium and righteous)
• Shakshouka in the Microwave
• Fake-Smoked Whitefish Salad (in the Microwave)
• Yogurt in the Microwave

Desserts and Sweets

• Low-Carb Almond Meal Hamantaschen
• Almendrados (heavy and light Sephardic almond macaroons)
• Mandelhorns/Almond Horns
• Lightened-Up Apple and Almond Cake in the Microwave
• Quick Apple or Pear Frangipane Toaster Oven Pastry
• Apple Pie
• Banana-Ginger Almond Torte
• Fresh (mostly uncooked) Blueberry Pie or
• Lemon Buttermilk Ice
• Canteloupe Ice with Rosemary
• Microwave Cheesecakes (Medium-low and ultra-low-fat)
• Microwave Chocolate Ganache
• Decadent Passover Chocolate Almond Torte (or Sacher Torte)–no milk, no eggs, no fake stuff
• Retro-’60s Croissants with Chocolate, Jam, etc.
• Flan in the Microwave
• Gingerbread, with microwave instructions
• Honeycake for a Sweet New Year
• Microwave Candied Orange Peels
• Moroccan Prune Log with Pistachios and Cardamom
• Nectarine Sorbet
• Poppyseed Filling with a Persian Twist (for hamantaschen)
• Pumpkin Pie in the Microwave
• Sacher Torte for a Crowd
• Sweet Potato Ice Cream

Drinks

• Microwave Cranberry Sauce as a Tisane (with reduced-sugar and sugar-free variations)
• Herbal and other Tisanes