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In the Trenches: Episode 4

By Joe Chiles

The beginnings of something great.

So, it turns out medical school takes up quite a bit of time.  Personally, even when it comes to cooking for myself lately, it’s been a rather on-and-off relationship.  By the end of last week, I had eaten my way through my entire freezer full of old meals I had frozen down.  It was time to cook again and it was time to cook a lot.  But I had so much to do!  I needed a quick and very productive cooking session.

What to do?  Well, for me, the first problem is the oven.  I only have one, so I can’t use my oven for very many things all at the same time.  Additionally, there’s only one me, which means that prep time also becomes a limiting element.  I need stuff that I can start and then walk away from while I prep something else or get something else done.

This is what I came up with and it was pretty darned good.  I’ll break it down recipe by recipe and tell you how I made them work together at the very end.

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