Music Leads The Dance Of Love AT FORTY FIVE Magazine Issue 2021 13

Every recipe showcases a
beautiful image of how to plate
the dish when serving (something
that’s helped me really up my
presentation game), the option to
choose between 2-4-6 servings, a
list of kitchen items needed, a list
of food ingredients, and step by
step cooking directions. There is
a search option to help you find
the right recipes – meat, veggies,
vegetarian, vegan, soup, rice
bowl. You can also set up a meal
plan for the week, say 4 recipes
you want to use, and the app will
create your shopping list for you.
If you use the app on your cell
phone, then your shopping list
will always make it to the store
with you.
Like all things, I wax and wane
on using Mealime. Some weeks I
pick several recipes to try. Other
weeks I don’t use it at all as I have
lots of ideas of my own or want to
mix it up by getting recipes from
other sources. Some recipes I like
better than others, but I have yet
to try a recipe that didn’t work
out. My two current favorites are
the Bell Pepper and Goat Cheese
Polenta with Roasted Veggies,
and the Vegan Beet “Poke” Bowl
with Edamame, Snap Peas,
Carrots, and Sesame Mayo. A few
other I’ve enjoyed are Japanese-
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