Thank-You, Wayback Machine Web Site

I was looking at some old posts trying to find exactly how I made some of the old Engine 2 recipes based on Jeff Novick's SNAP/Fast Food meals. There were 5 of them I used to make a lot from an article entitled 1 Dish Baking Meals, printed back in 2012. Well, many of the recipes are basically the same, with just a different starch used. I just wanted to refresh my memory of what, if any, changes I made.

I noticed not only were some of my linked photos to products used gone, but the link to the article itself was broken. (sigh)

Off to the Engine 2 web site to do a search to get the new link. I know they revamped the site and gave The Daily Beet a new url, but I was so saddened to find they removed many of the old recipes. The site used to have hundreds of them, and now the Daily Beet lists only 33, all fairly recent. I suspect the old ones are now only available in the Engine 2 Meal Planner and the occasional post to the blog.

So, like Mr. Peabody said to his boy, Sherman, so many times in the past, "Let's go to the Wayback Machine"!

I found it! Here is the link to the article, 1 Dish Baking Meals, from The Daily Beet blog, originally posted on June 14, 2012.

And here's the entire article, in case even that page vanishes in the future:

1 Dish Baking Meals

June 14, 2012

We like to batch cook food in the beginning of the week, so that the rest of the week is easy. We have a few dishes that are similar to casseroles, they are easy to make and last the entire week in the refrigerator.

You can make these in any size baking dish. If you have a large family, simply use a larger baking dish, if you are cooking for 1 or 2 you will want to use a small baking dish, it’s really that simple. You will want to cover these so they don’t overflow in the oven.

Oatmeal crisp: (Great for breakfast or dessert)

Pre-heat oven to 350

In a baking dish layer the following:

1 layer of frozen fruit (any kind you like, you can use 2 different fruits if you like as well, we like peaches and blueberries)

1 layer of quick cooking oats (about an inch thick)

Next add: No oil/unsweetened Non dairy milk. You can do half water/half non dairy milk if you like.Pour non dairy milk over the oats so they are well covered.

Bake in the oven at 350 for about 35 minutes or until the non dairy milk has absorbed into the oats (there shouldn’t be any liquid).

This works in any size baking dish, you can have it for breakfast or dessert and it will last in the fridge for a week.

Kids LOVE this one!

Mexican Casserole:

Pre-heat oven to 350

In a baking dish:

1 thin layer diced tomatoes

1 layer frozen brown rice

1 layer chopped tomatoes (thin layer)

1 layer frozen spinach

1 layer black beans

1 layer mixed veggies or corn

1 layer of chopped tomatoes (thin layer)

Sprinkle with chili seasoning.

Bake for about 35 minutes or until it’s hot 

You can serve it on corn tortillas or whole grain tortillas or just plain 

Polenta bake:

Pre-heat oven to 350

1 thin layer of chopped tomatoes

1 layer of sliced polenta rounds

1 layer of sliced mushrooms

1 layer frozen spinach

1 layer chopped tomatoes (thin layer)

Sprinkle with Italian seasoning

Bake for 35 minutes or until the mushrooms look done.

Potato Nachos Bake Pre-heat oven to 350

1 thin layer diced tomatoes

1 layer sliced cooked  potatoes (we slice them in rounds)

1 layer black beans

1 layer frozen spinach

optional: 1 more layer of sliced cooked potatoes

1 layer diced tomatoes

sprinkle with chili powder

bake for 35 minutes

Baked Ziti – Pre-heat oven to 350

1 layer chopped tomatoes with Italian seasoning

1 layer cooked whole grain noodles (gluten free works just fine)

1 layer of sliced mushrooms

1 layer of frozen spinach

1 layer chopped tomatoes with Italian seasoning.

Sprinkle with nutritional yeast or you can grind cashews for the top. (it is not needed, and if you have heart disease, diabetes or are trying to lose weight, you are best to keep this off)

Bake for 35 minutes

Breakfast Quinoa Bake: Pre-heat oven to 350

1 very thin layer of non dairy milk

1 layer cooked quinoa

1 layer of any frozen fruit and cinnamon

Bake for 25 minutes

Enjoy!