Since the point of this bowl is to keep things simple, I didn’t go crazy with my other components. I’ve been getting the veggie burgers on and off for years, and now I’m so happy to know about the hash browns, which come in three other flavors (including regular potato and root veggie, featuring rutabaga), too. I value brands and products that make wholesome food choices possible in these moments, and the Dr. Or I’ve got a little time, but for whatever reason I need to devote it to something that isn’t cooking, be it reading or catching up with friends. But I’m human, and some weeks get away from me. I try to make as much as I can from scratch, even when I’m busy and the food is necessarily very simple. Praeger’s Purely Sensible Foods, a line of burgers, hash browns, and veggie puffs that makes eating wholesome, plant-based food an accessible everyday reality even for folks who have little time to cook.
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I’ve gotten to know these hash browns as part of an ongoing partnership with Dr. And they’re made with sweet potato, so they’ve got a subtle sweetness and richness that traditional hash browns don’t have. They’re everything great about hash browns-especially that crispy exterior and warm, tender interior-without being greasy or heavy, the way so many hash browns can be.
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These Southwestern sweet potato hash brown & black bean breakfast bowls are the best of both worlds: they’ve got some lovely, low-stress homemade touches, but the rest of the recipe is essentially ready to eat, thanks to Dr. In the meantime, it’s helpful to have at least one thing-feeding myself-be simple and streamlined. By this time next week, if I stay on top of assignments and treat myself gently, I’ll be back in the game. Fortunately, I’ve been doing this juggling act long enough-and riding its inevitable ebbs and flows long enough-to know that it’ll pass. At some point this week the reality of a new semester and a busy season of work started to settle in, and I was hit with a mild(ish?) case of overwhelm.