Weekly Menu. November 9-15, 2026

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Lunch at Spread Kitchen. November 5, 2026

Even though we no longer drink wine with our dinners we still have one wine club membership which means that in the Spring and Fall we make a trip up to the Sonoma Valley to pick up our half case at Imagery Winery. This is an excellent excuse for having lunch at Spread Kitchen, a Lebanese inspired small restaurant using local ingredients. The cuisine has lots of dips, wraps, and salads.

Tomato and fennel soup with olive tapenade plus pickled vegetables and pita with whipped feta and beet dip.

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October, 2026

I haven’t been doing much with this blog lately so I thought I would do a bit of updating. Since I have been taking Ozempic I have lost 30 pounds but don’t feel much like eating so I haven’t been making much that is interesting. So I thought I would look through my October pictures and going forward I will just post an occasional new meal. I am going to continue posting my weekly menus so at least I know what I have been making.

Gazpacho
Chicken fried rice
We took a little trip through Yosemite NP and to the Eastern Sierra. This is a picture of Half Dome from a vista point.
Exciting picnic lunch – pb&j sandwiches, carrot and celery sticks, and pretzels!
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Weeknight dinners. September 21-25, 2026

We are back from our indulgent vacation week! It was fun shopping and cooking with John and Jonathan but now it’s time to get back to rational eating.

Monday

Chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, and broccoli

Tuesday

Salmon with mustard sauce, butternut squash, and broccoli

Wednesday

Hot dog with sauerkraut

Thursday

Finally found our new lunchtime Thai restaurant. This dish, spicy eggplant with tofu, was big enough to have half for lunch and half for dinner.

Friday

Air-fried fish fillet sandwich and salad
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Vacation dining September 12-19, 2026

Jonathan, John, and I are on our annual trip together. This year we are spending our time together on the central California coast. We have rented a house in Nipomo which is near Pismo Beach of Bugs Bunny fame. Jonathan is playing a lot of golf and we all are pitching in with the cooking. Jonathan and I love to go food shopping together. We have been doing it together since he was a month old.

Saturday

California rolls (picture from The Wooden Skillet website)

We always have sushi on our first night. No, we don’t make it ourselves! We got California rolls from the local Von’s supermarket. We haven’t had time to do menu planning and shopping yet!

Sunday

Grilled burger with tater tots and salad (by John)

Monday

Kenwood shrimp (by Mary)

Tuesday

Penne with tomato and sausage sauce (by Jonathan)

Wednesday

Jonathan’s fabulous seared scallops, mashed potatoes, asparagus, and mushrooms in a beurre blanc sauce

Thursday

Strip steak with tater tots and broccoli

Friday

Leftover pasta from Tuesday

Saturday

Shrimp fajitas
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Weeknight dinners September 7-11, 2026

Monday

Penne with meatballs and Rao’s marinara sauce

Tuesday

Grilled hamburgers, French fries, and Greek salad

Wednesday

Oatmeal and flax seed with blueberries, walnuts, and Greek yogurt

Thursday

Thai basil eggplant with tofu (AI generated)

Friday

Autumn soup with homemade challah for Rosh Hashanah
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Weeknight dinners. August 31-September 4, 2026

Monday

Sarah’s eggplant parmesan

Tuesday

Chicken fried rice

Wednesday

Penne with meatballs in fresh tomato sauce

Thursday

Chicken and rice with gravy and zucchini, onions, and bell pepper

Friday

Hot dogs!

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Weeknight menus. August 24-28, 2026

Monday

Stir-fry chicken and vegetables

Tuesday

Tilapia, rice, and broccoli with mustard sauce

Wednesday

Gorton fish filet on a burger bun with salad

Thursday

Grilled steak, grilled potato, and Brussels sprouts

Friday

Vegetable fried rice

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Stir-fry chicken. 8/24/26

Stir-fry chicken and vegetables

A stir-fry is a good way to use up leftover chicken. The vegetables, carrots, onions, broccoli, celery, and cabbage, are all vegetables that I usually have in the fridge.

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Greek salad with salami. 8/23/26

Greek salad with salami

I added a little salami to our Greek salad to up the protein content.

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