We did not feel like going through the mess of a complicated dinner so we opted for air-frying fish fillets and making a packaged salad. It was easy and we enjoyed it.
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Convenience food. 3/12/26
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Fish, Salad
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Penne with tomatoes, corn, and basil. 3/11/26
After declaring that it was too hot to be cooking anything last night, Sarah departed the kitchen and left us to our own devices. I decided I wanted a summery pasta meal so we blistered some cherry tomatoes, sauteed corn, and made a sauce for our whole grain penne with olive oil and pasta water. It was a taste of summer to come.
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Kung Pao Shrimp. 3/10/26
We watched Jet Tila make this recipe on Food Network. The most important step to remember is, have your mise en place ready before you start cooking anything. The whole cook time is about 10 minutes. A couple of things I would do differently would be to cut the red bell peppers in shorter pieces and to increase the sambal while decreasing the oyster sauce.
KUNG PAO SHRIMP
Posted in Asian, Chinese, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged rice, shrimp
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Grilled hamburgers with salad and chips. 3/9/26
John as always is our master chef of grilling. The hamburgers were done perfectly and enjoyed by all. Sarah contributed the Takis potato chips which were the worst chips ever! They were totally saltless and tasteless. We threw them out. I made the salad. I chose to have my burger open faced which really slows down the eating process. I cut it up with a knife and fork, so civilized!
Even though the calendar says it is still winter, with temps in the 70s, this was an ideal night for grilling!
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Salad, beef burger
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Crispy fish fillet sandwiches and a salad. 3/7/26
The other day we were at Costco when I noticed that they carried Gorton’s crispy fish fillets. Having spent part of our lives living in Massachusetts we were familiar with the Gorton fisherman and remembered plenty of meals when the kids were little that the crispy fish fillets were the star of dinner. At only 250 calories for 2 fillets I decided that buying a bag would be a reasonable way to get an enjoyable, quick meal especially on the night’s when we don’t feel like making an effort.
The fish fillets cooked from frozen in the air fryer (my first attempt at air frying) for 12 minutes, John toasted up a couple of buns and made a tartar sauce. I organized a big salad and, voila, we had a tasty dinner in less than 30 minutes.
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, pescatarian, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Fish, Salad
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Penne with asparagus. 3/6/26
Using asparagus always makes a dish feel like springtime! It certainly feels like Spring here in Northern California where temperatures are in the 70s and it won’t be actual Spring for another 2 weeks! Crazy weather!!
I really like the earthy taste of the whole grain penne with the asparagus. I also like the shapes complementing each other. The sauce is just olive oil and pasta water and the parmesan gratings finish off the dish.
Posted in Easy, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, pasta
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Rotisserie chicken breast in gravy 3/5/26
Easy peasy dinner using the convenience of Costco rotisserie chicken, a packet of chicken gravy, Idahoan powdered potatoes, and a fresh mixed vegetable. Originally our veg was supposed to be just broccoli but I discovered that we did not have enough so I added a zucchini and some onions. Actually made our vegetable a bit more exciting!
Posted in Poultry, Vegetables, American, Easy, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, chicken, potatoes
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Shaking beef. 3/4/26
Our modification of a NYTimes recipe. Serves 2.
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Triangular foods (Purim) 3/3/26
Tonight we read about Queen Esther and her ploy to save the Jews from genocide in the 4th century BC. Along with her cousin Mordechai she managed to outwit the evil, virulently anti-Semitic, Haman. . In remembrance of the triangular hat that Haman wore, we eat triangular food so we are in essence eating Haman’s hat.
As a special treat Sarah made Hamantaschen which literally translates into Haman’s hat. The dough is sugar cookie and they are stuffed with apricot and prune purée. So good!
Posted in Appetizers, Easy, Holidays, Middle Eastern, Special occasion, Vegetables, WW points
Tagged Purim
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