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Monthly Archives: December 2021
Chicken enchiladas with salsa slaw. 12/30/21
Chicken enchiladas are a real favorite at our house. Most of what needs to be done is prep and assembly. I shred rotisserie chicken and lay down a line in a tortilla that has been softened in the oven. To … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
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Vegan! Pasta with onions, mushrooms, and broccolini. 12/29/21
For our usual Wednesday night meal we had fusilli with onions, garlic, mushrooms, oregano, and broccolini. We used salted water to cook the pasta and reserved about a cup of the water to make a sauce. While the pasta was … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Vegan! Lentils with kale and roasted vegetables. 2/28/21
Doesn’t that look good!? Our vegan dinner tonight consisted of lentils simmered with garlic and onions with a bay leaf. While the lentils were cooking I made up two sheet pans. One consisted of potatoes and butternut squash which I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Sheet pan, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Lunch on a winter day: Turn your salad into soup! 12/28/21
It is rainy and chilly here in Northern California for which we say, YAY! Our water woes seem like daily news reports and we have been asked to cut back on usage. So we are happy to have rain but … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Lunch, Poultry, soup, Vegetables
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Leftover hors d’oeuvres dinner 12/27/21
On Christmas Eve we served a platter of shrimp with cocktail sauce and ribs that John had made hors d’oeuvre-accessible by removing the meat that was on the bones so they could be held like lollipops. Not everything got eaten … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Leftovers For Dinner, Mexican, Pork, Shellfish, Vegetables
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BBQ Pork ribs and broccoli. 12/26/21
We have a lot of leftover food from Christmas Eve. John bought these ribs at our local grocery store and turned them into an hos d’oeuvre by frenching the bones. He scraped off any meat and cartilage so that people … Continue reading
Christmas Eve and Christmas, 2021
This is the first year since 2017 that the whole family has been together. I did not think to take much in the way of food pictures but here is a summary of what we had. The baking of cookies … Continue reading
Posted in American, Baking, Beef, Desserts, Holidays, Pork, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Salmon with sheet pan vegetables 12/23/21
What with all the Christmas hoopla I forgot to post dinner from Thursday night. While John was busy brining and cooking the salmon in a dry pan with a light coating of sea salt over a low flame, I cooked … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables
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Gingery red lentils over kale and rice. 12/22/21
We made a double recipe of this delicious lentil dish on Wednesday. It made enough to amply serve the three of us plus there is plenty leftover for lunches. I served it over a white rice and cauliflower rice 50/50 … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Easy, Healthy tips, Legumes, Recipes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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