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Weekly Menu. April 6-12, 2026

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Spaghetti with arrabbiata sauce and burrata. 4/4/26

It’s a Sarah cooks dinner night! With some help from a Too Good To Go bag from Eataly she put together a spaghetti dinner with arrabbiata sauce and burrata cheese. So good!!! I always look forward to the Sarah-cooks-dinner night!

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Pork chops, mashed potatoes, broccoli. 4/3/26

We don’t have pork often because “the other white meat” is so devoid of fat that it is almost impossible to cook it without drying it out. I was really feeling like trying pork again so John reluctantly went to … Continue reading

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Lamb chops, mashed potatoes, and asparagus. 4/1/26

John grilled these lamb chops to a rosy hue for our Passover Seder. Along with the lamb chops were matzoh ball soup, mashed potatoes, asparagus, and macaroons made by Sarah.

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Tilapia with rice and salad. 3/31/26

We were supposed to have fish tacos for dinner tonight but I had shrimp tacos for lunch so we pivoted to a plain dinner of roasted fish, rice, and salad. It wasn’t fancy but it was easy and a good … Continue reading

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Lentils with turkey sausage 3/30/26

We are having one of our comfort dishes tonight, lentils with turkey sausage and vegetables. I have a phone call with my dear friend, Sophie, on Mondays late in the afternoon so I like to plan a dinner that John … Continue reading

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Spaghetti with amatriciana sauce and guanciale. 3/28/26

Sarah picked up a “Too Good To Go” bag from Eataly on Thursday when we were celebrating her birthday in San Jose. Among many other things was a jar of amatriciana sauce. Amatriciana sauce is flavored with some sort of … Continue reading

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Fish sandwiches with beans and slaw. 3/27/26

We opted for something easy tonight. I enjoy having these crunchy but low-calorie fish fillets in the freezer. They cook up in the air fryer in about 12 minutes. Along side of our open-faced fish sandwiches I heat up some … Continue reading

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Birthday Lunch. 3/26/26

We had a birthday lunch for Sarah at Zeni’s, an Ethiopian restaurant in San Jose. We ordered a veggie platter with extras of crispy lamb and a chicken dish. It was all delicious! For dinner we just had cereal since … Continue reading

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Whole grain penne with broccoli and tuna 3/25/26

This is a super easy, quick, and delicious dinner. In the time it takes to boil the water and cook the pasta, I have sautéed half an onion in olive oil along with garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and oregano. … Continue reading

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