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Cannellini beans with tuna. 8/16/22
It is hard to know exactly what the temperature is going to be where we live. The San Francisco Bay Area is made up of many micro climates. It can be 105F 35 miles inland where we live and under … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Hot weather meals, Legumes, pescatarian, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Vegan herb-y marinated tofu salad 8/15/22
As predicted it was HOT here on Monday. I think the temperature hit 102F. Since our house is built on a slab it is usually cool and if we get up early and open the doors to let the cool … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Hot weather meals, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Vegetables and eggs 8/14/22
For this Sunday’s BFD (Breakfast For Dinner) I made an Italian flavored stir-fry. In addition to salt I seasoned with dried oregano and red pepper flakes. My garnish was a drizzle of olive oil. The fresh cherry tomatoes were a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Italian, Kitchen tips, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Seared scallops, steamed potatoes, snow peas. 8/13/22
John and I sat in the dining room for dinner tonight. Usually we are in the family room with the TV on but we decided that scallops needed our full attention. John was in charge of searing the scallops and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Crispy tilapia with roasted vegetables. 8/12/22
All I had to do for my portion of the dinner is cut up some vegetable, toss them in a bag with olive oil and salt, and roast them in a 400F oven for 25 minutes. Roasted vegetables are so … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Chicken enchiladas, spicy beans, salsa slaw. 8/11/22
I used a number of shortcuts to make this plateful of yummy Mexican flavors doable for a weeknight dinner. The chicken came from a packet of pulled white meat from the famous rotisserie chickens at Costco. John heated up some … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Vegan fusilli arrabbiata over kale 8/10/22
Oh, yum, it’s pasta Wednesday at our house! The sauce I made consisted of three fresh tomatoes from our daughter’s garden, a can of original Rotel diced tomatoes and chiles, a dollop of tomato paste, oregano, salt, and red pepper … Continue reading
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Connecticut clam chowder. 8/09/22
Before we moved to Northern California, almost thirty years ago, we lived in North Carolina and Massachusetts. Living in different parts of the United States exposed me to regional cuisines. Originally from the Jersey shore where the pizza is the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Surf and turf bowl. 8/8/22
We used Sunday night’s leftovers from our all-appetizer family dinner to create our surf and turf bowls. We had leftover bbq ribs meat for our turf and shrimp cocktail shrimp for the surf. Sliced up cucumbers from our veggie platter … Continue reading
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