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Tossed green salad with herbs and chicken. 8/28/22
If this looks a lot like Saturday’s dinner it is because I had leftover shredded chicken and chow mein noodles. But it is not totally the same. The base of this salad is spinach, arugula, Romaine, mint, and basil. I … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Healthy tips, Hot weather meals, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Methods, Poultry, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Crunchy Vietnamese chicken salad 8/27/22
I made this salad for the first time last night. The original recipe is from Food and Wine but I added a few more vegetables and replaced the peanuts with almonds and the fried shallots with chow mein noodles. Using … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Hot weather meals, Poultry, Recipes, Salad, Vegetables, Vietnamese
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Grilled flank steak, baked potato, steamed broccoli 8/26/22
Once again having good products means that they can be treated simply and be delicious. John put a dry rub on the flank steak. The rub consisted of salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cumin. He did that around lunch time … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Kitchen tips, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Buffalo chicken wings 8/25/22
On Thursday I got sidetracked with planning a trip to Boston with my best friend and dinner got lost in the excitement. Luckily we had bought a bag of frozen chicken wings and made a dinner of them plus a … Continue reading
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Gazpacho and avocado toast 8/24/22
This week’s gazpacho is the same recipe as last week’s except instead of a squirt of sriracha I put in two Thai chiles. It was pretty spicy but I liked the contrast of the cold soup and the hot flavor. … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mediterranean, Recipes, soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Tilapia tacos with beans and rice. 8/23/22
Tonight was Taco Tuesday at our house. In order to keep the dinner healthy and the calories down, I had one open face taco with a tortilla which is simply seared over the flame on our cooktop. John cooks the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, rice, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
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Salmon bowl. 8/22/22
We have been making some sort of bowl almost every week. The last one featured tofu but this week our daughter asked for salmon. After a short brine John cooks the salmon on a low flame starting from a cold … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Fish, Hot weather meals, Legumes, pescatarian, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Simply salad. 8/21/22
Sunday dinner is supposed to be eggs plus. But I just was not feeling the eggs tonight. So first I thought I would make a salad with some chicken and chickpeas but shredding the chicken seemed like too much work. … Continue reading
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Weekly Menu August 22 -28, 2022
Why is Northern California the hottest in late August to the beginning of October when the rest of the country is beginning to cool off? I asked the internet this question and got an answer. “In September, the interior of … Continue reading
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