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Lentil stew with turkey sausage and vegetables. 11/20/21
Yesterday we went car shopping. It is as bleak as you have read. But our lease is expiring in February so we thought we should take a look at what is available. Short answer, not much. In fact although we … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Poultry, stew, Vegetables
Tagged lentils, turkey sausage
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Chicken enchiladas with spicy slaw. 11/19/21
In the recipe for these chicken enchiladas there are four sections.1) cook the chicken 2) make the salsa verde 3) heat the tortillas in hot oil and 4) assemble and bake in a casserole dish. Daunting! My four steps are … Continue reading
Flank steak, baked potato, Brussels sprouts. 11/18/21
We had a change of plans tonight because I bought a bunch of Brussels sprouts and wanted to see if I could reheat them successfully for Thanksgiving. Our three remaining meals for the week were Chilean sea bass, chicken enchiladas, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Kitchen tips, Methods, Vegetables
Tagged brussels sprouts, flank steak
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Orecchiette with mushrooms and homegrown kale. 11/17/21
I decided that today is the day that I should pull out my two kale plants and use the leaves for dinner. My plants have never amounted to much since our back patio gets almost zero sun. I cannot even … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged kale, Orecchiette
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Seared scallops, new potatoes, leek and zucchini. 11/16/21
Tonight we had a special occasion dinner. Except there was no special occasion. Sometimes it is just nice to treat yourself. A dinner like this for two people including a bottle of wine would probably cost at least $100 at … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged scallops
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Lunch out. 11/15/21
On Monday John and I went up to Wine Country to pick out some wine for Thanksgiving. It was great fun chatting with the winery workers and trying sips of different wines that they thought would be good. Afterwards we … Continue reading
Slimmed down shrimp scampi with penne and broccoli. 11/13/21
What makes this shrimp scampi slimmed down? For one thing the sauce uses only 2 teaspoons of olive oil for two servings. The rest of the sauce is onions, garlic, chicken stock, white wine, and lemon juice. At the end … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged pasta, shrimp
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Chicken Marsala with squash and broccoli. 11/12/21
Tonight’s dinner is a riff on our standard Classic Chicken Dinner which consists of chicken breast and gravy, butternut squash or rutabagas, and broccoli. The addition of Marsala, sautéed mushrooms, and some chicken stock to our packet of chicken gravy … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged chicken
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