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Weekly Menu July 31 – August 6, 2023
In Northern California August and September are the real dog days of summer. Surprisingly the first week of August is bringing us some very pleasant temperatures before it turns beastly hot next weekend. Since we messed up and did not … Continue reading
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Salad with shrimp and avocado. 7/29/23
On Saturday we were supposed to be making cheese-y polenta with saucy beans. However, John defrosted some shrimp thinking our dish was shrimp with polenta and broccoli. So we changed plans and made a packaged salad that I needed to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, pescatarian, Salad, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Grilled loin lamb chops, butternut squash, and cauliflower 7/28/23
Today was less hot than previous days so we went with a heartier dinner. When John and I went out to grill the dinner the temperature was in the mid-70s so it was quite pleasant. We really like these Australian … Continue reading
Chicken piccata with broccoli and rice mix 7/27/23
We are using up the remainder of our Costco rotisserie chicken for our chicken piccata. With this dinner we will have made two dinners, two lunches, and more than a quart of chicken stock from one chicken! Since the chicken … Continue reading
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Gazpacho, salad, and hummus. 7/26/23
Only appliance I needed for this dinner was a blender. For the gazpacho I blended a large can of whole tomatoes, a can of Rotel, half of a cucumber, half an onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar, … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mediterranean, Methods, Recipes, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Southwest salad with chicken 7/25/23
Here is another good idea for hot nights, southwest salad with chicken. We bought a Costco rotisserie chicken on Monday. I took it apart with the idea of legs and thighs for John’s lunches, one breast for the salad, the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Kitchen tips, Poultry, Salad, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Open-faced fish taco with salad. 7/24/23
We are back home after our week’s jaunt up the Pacific Coast to Vancouver, BC. Temperatures at the coast were usually in the 50s overnight and would climb to about 68 during the day. Thank you, Pacific Ocean! Our temperatures … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, Hot weather meals, Mexican, pescatarian, Salad, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Shrimp tacos, avocado slaw, spicy black beans. 7/16/23
We are big taco fans at our house. We make them mostly with shrimp or fish but occasionally with beef too. Quick cooking shrimp uses minimal stove time which is good on a hot night. Along with the tacos I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Greek salad with hummus and pita. 7/14/23
On Friday it was hot here, probably close to 100F. Tomorrow is supposed to be hotter so there is very little actual cooking going on. Nonetheless we were able to make a dinner that we all enjoyed. My Greek salad … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Kitchen tips, Mediterranean, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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