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Chana dal with rice and kale. 5/6/23
After last night’s little Cinco de Mayo party, it is time for some healthier eating. Chana dal is dried, split chickpeas cooked in the Instant Pot with spices, vegetable stock, onion, ginger, and garlic plus spicy tomatoes. The Instant Pot … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Legumes, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Chana dal, chickpeas
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In celebration of Cinco de Mayo…5/5/23
First, we are not of Mexican heritage, second, Cinco de Mayo is not even a big deal in Mexico, but third, it is a big deal here in the U.S. and we are all about celebrating holidays with food! So … Continue reading
Roasted salmon with mustard sauce, rice, and Brussels sprouts. 5/4/23
John roasted the salmon at 400F for 9 minutes. Since I was doing everything else we had to carefully plan what time he needed to start the fish. Earlier in the day I made the mustard sauce so that was … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged brussels sprouts, salmon
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Penne with mushrooms scampi style over kale 5/3/23
After reading an article that scampi is not just for shrimp I decided to try “scampifying” a pasta mushroom sauce. This consisted of starting with equal amounts of olive oil and butter, a tablespoon of each. Next I sautéed a … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged mushrooms, pasta, scampi
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Tuna with rice and bok choy. 5/1/23
John marinated our tuna steaks in soy sauce, garlic powder, grated ginger, sesame oil, chile flakes, and dry sherry for 2 hours. When it came time to cook them he heated up our lightly greased cast iron frying pan until … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Fish, Healthy tips, Methods, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged bok choy, tuna
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Chicken piccata with mashed potatoes and broccoli. 5/1/23
Here is another use for rotisserie chicken. On Monday, our traditional chicken day, we made a piccata sauce for one of the breasts from our rotisserie chicken. Since we were merely reheating our chicken, we used the powder from a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken
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Hummus with pita and Israeli salad. 4/30/23
John and I opted out of eggs on Sunday for a different light dinner. The caramelized onion hummus was near its “best by” date and we needed to eat it. I think this was the first time I have had … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Kitchen tips, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Recipes, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hummus, Salad
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Grilling burgers. 4/29/23
The weather took a quite warm turn this week so my simmering Dutch oven of meat sauce for my boiling pot of spaghetti got turned into burgers on the grill with salad and chips. As usual John did a perfect … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hamburgers
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Dining out. 4/28/23
John and I went up to Wine Country on Friday. We stopped at our favorite winery, Imagery, and did a tasting. After our tasting we went out for a late lunch at Salt and Stone. It replaced Kenwood Restaurant where … Continue reading
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