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Category Archives: American
Grilled steak, potato, and asparagus. 3/13/26
Sometimes you just feel like having a piece of beef. This dinner really hit the spot this week.
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, Beef, potato
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Convenience food. 3/12/26
We did not feel like going through the mess of a complicated dinner so we opted for air-frying fish fillets and making a packaged salad. It was easy and we enjoyed it.
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Fish, Salad
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Penne with tomatoes, corn, and basil. 3/11/26
After declaring that it was too hot to be cooking anything last night, Sarah departed the kitchen and left us to our own devices. I decided I wanted a summery pasta meal so we blistered some cherry tomatoes, sauteed corn, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta
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Grilled hamburgers with salad and chips. 3/9/26
John as always is our master chef of grilling. The hamburgers were done perfectly and enjoyed by all. Sarah contributed the Takis potato chips which were the worst chips ever! They were totally saltless and tasteless. We threw them out. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beef burger, Salad
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Crispy fish fillet sandwiches and a salad. 3/7/26
The other day we were at Costco when I noticed that they carried Gorton’s crispy fish fillets. Having spent part of our lives living in Massachusetts we were familiar with the Gorton fisherman and remembered plenty of meals when the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, pescatarian, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Fish, Salad
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Rotisserie chicken breast in gravy 3/5/26
Easy peasy dinner using the convenience of Costco rotisserie chicken, a packet of chicken gravy, Idahoan powdered potatoes, and a fresh mixed vegetable. Originally our veg was supposed to be just broccoli but I discovered that we did not have … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, Vegetables, American, Easy, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, chicken, potatoes
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Grilled NY Strip steak, potato, and salad. 2/28/26
Delicious dinner tonight! When my friend was visiting this summer we bought a pack of three steaks and this one was left over and frozen. What a treat to have a good steak from Costco and not one of the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, potato, Salad
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Chickpeas with ditalini and vegetables. 2/27/26
This soup/stew is a favorite of John’s. It is filled with lots of vegetables, a can of drained chickpeas, and a half cup of ditalini. For the stock we use a can of Rotel for a spicy tomato kick, 2 … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, soup, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chickpeas, Vegetables
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Tilapia with mustard sauce, rice, broccoli. 2/24/26
Mustard sauce is easy to make and not too rich. It gives our fish dishes a nice tang. John is always happy when I make it. You can see from my picture that it also tastes good on rice and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged rice, broccoli, tilapia, mustard sauce
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Seared scallops, new potatoes, asparagus. 2/23/26
We used to get large frozen scallops in a clear plastic bag from Costco. They have disappeared for at least a year. We decided to try the Kirkland frozen scallops. They are smaller but they turned out really tasty. John … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, new potatoes, scallops
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