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Category Archives: American
Spaghetti and meatballs. 9/29/25
Sarah made a delicious dinner of spaghetti and meatballs. She used some shortcuts like Rao’s vodka sauce and Rosina’s Italian meatballs which made the prep go more quickly. It turned out delicious and it was lovely to have the night … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged meatballs, pasta
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Easy chili. 9/26/25
Sarah did the cooking tonight. Using Muir Glen chili starter simplified the dish. After browning the ground beef she added beans and the chili tomatoes. Since this can of chili starter was mild she added some chipotle powder. I served … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, Southwest U.S., stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, ground beef, kale, tomatoes
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Grilled lamb chops, new potatoes, broccoli. 9/25/25
Lamb is our favorite meat to grill. The grilling, along with lamb’s slight gaminess, is a great pairing. We buy these loin lamb chops at Costco. They come from New Zealand and are reasonably priced. John does a great job … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Lamb, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, Grilling, lamb chops, new potatoes
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New England clam chowder. 9/18/25
It has finally cooled off for a few days so I thought I’d make soup. This clam chowder is one of our favorites. Here’s the recipe from my blog entry last January. Oops! I did not post the recipe in … Continue reading
Posted in American, pescatarian, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables
Tagged clams, leeks, potatoes, soup
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Grilled NY strip steak. 9/17/25
John grilled the steak, I made the potato, and Sarah assembled the salad. Fast, easy, delicious dinner for a hot night.
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, Grilling, potato, Salad, Steak
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Chicken ramen noodle salad – 9/16/25
Sarah made her dinner a couple of days early since she was making a salad and it is very hot here this Tuesday. She found a recipe for a ramen noodle salad which reminded her of the days when I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Pasta, Poultry, Recipes, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, ramen, Salad
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Hamburgers and salad. 9/8/25
As I look through the spring and summer months grilled hamburgers and salads pop up almost every week. With John grilling the burgers and me making a salad, it is quick, easy, and delicious!
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hamburgers, Salad
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Pizza with Italian sausage. 9/5/25
Sarah was not feeling well tonight so we decided to just order in pizza and save our tuna dinner until tomorrow.
Chicken burrito bowl. 9/4/25
Thursday is Sarah’s night to make dinner. Instead of pasta she set up a buffet of ingredients so that we could each make our own bowl. Mine consisted of rice, black beans, cheese, chicken, cabbage, salsa, peppers, cilantro, avocado, sour … Continue reading
Posted in American, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, chicken, rice, tortilla chips
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Warm lentil and sausage salad. 8/3/25
As often happens I bought an ingredient for a dish I was making and then had leftovers of the ingredient. In this case it was fennel. I set about looking for recipes that included fennel and found one that was … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, leftovers, Legumes, Recipes, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged fennel, lentils, Salad, turkey sausage
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