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Category Archives: American
🥬 Vegetarian/vegan tacos. 1/10/20
Most people love tacos! They are so versatile. You can stuff them with beef, chicken, fish, shrimp, or, like tonight’s dinner, with beans and condiments. The filling I made is pinto beans thickened with fat free refried beans and spiced … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Mexican, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, WW points
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🥩 Grilled flank steak. 1/9/20
I have to admit that I kind of went off the rails on Wednesday. Cooking, dieting, cooking, dieting, I needed a break. Although I had planned a nice vegetarian meal of bean tacos, they never got made. John was a … Continue reading
⚓️ Scallops, snow peas, steamed new potatoes 1/7/20
Scallops, snow peas and steamed potatoes-if you are me there is nothing better. This is my favorite meal for special events and for every day. We were at Costco this morning and scallops were on the “to buy” list. Once … Continue reading
🐓 Chicken vegetable soup. 1/6/20
Today I am a magician in the kitchen. I made chicken soup with no work at all. I took the remnants of the chickpea stew we has last Thursday and added a half container of chicken stock. Then I dumped … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, leftovers, Legumes, Pasta, Vegetables, WW points
Tagged Chicken soup, soup
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🥬 New recipe! Vegan lentils with roasted root vegetables. 1/5/20
This is my take on a recipe by Melissa Clark of NY Times Cooking. I wanted more vegetables and to make it a little less fussy. It turned out really tasty even with my shortcuts like pre-chopped butternut squash, bottled … Continue reading
Posted in American, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, WW points
Tagged lentils, root vegetables
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🥬 I served a vegetarian meal to guests and they liked it! 1/2/20
We had old out-of-town friends whom we have not seen for a while over for dinner last night. I made my chickpea stew and a fabulous blood orange and roasted golden beet over hearty greens salad. I served this with … Continue reading
Posted in American, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged blood oranges, chickpeas, ditalini, Golden beets
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🦃 Red beans and rice. 1/1/20
Wow, 2020! It sounds like a date from science fiction when we would be driving our cars through the skies, terrible diseases would have been cured, and robots would be making our dinners! But no, John and I are still … Continue reading
⚓️ New Year’s Eve scallops. 12/31/19
Happy NYE and I hope you have celebrated responsibly. Our scallop dinner was a fine way to usher in 2020. John seared some scallops and I made the broccoli, new potatoes, and tartar sauce. John bought a half bottle of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Holidays, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables, WW points
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🐖 Pulled pork chili. 12/30/19
I am behind in getting these meals that we so carefully planned posted. We have been sticking to the menu this week and eating lots of good things. Unusually for us we are eating pork tonight in a pulled pork … Continue reading
🥬 Red lentils and ginger with creamed spinach. 12/26/19
Our house is still awash with baked goodies—rum cake, all sorts of cookies, focaccia, and panettone, but it is time to put the brakes on the endless eating. Oh, I have enjoyed it, the prime rib, the silky mashed potatoes, … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, American, Easy, Healthy tips, Holidays, Legumes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Lentls, spinach
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