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Category Archives: American
Stuffed peppers again. 4/23/25
The problem with making ten stuffed pepper halves is that they wipe out your dinner plans for the next few days. So here is what we ate on our leftover night. I took one of the halves and topped it … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, leftovers, Leftovers For Dinner, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged stuffed peppers, tabbouleh
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Stuffed peppers. 4/22/25
While perusing the shelf full of various overpriced orange, yellow, and red bell peppers I noticed a bag of colorful peppers on the shelf above. These actual looked healthier than the expensive ones on the shelf below. Usually I make … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Italian, Methods, rice, Vegetables
Tagged bell peppers, ground beef, rice, tomato sauce
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Shrimp tacos with mango salsa and black beans 4/18/25
Tacos are a fun dinner any night of the week. Sometimes we make beef tacos, sometimes chicken, or fish or shrimp. Tonight’s dinner featured shrimp with a mango/tomato salsa. The yellow honey or Southeast Asian mangoes were on sale for … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, mango, shrimp, shrimp tacos
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Leftover lamb, potatoes, and broccoli. 4/16/25
The broccoli was freshly made for tonight’s dinner but everything else was a leftover. We made the lamb by grilling it on Sunday and the potatoes came from last night’s dinner. To reheat the lamb John set up the sous … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Lamb, Leftovers For Dinner, Methods, sous vide, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, Lamb, potatoes
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Ocean scallops with mashed potatoes and asparagus. 4/15/25
Sometimes it’s nice to have a special dinner on just an ordinary weekday. Although scallops are a pricey item there is absolutely no waste. John seared them beautifully and I made mashed potatoes and asparagus as sides. I also made … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, pescatarian, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged asparagus, mashed potatoes, scallops
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Chickpea and ditalini stew. 4/11/25
This such a delicious vegan dish. I probably could eat it once a week! Of course if you want to keep it vegan omit the parmesan cheese. Chickpeas with ditalini and kale Ingredients2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil2 carrots, peeled and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mediterranean, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chickpeas, pasta, Vegetables
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Fish tacos, black beans, and mango salsa. 4/10/25
Our dinner of fish (tilapia) tacos was enhanced in a couple of ways. For the black beans I started with plain black beans with no flavoring. After they were rinsed I heated them up with a can of Rotel (spicy … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Mexican, pescatarian, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, mango, salsa, Tacos, tilapia
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Grilled hamburger and salad. 4/9/25
John cooked the burgers and I made the salad. Great dinner in less than a half hour!
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged ground beef, hamburgers, Salad
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Whole grain penne with tuna, zucchini, and herbs. 4/8/25
I had a partially used package of mint that I wanted to use before it went bad. So I googled mint recipes and found this one from NYTimes Cooking. https://recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/gHwiS0Yl2U-azD061aVrTw Recipekeeperonline.com is where I keep all my recipes that I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Italian, Pasta, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged canned tuna, pasta, zucchini
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Classic chicken dinner. 4/7/25
Monday’s classic chicken dinner harkens back to the years when we always had chicken on Monday. It is an easy, comforting dinner. John made the packet chicken gravy and warmed the sliced rotisserie chicken breast in it. I tried the … Continue reading
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