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Category Archives: American
A/C broke!! Picnic supper 9/30/18
Right now we are in the desert of Southwest Utah. Even though it is the very end of September the temperatures are still in the mid-90’s. Our air conditioning decides to stop working today. So throw the chicken dinner idea … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Pork, take-out, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, Potato salad, ribs
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Sous vide, grilled steak. 9/26/18
Tonight’s dinner is simple. Cook the steak in the immersion circulator set at 125 F. Microwave the potato halves. Put them both on a hot grill briefly. Add spinach to the plate. I really love how this method of cooking … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Vegetables
Tagged baked potato, sous vide, spinach, Vegetables
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Swimming up stream: Salmon. 9/21/18
For some reason we have less success cooking fish than anything other protein. Shellfish, we are usually cool with but fish, especially salmon, we have a hard time getting to look like the photos from cooking sites. Tonight’s salmon is … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, Pescatarian, salmon, yellow rice
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Fire on the grill! Epic fail. 9/18/18
We run into a little trouble when our cast iron flat top catches fire on the grill. Our experiment with searing scallops on a ripping hot surface does not turn out well. Lesson, never add fat too an overly hot … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grilling, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged new potatoes, scallops, spinach
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Monday Sous vide grilled BBQ Chicken. 9/17/18
Tonight’s dinner has two courses! How fancy of us! For out first course we have a the ingredients for a Caprese salad on a bed of spinach. Our daughter’s tomatoes are the stars with backup from basil that I grow … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grilling, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Vegetables
Tagged basil, beans, caprese salad, chicken, mozzarella, spinach, tomatoes
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Waste not, want not. 9/12/18
Tonight is supposed to be rotisserie chicken from the grocery store but we have leftover short ribs and I am not about to throw out tasty food. I think a lot of people give leftovers a bad name. Especially when … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Pasta, Vegetables
Tagged bean salad, leftovers, noodles, short ribs
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Burgers and Caprese salad. 9/7/18
After being in the cooler climes of Scandinavia it is a shock to be back in the heat of California. Although the morning is cool (in the upper 50’s) by the afternoon it is 93F! A dinner that does not … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Grilling, Vegetables
Tagged basil, caprese salad, hamburgers, mozzarella, tomatoes
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Back from vacation? Eat like it’s Monday. 9/5/18
You know what I mean. Monday is the day you start a diet, or turn over a new leaf, or just get things back to normal. We got home from vacation on Tuesday so Wednesday is my Monday. And what … Continue reading
Posted in American, Healthy tips, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, chicken, chicken breast, rutabagas, sous vide
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Grilled chicken and Texas caviar. 8/6/18
I have not made Texas caviar for a while. It always feels a little bit daunting when I imagine all the chopping that must be done. I do love chopping up vegetables but I do not like chopping up tomatoes … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grilling, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Poultry, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged chicken thighs, Grilling, Texas caviar
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Steakhouse dinner at home. 8/2/18
You do not need to spend big bucks at a steakhouse to get a great quality steakhouse dinner. You can make it at home! We buy prime cuts of beef at Costco and split one steak between the two of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Grilling, Kitchen tips, Vegetables
Tagged baked potato, Beef, rib eye steak, spinach, Steak
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