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Category Archives: American
Chicken burrito bowl. 6/13/25
Sarah loves to make bowls. She came up with the idea of a burrito bowl when I was trying to figure out what to do with shredded chicken other than make enchiladas. Other people make burrito bowls as seen here … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, chicken, rice
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Do-almost-nothing dinner. 6/11/25
Step one: buy a rotisserie chicken and remove one of the breasts disposing the skin Step two: make chicken gravy and mashed potatoes from packets Step three: warm sliced chicken breast in gravy and sauté vegetables Step four: enjoy Mostly … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken
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Grill night! 6/10/25
Yum! We love grilled hamburgers night! Look at the cook on my hamburger. It is medium rare and has a nice crust on the outside. Yay, John, for an outstanding hamburger. It was voted by Sarah and me as best … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Grilling, hamburgers
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Fish tacos. 6/8/25
We used tilapia to make our fish tacos but you could use any white fish. The fish cooks quickly in a sauté pan for only about 8 minutes depending on the thickness of your fish. I made a mango and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, fish tacos, tilapia
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Stuffed peppers. 6/4 & 5/2025
I bought a bag of four very large red and yellow peppers for $3.99. Since these peppers usually sell for $1.50 each or more, I felt pretty good about my purchase. I made some tomato sauce and mixed in one … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Italian, leftovers, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged bell peppers, ground beef, rice
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Chicken chili. 6/3/25
We have not made chicken chili in a long time. In fact the last time was in September of 2023. I was looking for something to make with a shredded rotisserie chicken breast and it popped into my mind. I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, chicken, Chili
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Seared tuna, rice, snow peas. 6/2/25
Our tuna dinner was very economical and delicious! I bought two seven ounce frozen tuna pieces on sale for $5.99 each. So the three of us ended up having almost 5 ounces of tuna each for $4 a person. Try … Continue reading
Posted in American, Asian, Easy, Fish, leftovers, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged rice, snow peas, tuna
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Vegetable lamb soup. 6/1/25
I made this soup as plain vegetable soup yesterday for lunch. It was the combination of chicken stock and a bag of Trader Joe’s fresh cut up vegetables which includes broccoli, Napa cabbage, and bok choy. It also contains snow … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Lamb, leftovers, Methods, soup, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Lamb, soup, Vegetables
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Grilled lamb, new potatoes, broccoli. 5/31/25
When we bought this boneless leg of lamb a couple of weeks ago John cut it into three pieces. We ate the first piece on the day we bought it and froze the other two. We decided to thaw and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Lamb, Methods, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, Lamb, new potatoes
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Classic comfort chicken dinner. 5/29/25
We stopped by Costco on the way home from doing errands and picked up a rotisserie chicken. Sarah took the chicken apart and I decided we would scrap the Afghani dal plan and make one of our comfort meals instead. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, chicken, Mashed potatos
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