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Category Archives: American
Linguine with onions and cabbage. 5/28/25
This was another delicious pasta dish by Sarah. She sauteed the onions and garlic in olive oil and then added the cooked linguine to the vegetables along with some pasta water. A dusting of feta cheese went on top. It … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged cabbage, pasta
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Memorial Day grilling. 5/26/2025
We had a small family grill night for Memorial Day. John cooked the hamburgers expertly and also put some char on the corn. I made up a salad and we shared part of a bag of chips.
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Holidays, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged corn, hamburgers, Salad
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Salmon with mustard parsley sauce. 5/24/2025
Today we are getting those good omega-3 fatty acids from the salmon! Plus the broccoli provides 140% of our daily vitamin C. Hopefully these two super foods will offset the white rice which does not bring much to the good … Continue reading
Shrimp tacos. 5/20/25
Tuesday was definitely Taco Tuesday at our house! Sarah and I went out for lunch and had street tacos and then, according to my menu plan, John and I made shrimp tacos for dinner. John does such a great job … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged shrimp, Tacos
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Grilled boneless leg of lamb. 5/19/25
I bought a small boneless leg of lamb that was $6.00 off at Costco so it ended up at $5.00/lb. John cut the lamb into three pieces which will make three meals for us. He then pounded the lamb into … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Lamb, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Buffalo chicken wings. 5/17/25
I wish I could say I actually made these but I bought the wings frozen. They are Foster Farms Take Out Crispy Wings that I bought at Costco. I do not have an air fryer but these wings seem just … Continue reading
Posted in American, Appetizers, Easy, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken
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Grilled strip steak, grilled potato, and broccoli. 5/16/25
On Friday I sat outside for a while as John cooked the potato and steak. What delicious aromas! John had carefully trimmed the steak as we have run into some unpleasant gristle on these bargain-priced steaks. He cooked the steaks … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Vegetables
Tagged Beef, broccoli, potato, Steak
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Chicken burrito bowl. 5/15/25
Thursday is Sarah’s night to make dinner. Sarah loves to make bowls. She made us yummy chicken burrito bowls. It consisted of rice, chicken, black beans, corn, chiles, cabbage, salsa, green onions, tortilla chips, and sour cream. She set it … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, rice, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken
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Chilean sea bass, potatoes, and asparagus. 5/13/25
Wow, another great dinner! John roasted the Chikean sea bass for 14 minutes in a 400F oven and it came out perfectly. I peeled and steamed small red potatoes and cooked the rest of the asparagus from Mother’s Day. Luckily … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Chilean sea bass, Fish
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Spaghetti and meatballs. 5/9/25
We ran out of time for making our shrimp scampi so we opted for quick spaghetti and meatballs. I will make the shrimp scampi on Saturday instead, Our pasta dinner was the ultimate in convenience. “Rosina” brand supplied the meatballs, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged meatballs, pasta
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