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Category Archives: American
Chicken enchiladas. 2/24/25
While we were away Sarah bought a Costco rotisserie chicken and put the two breasts in the freezer. With one of them I made the chicken enchiladas and a chicken with rice vegetable soup. The other one I am saving … Continue reading
Posted in American, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, chicken, kale
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Good ol’ American meal. 2/22/25
First of all Happy George Washington’s Birthday because I am old enough to remember that in February we used to celebrate the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington separately and not just a lackluster amalgamation of all the presidents, … Continue reading
Chicken Lo Mein. 2/5/25
We tried a new recipe for dinner and enjoyed it. I bought a bag of fresh chopped vegetables from Trader Joe’s which contained snow peas, Napa cabbage, broccoli, and bok choy. I added chopped carrots and bean sprouts. We adapted … Continue reading
Posted in American, Asian, Chinese, Easy, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, Chinese, pasta, Stir-fry
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Scallops, new potatoes, and broccoli. 2/4/25
Scallops are one of my favorite things to eat. We used to get large ocean scallops from Costco but they have not been for sale for over six months. So we decided to try these smaller scallops also from Costco. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, potatoes, scallops
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Fusilli with mushrooms and asparagus. 2/3/25
I probably could eat pasta almost every day of the week. I like it with meat sauces, meatballs, sausage, and all kinds of vegetables. Tonight’s pasta dish was made with fusilli cooked to al dente and then incorporated into a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, pasta
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Classic Chicken dinner. 2/1/25
I know you are probably tired of classic chicken dinner appearing almost every week. So am I. We changed it a little this week with rice instead of mashed potatoes but our second dinner with a rotisserie chicken needs an … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged brussels sprouts, chicken, rice
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New England Clam Chowder. 1/31/25
Except for chopping up potatoes, onions, leeks, and celery everything else is pretty much a pantry item. We used canned minced clams, clam juice, the liquid from the clams, and some heavy cream. We made a big pot of it … Continue reading
Chicken soft tacos with spicy beans. 1/28/25
Instead of our usual chicken enchiladas we decided to go with chicken tacos this week. I shredded up a chicken breast from our Costco chicken and fashioned a make-your-own taco bar. John toasted tortillas and we filled our tacos with … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, chicken, taco
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Grilled hamburgers and salad. 1/27/25
It’s chilly out but not too cold to grill hamburgers! We had a summer dinner at the end of January. John did a great job grilling our burgers to medium rare. I made a fresh salad to go along side. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hamburgers
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Penne with kale and mushroom 1/26/25
Our dinner for Sunday night was a hearty pasta bowl. While the salted water heated up I sautéed the mushrooms with onions and garlic and wilted the kale in the same pan. When the penne was cooked John drained it … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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