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Category Archives: American
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
Grilled steak, potatoes, and asparagus. 4/5/25
John cooked the steak on the grill perfectly. He also put a little char on the potatoes I had microwaved earlier. The asparagus cooked in a little water and butter. This was an easy dinner full of flavor.
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Vegetables
Tagged asparagus, potato, Steak
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Shrimp scampi with rice and snow peas. 4/3/25
We chose rice as the starch to soak up the garlicky sauce of shrimp scampi. Pasta would work well too. I am including the recipe. Be careful with the lemon juice, tasting and adding a little at a time. You … Continue reading
Posted in American, Italian, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged rice, shrimp, snow peas
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Chicken enchiladas. 4/2/25
The chicken enchiladas that we make are stuffed with shredded chicken, chopped onions, cheese, and a bit of salsa verde. What made these especially good was the medium spicy salsa by Las Palmas and shredded habanero pepper jack cheese. They … Continue reading
Penne with basil and tomato sauce. 4/1/25
John and I were out most of the day visiting old friends who were staying near their kids and grandkids in the North Bay. Since we would not be back home until 6 PM I figured we would need a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta
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Burrito bowl. 3/26/25
Sarah likes to make all sorts of “bowls” for her dinners. On Wednesday she made burrito bowls for John and her. A burrito bowl consists of everything you might find in a burrito over rice. In this burrito bowl she … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Burrito, chicken
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