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Category Archives: American
Pizza times two. 3/18 & 3/19/2026
On Wednesday of my no-planning week we decided we wanted pizza. Having dinner delivered hot to our door is always very alluring. John ordered an extra large Italian sausage pizza. The three of us ate half of it (2 slices … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Italian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Pizza
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Corned beef and cabbage, potatoes, and carrots. 3/17/26
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I am about half English, a quarter German, and a quarter Irish by my imprecise reckoning. I know there were Sullivans and Martins in my past. So at least Sarah and I have some claim to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Special occasion, stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged cabbage, carrots, Corned beef, potatoes
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Chicken burrito bowl. 3/16/26
In this bowl (hiding beneath the lettuce) are all the ingredients you might find in a chicken burrito. There is rice, chicken, corn, black beans, salsa, cilantro, and green onions. The chips take the place of a tortilla and the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, rice, Salad, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, rice, Salad
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Grilled steak, potato, and asparagus. 3/13/26
Sometimes you just feel like having a piece of beef. This dinner really hit the spot this week.
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, Beef, potato
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Convenience food. 3/12/26
We did not feel like going through the mess of a complicated dinner so we opted for air-frying fish fillets and making a packaged salad. It was easy and we enjoyed it.
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Fish, Salad
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Penne with tomatoes, corn, and basil. 3/11/26
After declaring that it was too hot to be cooking anything last night, Sarah departed the kitchen and left us to our own devices. I decided I wanted a summery pasta meal so we blistered some cherry tomatoes, sauteed corn, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta
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Grilled hamburgers with salad and chips. 3/9/26
John as always is our master chef of grilling. The hamburgers were done perfectly and enjoyed by all. Sarah contributed the Takis potato chips which were the worst chips ever! They were totally saltless and tasteless. We threw them out. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beef burger, Salad
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Crispy fish fillet sandwiches and a salad. 3/7/26
The other day we were at Costco when I noticed that they carried Gorton’s crispy fish fillets. Having spent part of our lives living in Massachusetts we were familiar with the Gorton fisherman and remembered plenty of meals when the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, pescatarian, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Fish, Salad
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Rotisserie chicken breast in gravy 3/5/26
Easy peasy dinner using the convenience of Costco rotisserie chicken, a packet of chicken gravy, Idahoan powdered potatoes, and a fresh mixed vegetable. Originally our veg was supposed to be just broccoli but I discovered that we did not have … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, chicken, potatoes
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Grilled NY Strip steak, potato, and salad. 2/28/26
Delicious dinner tonight! When my friend was visiting this summer we bought a pack of three steaks and this one was left over and frozen. What a treat to have a good steak from Costco and not one of the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, potato, Salad
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