Category Archives: American

Breakfast for Dinner, Omelet 9/6/20

Posted on September 6, 2020 by

Normally for BFD I just make some sort of scrambled eggs. Last night I tried to be a little more creative and it turned out really well. The omelet I made consisted of two eggs, a slice of ultra thin … Continue reading →

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Seared scallops, new potatoes, and broccoli. 9/4/20

Posted on September 5, 2020 by

Look at the sear on these scallops! What a great job John did cooking these scallops. He got our cast iron pan ripping hot and cooked the scallops in a teaspoon of oil for about 2 minutes on each side. … Continue reading →

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Pan-seared salmon with tartar/parsley sauce, rice, and snow peas. 9/2/20

Posted on September 2, 2020 by

Tonight’s dinner of salmon, rice, and snow peas is really easy and really tasty. John cooked the salmon to perfection. I doubt that it took more than five minutes in the pan. To accompany it I made a tartar and … Continue reading →

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Substituting ingredients. 8/30/20

Posted on August 30, 2020 by

Tonight we are making chicken chili with the last bit of our rotisserie chicken. Problem is, we do not have most of the ingredients that we normally use since we are still inhabiting the desert island of a rental unit. … Continue reading →

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Hamburgers. 8/29/20

Posted on August 29, 2020 by

This is the first actual hamburger I have eaten in 11.5 months. Yes, I have had a couple of very low fat burgers on pita or a diet bread product a couple of times but there is really no comparison. … Continue reading →

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Rotisserie chicken. 8/28/20

Posted on August 28, 2020 by

I just noticed that I skipped August 28th! My bad! Maybe I skipped it because we had a rather unimaginative meal of a Costco chicken with a mix of cauliflower rice and leftover yellow rice and the always available broccoli. … Continue reading →

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Fancy dinner night. 8/27/20

Posted on August 27, 2020 by

Tonight we gave into the hardcore carnivore within each of us and made lamb chops with a baked potato and asparagus. Since we do not have a reliable cooktop here John broiled the lamb chops in the oven, I microwaved … Continue reading →

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Cooking in a strange kitchen. 8/26/20

Posted on August 26, 2020 by

Although we are trying to convince ourselves that we are on a “vacation” and not running away from fire and smoke, I still want to eat in a healthy manner. Because of the pandemic and my diet, dining out is … Continue reading →

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Escaping the fire and smoke. 8/25/20

Posted on August 25, 2020 by

You may have noticed that I did not publish a weekly menu or any updates for a few days. We have been dealing with the fires and smoke in Northern California. Over the weekend our air had fallen into the … Continue reading →

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Pinto bean tacos with spicy tomato rice (vegan). 8/22/20

Posted on August 22, 2020 by

Our taco meal was surprisingly filling and satisfying. The canned pinto beans were cooked with onion, garlic, Serrano chile, and cumin. The beans went into stovetop toasted corn tortillas and then garnished with salsa, cabbage, and cilantro. One of our … Continue reading →

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