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Category Archives: American
Shrimp in a saffron white wine sauce. 11/6/24
I mostly prepared and cooked this dinner. It all came out pretty well except I overcooked the shrimp a bit. I am not used to cooking the proteins. But the sauce was yummy even though we forgot to bring along … Continue reading
Posted in American, pescatarian, Special occasion, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
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Penne with Jon’s sauce. 10/5/240
The hits keep coming this week with a pasta dinner with Jonathan’s sausage and mushroom tomato sauce. I chopped up onions, garlic, and mushrooms while he got the sauce going. He used some spicy Italian pork sausage links which he … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Pasta, Pork, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, pork sausage
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Jon’s fancy scallop dinner 11/4/24
After a busy day of hiking and shopping, Jonathan made his fancy scallop dinner. This consists of mashed potatoes, scallops, braised leeks, mushrooms, and asparagus with a beurre blanc sauce. I helped with the chopping of onions, mushrooms, and peeling … Continue reading
Posted in American, French, pescatarian, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
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First day on vacation, 11/3/24, Grilled Hamburgers
We spent all day Saturday, 11/2/24, driving to St. George, Utah with our son, Jon, for a week full of golf (for Jon), and some tennis, perhaps some hiking, and cooking together. The night we got in we went to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Vacation cuisine, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Grilling, hamburgers
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Chickpea Stew. 10/28/24
This is a great vegetarian dish, or vegan if you use vegetable broth and leave off the Parmesan cheese. Today I served it with the kale as a base wilting in the hot broth. It is really terrific. You feel … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mediterranean, Pasta, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Classic Chicken 10/23/24
This is kind of like a mini Thanksgiving on a weekday night. It consists of a sliced rotisserie chicken breast heated gently with the jus from the chicken bolstered with some “chicken gravy” from a packet. Instant mashed potatoes with … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Grilled Rib Eye Steak 10/22/24
Tonight’s dinner was easy to make but seemed pretty fancy. John grilled the steak and the baked potato. I guess I should say microwaved potato. I cooked the potato through in the microwave and then split it in half, seasoned … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Methods, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged cauliflower, Steak
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Baked salmon with mustard-tarragon sauce 10/21/24
John did a superb job cooking the salmon in a 400F oven for 12 minutes. I was in charge of making the sauce which is the same as my mustard sauce from last week with the addition of fresh tarragon … Continue reading
Spaghetti and Meatballs. 10/19/24
Using pantry and freezer components makes this dinner a snap. The meatballs are Rosina’s home style and the sauce is Rao’s tomato and basil. The meatballs defrost while cooking in the sauce which I supplement with chili flakes, garlic powder, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged meatballs, pasta, Spaghetti
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Sheet pan turkey sausage and veg. 10/18/24
Making a sheet pan dinner is really easy and the clean up is a snap. The vegetables I included were onions, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and carrots. They were seasoned with olive oil, salt, pepper, and ground garlic. I preheated … Continue reading
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