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Category Archives: American
Stuffed peppers. 5/29/24
Stuffed red bell peppers is a dish I make about once a month. Growing up my mother always made them with green bell peppers but I find that riper peppers are easier on my digestion. I make a fairly thick … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Methods, Vegetables
Tagged bell peppers, ground beef, rice
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Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. May 26, 27, 28, 2024
On Sunday we decided to get some takeout Chinese food but it was not to be. Our favorite restaurant had decided to use this weekend to renovate their kitchen! What to do? We opted for pizza. Make a phone call … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Fish, Grilling, Holidays, Legumes, Salad, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
Tagged hamburgers, Pizza, Tacos
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Stir-fried vegetables and egg over rice. 5/19/24
Sunday is Breakfast For Dinner day. I had some broccoli left over from Friday’s dinner so I combined that with some sliced carrot, onion, shredded cabbage, and scrambled egg. I seasoned the whole thing with tamari plus ground ginger and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Asian, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, rice, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggs
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Buffalo chicken wings and salad. 5/20/24
I cannot take much credit for tonight’s dinner. The chicken wings were from a frozen bag and the salad was from Taylor Farms pre-prepared line of salads. We had a late appointment to see how my pneumonia was doing (much … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Grilled leg of lamb, potatoes, and broccoli. 5/18/24
Several weeks ago we bought a boneless leg of lamb. It was too much for the three of us to eat so John made up a packet of bits and pieces and also a piece that was one large muscle … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Lamb, leftovers, Methods, Special occasion, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged Lamb
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Spicy Roasted Cauliflower and Onions, Hummus Sauce, and Salsa with Roasted Tilapia and Potato and Squash Mash. 5/16/24
The real star of this dinner was the roasted cauliflower and onions with the hummus sauce and salsa. Not only were the sauce and salsa good on the vegetables but they were also really good on the fish! I had … Continue reading
Posted in American, Middle Eastern, pescatarian, Recipes, Sheet pan, Vegetables
Tagged cauliflower, hummus, tilapia
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Chickpeas, ditalini, and greens. 5/15/24
You can make this weeknight dinner vegan, vegetarian, or not depending on whether you garnish it with dairy cheese or use chicken stock instead of vegetable stock. Our dinner used what we had on hand, Parmesan cheese and chicken stock. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chickpeas
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Grilled hamburger and salad. 5/14/24
Although here in California we can pretty much grill stuff all year long there is something about sitting outside while it’s warm and still light out watching John flip burgers that screams summer. John is an expert at medium rare … Continue reading
Classic chicken dinner. 5/13/34
We have tended to make a chicken dinner on Mondays for years now. In fact our son often makes chicken dinner on Mondays for his family, a holdover from his youth. Monday’s chicken dinner was rotisserie chicken breast reheated in … Continue reading
Shrimp tacos with chopped salad. 5/10/24
I used crispy stand-up taco shells for our shrimp tacos tonight. John cooked the shrimp to perfection and three large shrimp per taco made for a filling dinner. Along with the shrimp the taco was completed with shredded cabbage, tomato … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Mexican, pescatarian, Salad, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged shrimp, Tacos
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