Category Archives: American

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Stuffed peppers. 5/6/24

Stuffed peppers takes some work. Rather than use some overly sweet jar of tomato sauce I always opt to make my own. Luckily we had some leftover brown rice from the chicken stir-fry the other night. I seasoned and browned … Continue reading

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Cinco de Mayo vegetarian nachos 5/5/24

Usually on Cinco de Mayo we are enjoying tacos or enchiladas and washing it all down with margaritas. But this year of the very-stubborn-pneumonia when I am still on a bunch of drugs we had a much more sedate celebration—nachos … Continue reading

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Roasted tilapia, rice/quinoa mix, zucchini 5/2/24

Originally dinner tonight was supposed to be the fish, polenta, and broccoli. But I was feeling a bit broccoli-ed out so we decided to switch gears. The result was quite tasty! John seasoned and roasted the tilapia in a 400F … Continue reading

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Grilled flank steak, sweet potato, broccoli. 5/1/24

John grilled flank steak to a nice rosy medium rare and also put some char on the sweet potatoes that I had microwaved. Part of the darkness on the sweet potatoes comes from the use of chipotle powder which unfortunately … Continue reading

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