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Category Archives: American
Lamb and white bean chili. 4/30/24
On the last day of April John made our adaptation of Melissa Clark’s (NYTimes Cooking) lamb and white bean chili. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12300-lamb-and-white-bean-chili?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share Unfortunately it is behind a paywall so unless you have a subscription you cannot see it. I have an … Continue reading
Posted in American, Lamb, Legumes, Methods, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
Tagged beans, Chili, Lamb
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Chicken taco with spicy beans. 4/27/24
I bought some frozen chicken tenders on sale at Safeway and figured that when the bag said “Cook from Frozen” prominently on the front that it meant I could pop them in the microwave for a few minutes and, voila, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Bo ack beans, chicken, Tacos
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Pinwheel steak, broccoli, mashed potatoes. 4/26/24
This prime piece of meat is a rib cap that has been rolled and tied. It is a very scrumptious cut. John seasoned the steak and grilled it to medium rare. Along with the steak I made some broccoli seared … Continue reading
Buffalo chicken wings with carrots and celery 4/25/24
No, I did not make these from scratch. We are still in “easy mode” while I try to recover from pneumonia. John does a stellar job roasting the wings in the oven with an extra blast of heat for the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, chicken wings
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Passover Seder, April 22, 2024
On Monday, April 22, 2024 we celebrated the first night of Passover. Our Seder plate included lettuce, parsley, charoses (apples, walnuts, wine), horseradish, an egg, and a lamb bone. We went through the blessings, read the story about the flight … Continue reading
Posted in American, Desserts, Grilling, Holidays, Lamb, soup, Vegetables
Tagged Lamb
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Grilled hamburgers. 4/19/24
Now that I am home again from the hospital it is so great to eat something with seasoning! The hospital did have a hamburger as a lunch selection but the idea of a really low fat, overcooked hamburger with no … Continue reading
Hospital food. 4/18/24
I am back in the hospital trying to shake this bout of pneumonia. There are many unenjoyable things that go on in a hospital—being awaken multiple times during the night to check on vitals, draw blood, and fix the IV … Continue reading
Posted in American, Lunch, Mexican, Vegetables
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Meatloaf with rice and broccoli 4/6/24
Apparently having the flu has made me lose my appetite for anything other than comfort food from my youth. Usually I want vegetable or seafood based dinners but this week I am all about lamb chops and ground beef. Since … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Methods, rice, South American, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, ground beef, rice
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Chili 4/5/24
We have not had a ground beef chili in years! I pulled a recipe out of my binder which said this one was good from March, 2014! Since I am still under the weather, my contribution to the dinner was … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Legumes, stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged ground beef, kidney beans, tomatoes
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Grilled lamb chops with mixed potato mash and broccoli. 4/3/24
I cannot claim much credit for this dinner since I have been sick and not doing much prep or eating. I did peel the potatoes. John did his usual masterful job of grilling the lamb chops and our daughter prepared … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Lamb, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, Lamb, potatoes
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