Category Archives: American

Chicken breast with gravy, butternut squash, and Brussels sprouts. 11/8/23

This dinner looks and eats like a pared down Thanksgiving dinner. The chicken is one of the sliced up breasts from Monday’s Costco rotisserie chicken. John made up a packet of chicken gravy and added some of the chicken jus … Continue reading

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Chilean sea bass, new potatoes, broccoli 11/7/23

On our way over to the rotisserie chickens at Costco we stopped at the fish counter and found a beautiful piece of Chilean sea bass. Instead of having a shrimp dish on Tuesday we decided to move our fresh fish … Continue reading

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Faux hot dog with an inventive pita bun. 11/4/23

On Saturday we were supposed to be preparing an Asian salmon bowl. It is one of our daughter’s favorite things we make. Unfortunately she was not feeling well so we decided to push the bowl to Sunday and find something … Continue reading

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Grilled flank steak, baked potato, zucchini. 11/3/23

John did a great job grilling the steak. He seasoned it with salt, garlic, powder, pepper, and smoked paprika. On a pre-heated grill the cooking time is only two and a half to three minutes per side. While he cooked … Continue reading

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Buffalo chicken wings and salad. 11/2/23

Not having a menu has dinner topsy-turvy this week. Since we did not take a flank steak out of the freezer early enough for dinner our fallback plan was to make some frozen Buffalo chicken wings and have a salad. … Continue reading

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Too much sauce! 11/1/23

I had some tomato sauce left over from last week’s pasta meal. Once I put it in a pan to reheat John and I agreed that it looked like it wasn’t enough for the amount of pasta that he was … Continue reading

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Shrimp with polenta and broccoli. 11/1/23

We have not planned a menu or gone food shopping for this week but we always have shrimp, broccoli, and polenta on hand. Except for all the stirring of the polenta (we take turns!) this is a really easy, quick, … Continue reading

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Sheet pan turkey sausage and vegetables. 10/30/23

Sheet pan cooking is so easy and the clean-up is minimal. I preheated the oven to 425F and cut up, oiled, and salted some potatoes, carrots, onions, zucchini, and cabbage. After 20 minutes I added the turkey sausage for the … Continue reading

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New England Clam Chowder. 10/27/23

Here is my recipe for New England clam chowder. The heavy cream measure is as decadent as you like, anywhere from 2 tablespoons to 1/2 cup or more. The consistency is soupy not paste-like. I think it is delicious.

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Sous vide pork tenderloin with new potatoes and broccoli. 10/25/23

This is our last try with pork tenderloin. According to Serious Eats if you cook the tenderloin in a sous vide bath set at 130F, the pork should come out flavorful, juicy, and tender. You do not have to worry … Continue reading

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