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Category Archives: American
Grilled hamburgers, salad, and corn. 8/24/23
Thursday’s dinner was a celebration of summer—outdoors grilling, bright tomatoes, and corn on the cob. Since I have sadly been having trouble digesting gluten I had my hamburgers with its condiments of red onion, ketchup, and mayonnaise bunless. Sitting in … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Grilled rib cap steak and potato, Caesar salad. 8/17/23
Very infrequently we buy a rib cap steak at Costco. The rib cap is what curves around the eye of meat in a rib eye steak. It is a really tasty piece of meat. We do not buy it often … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Salad, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Egg and veg burger crumble tostada. 8/13/23
Tonight I tried something different from my usual egg dishes. I microwaved a chipotle black bean veggie burger, crumbled it up, and mixed it with a scrambled egg. In addition to the two main components of my tostada I used … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Methods, Mexican, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, Eggs, Tostada
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Stuffed peppers with broccoli. 8/12/23
Since this dish involved some cooking and it was a hot day I made the stuffed pepper and tomato sauce in the morning and merely reheated everything in the microwave for dinner. I like to make my own tomato sauce … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Methods, Vegetables
Tagged bell peppers, ground beef, rice
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Shrimp tacos and chopped slaw 8/11/23
Tonight’s dinner was a big success. The combination of guacamole and tomato/mango salsa went really well with the shrimp. In addition the slaw made of chopped cabbage and broccoli (same family) with some sweetness from carrots and the zing of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Methods, Mexican, Salad, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Sautéed tilapia with rice and salad. 8/9/23
The original plan for dinner tonight was the tilapia with polenta and broccoli. However, for the second time in three days the power went out at about 5:45 pm. The text I received said it should be back on by … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Hot weather meals, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Grilled citrus-marinated pork tenderloin with tortillas and spicy beans. 8/8/23
We saw this recipe, https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024375-poc-chuc-citrus-marinated-grilled-pork?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share, on the NYTimes cooking site and decided to try it with pork tenderloin. Pork tenderloin is notorious for cooking up tasteless and dry. To counteract that John took the pork and cut it into 1 … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grilling, Healthy tips, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mexican, Pork, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables
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Southwest salad with omelette strips. 8/6/23
This week’s Breakfast for Dinner is similar to last week’s. I merely changed the form factor of the egg. Last week I topped the Taylor Farms Southwest Salad with a scrambled egg and this week I made an omelette and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggs, Salad
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Turkey sausage, sauerkraut, and black beans. 8/5/23
We were supposed to be having tofu bowls tonight but our avocado did not ripen fast enough. So I cast about the kitchen trying to devise a new dinner plan when John suggested turkey sausage. I had bought a couple … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Tilapia with mustard sauce, rice, and broccoli. 8/4/23
Pretty straightforward dinner tonight. John cooked the 4.5 ounce portion of tilapia (frozen from Costco) for 3-4 minutes per side in a little olive oil. I sautéed the broccoli in a tablespoon of water and a teaspoon of butter. My … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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