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Category Archives: American
Buffalo chicken wings and salad. 9/26/23
We were supposed to be having Kung Pao Shrimp tonight but had to pivot since I am waiting on a bottle of gluten-free oyster sauce that I ordered from Amazon. Maybe tomorrow night. Instead I made Foster Farms “Take Out” … Continue reading
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Chicken chili. 9/25/23
The recipe I use for chicken chili is this one, https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/white-chicken-chili-recipe-1922199, by the Neelys from Food Network. Since I did not have a rotisserie chicken handy I used a defrosted chicken breast diced smallish and cooked within the stew. Instead … Continue reading
Posted in American, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, Recipes, Southwest U.S., stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Breakfast for Dinner scrambled egg nachos. 9/24/23
My kids were talking about how they had made yummy nachos on Friday and it stuck in my mind that I would like to have some nachos. I decided to see if I could make scrambled egg nachos. I put … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Legumes, Mexican, Salad, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Vegetarian
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New England clam chowder. 9/23/23
I am so happy to be making soups and stews again! The weather here in Northern California has been in the 70s during the day and in the 50s at night. Currently at about 5:30 PM it is in the … Continue reading
Tilapia with mustard sauce, new potatoes, salad. 9/22/23
We ate our dinner tonight like it was two separate course. First came the salad course which featured an Asiago dressing and tomatoes from our daughter’s garden plot. We were supposed to be making Singapore shrimp but after our big, … Continue reading
Winery dinner in Sonoma. 9/21/23
We are having a second celebration of John’s birthday with a fancy dinner at a winery inSonoma, CA. Each dish is paired with a wine from the winery in a multi-course dinner. We do not go out to dinner or … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Desserts, Dining out, Fish, Shellfish, soup, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Chicken enchiladas, guacamole, chips. 9/16/23
Whether it is enchiladas, tacos, guacamole, or chili, everyone in our family loves Mexican/Southwest food. In fact we are planning on having an all-North American Thanksgiving this year featuring a taco bar. Because we will be out of town in … Continue reading
Buffalo chicken wings and salad. 9/15/23
Tonight we took an easy route to dinner. The wings were Foster Farms Take-Out Buffalo Chicken Wings and the salad was Taylor Farms Steakhouse Wedge. John and I both love Buffalo chicken wings. He likes the drumettes and I like … Continue reading
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Seared scallops with Brussels sprouts and potatoes. 9/14/23
This is sort of the dinner that John requested for his birthday. He actually asked for asparagus but all the ones in the store were those very thin pencil-ly type. So I substituted Brussels sprouts. (As an aside I looked … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Fish tacos with kale salad. 9/13/23
Easy-peasy hump day dinner! Shred some cabbage, chop an onion, buy a container of salsa and a salad kit. The fish, in this case tilapia, cooks in minutes and you’re done!
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Mexican, pescatarian, Salad, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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