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Category Archives: American
Matzoh ball soup. 4/8/23
On Saturday we had our Passover celebration. Not the right day but it was when we could all get together. John and I spent a lot of time making our festive dinner and making our table look inviting to our … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grilling, Holidays, Lamb, soup, Special occasion, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Lamb
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Light clam chowder with oyster crackers 4/7/23
How can you make a creamy clam chowder light? I use only 1/4 cup of cream which works out to be about 1 tablespoon per person and I add russet potatoes instead of waxy ones. Russet potatoes break down slightly … Continue reading
Easy Sunday night dinner. 4/2/23
On Sunday night we usually have Breakfast For Dinner (BFD). We each make our own and it is always easy. I started my BFD with a shared Taylor Farms packaged Greek salad. For the egg portion of my BFD I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Kitchen tips, Methods, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggs
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Shrimp and broccoli with creamy polenta 4/1/23
This dinner is a favorite of ours. The half cup of polenta is made with 3 cups of water, a couple of bay leaves, 2 garlic cloves, a scant teaspoon of salt, and is finished with a teaspoon of butter. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Lamb chops with mixed rice and asparagus. 3/31/23
This is an easy prep and clean-up dinner. John grilled our little lamb chops to a medium/medium rare perfection. I tried for the first time a package of Bibigo brown rice, red rice, and wild rice mix that you micro-wave … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Lamb, Methods, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Lamb, lamb chops
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Mac ‘n cheese with coleslaw. 3/6/23
As I mentioned earlier I am taking a break until the end of March so this will be my last post until then. I may write something occasionally if we have an especially interesting dinner. Monday’s dinner was like a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Pasta, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, macaroni and cheese
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Chilean sea bass, new potatoes, glazed carrots. 3/5/23
A no-egg Sunday! Instead we made delicious Chilean sea bass. Actually John made the fish and I made the vegetables, our usual division of meal prep. He cooked the fish for about 14 minutes in a 400F oven It came … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged Chilean sea bass
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Turkey sausage and vegetable soup or stew? 3/4/23
John and I are a match made in heaven. He likes chicken drumettes and I like the flats when it comes to chicken wings. He likes dark meat and I like white meat. And he likes soup and I like … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Poultry, soup, stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged turkey sausage
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Sheet pan root veg with turkey sausage. 3/3/23
What is easier than a sheet pan dinner?! I cut up carrots, celery, onion, butternut squash, and cabbage. I tossed all the vegetable components in olive oil and salt and then spread them out on a foil-lined sheet pan. They … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Poultry, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged root vegetables, turkey sausage
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Grilled hamburgers with salad 3/2/23
John did his usual great job grilling the hamburgers. I added a slice of onion, some lettuce and tomato on mine along with ketchup on top and mayo on the bottom. This is the first time using pretzel rolls and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Healthy tips, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hamburgers, Salad
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