Category Archives: American

Eggs, veggie patty, English muffin. 2/12/23

I could not think of anything inventive to do with my Breakfast for Dinner this week. I had bought English muffins as a treat this week so I thought I would put a fried egg on each half. I think … Continue reading

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Grilled lamb chops and potato with asparagus. 2/11/23

I think I have hit all the family favorites this week—Chana dal, shrimp bowl, pasta, chicken enchiladas, and finally, grilled lamb chops! While we rarely eat red meat, we will make an exception for lamb chops. Yum! John cooked the … Continue reading

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Tilapia, rice, and broccoli with mustard sauce. 2/10/23

Easy dinner tonight. John roasted the tilapia in a 400F oven for 8 minutes. The rice was left over from the oven baked rice I made on Tuesday. I cut up all the broccoli I had and cooked it in … Continue reading

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Not quite a cheese omelet. 2/6/23

If you read this blog you will know that every Sunday John makes himself an omelet. I, on the other hand, have various dishes which incorporate eggs. This Sunday I made not quite a cheese omelet which was actually eggs … Continue reading

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White chicken chili. 2/4/23

White chicken chili is a recipe I got from the Neely’s of Food Network. You might like to make their chili because it turns out really tasty. We used a Fresno chile instead of a jalapeño, crushed in a handful … Continue reading

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Salmon, rice, and green beans with a mustard sauce. 2/3/23

John tried a new technique for cooking the salmon that we saw on America’s Test Kitchen last week. He pre-heated a sheet pan in the oven set to 500F. When the oven reached temperature he took the pan out, sprayed … Continue reading

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Fusilli with mushrooms, zucchini, and asparagus. 2/2/23

You could make this pasta dish with any shape you like. I do think it works better with shapes rather than strands. I chopped up all the vegetables ahead of time so the cooking went really quickly. Using a large … Continue reading

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Scrambled eggs, veggie patty, toast. 2/1/23

After getting a good start on Monday with my menu, things have gone off the rails. Tuesday we ended up eating lunch for dinner (open faced tuna sandwich and vegetable soup for me and I forgot to take a picture!) … Continue reading

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Shrimp and broccoli over polenta. 1/30/23

John set up the polenta for me to stir as he got the shrimp ready to be cooked. We buy frozen 21-25 shrimp with tail-on so he removes the tail for ease of eating. As the polenta thickened and I … Continue reading

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Hamburger on ciabatta, tater tots. 1/27/23

Medium-rare hamburger on a toasted ciabatta bun with lettuce, onion, mayo, and ketchup, yum! I misjudged how long it would take to cook the tater tots so mine had the texture of being microwaved. At least the underdone potatoes kept … Continue reading

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