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Category Archives: American
Grilled lamb, potatoes, and asparagus. 4/10/23
This dinner is actually the leftovers from Saturday. We served the lamb cold on Monday rather than risk overcooking it. The potatoes and asparagus were simply heated carefully in the microwave. I would say that the dinner was almost as … Continue reading
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
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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
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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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