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Category Archives: American
Chicken burrito bowl. 9/4/25
Thursday is Sarah’s night to make dinner. Instead of pasta she set up a buffet of ingredients so that we could each make our own bowl. Mine consisted of rice, black beans, cheese, chicken, cabbage, salsa, peppers, cilantro, avocado, sour … Continue reading
Posted in American, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, chicken, rice, tortilla chips
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Warm lentil and sausage salad. 8/3/25
As often happens I bought an ingredient for a dish I was making and then had leftovers of the ingredient. In this case it was fennel. I set about looking for recipes that included fennel and found one that was … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, leftovers, Legumes, Recipes, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged fennel, lentils, Salad, turkey sausage
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Ribs and corn for Labor Day. September 1, 2025
Ha ha, this is what artificial intelligence thinks my dinner would look like. I guess we must be sitting outside at a picnic table after having grilled our ribs. Unfortunately it was 100F and we stayed inside and heated up … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Pork, Vegetables
Tagged corn on the cob, Pork, ribs
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Zucchini and rice gratin. 8/29/25
Due to our mixed up week Sarah’s contribution dinner was moved to Friday. She got up early to bake this gratin so the oven would have minimal effect in heating up the house. This is a recipe she got from … Continue reading
Posted in American, Recipes, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cheese, rice, zucchini
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Classic chicken. 8/28/25
John is a bit swollen and bruised from his procedure yesterday so we go with our easy comfort food classic, sliced chicken breast in gravy, mashed potatoes, and broccoli. It is easy to make and clean up and very comforting.
Posted in American, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Grilled NY strip steak, baked potato, broccoli. 8/18/25
Another great dinner while my dear friend is visiting. This one is so easy! John seasoned the strip steaks and cooked them to perfection on our gas grill. He also put some grill marks on the baked potatoes. I steamed … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, Grilling, Strip steak
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Lasagna! 8/15/25
Sarah made delicious lasagna for our dinner tonight. Who doesn’t love lasagna!? Luckily we were able to hold ourselves enough in check that we will be able to have a leftovers dinner on Sunday.
Chickpea stew. 8/13/25
This delicious chickpeas, vegetables, and pasta stew can be easily made vegetarian or vegan.
Posted in American, Legumes, Pasta, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chickpeas, pasta, Vegetables
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Grilled hamburger and salad. 8/12/25
John’s grilled hamburgers are a favorite at our house. We like ours medium rare with mayo, ketchup, and red onion.
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Grilling, hamburgers
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Rotisserie chicken dinner. 8/11/25
Just an easy home style dinner tonight. John warmed the sliced chicken breast in chicken gravy and I made instant mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli and cauliflower.
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