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Category Archives: American
Grilled lamb chops, polenta, broccoli. 12/28/22
Delicious meal tonight! John grilled these lamb chops to perfection. Each one is like a little porterhouse steak. We made a special trip to Costco for them. A lot of regular grocery stores don’t carry much lamb but we can … Continue reading
Spaghetti and meatballs. 12/26/22
Shortly before Christmas I made a tomato sauce for the chicken parm we were having for dinner. My idea at the time was that I would make enough sauce for dinner and also for Christmas Eve’s meatballs three ways. Of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, Leftovers For Dinner, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged meatballs, Spaghetti
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Christmas Eve and Christmas, 2022
I hope everyone had wonderful holidays with great food and good times with family and friends. In the excitement of the holidays and all the good things to eat I forgot to take any pictures. So I can merely give … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Desserts, Holidays, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Tiny meat loaf with potatoes and broccoli. 12/23/22
For our Christmas Eve party we are making meatballs with three sauces. After I made 70 meatballs I had a little of the meat ball mix left over. What are meatballs anyway? Basically round meat loaf! So I made two … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, Meat loaf
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Vegan lentil stew. 12/19/22
Usually when we make a lentil stew we add turkey sausage but I felt a totally vegan dish would suit me better. I started by sautéing the mushrooms and onions in a little olive oil. After they were softened I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Methods, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Breakfast for dinner. 12/18/22
As I am easing my way back into eating after being sick, eggs seem like a good choice plus they are our usual Sunday night dinner. I toasted a piece of rye bread and set a chickpea patty on top … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Legumes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Classic chicken dinner. 12/12/22
We went to Costco today and bought one of their rotisserie chickens. What a deal for $4.99! I should buy one every time we go. When we got home I took the chicken apart. I knew John would like a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Fried scallops with tots and salad. 12/8/22
This is my birthday dinner. I love fried scallops and have not had them since July 17, 2020! That’s the thing about having this blog I always know what and when I ate something. So obviously frying stuff is not … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, pescatarian, Salad, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Pasta Wednesday—pesto, asparagus, mushrooms 12/7/22
About a month ago I cut off all the leaves from our basil plants and made pesto with the basil leaves, almonds, garlic, and olive oil. I froze the pesto in a quarter cup ice tray and then transferred the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, pesto
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Taco Tuesday – carnitas! 12/6/22
Pork butt (shoulder) was on sale this week for $1.87/lb. So we thought we would buy a small one and try making carnitas in the Instant Pot for some dinners and lunches. We followed this recipe from the Well plated … Continue reading
Posted in American, Instant Pot, Mexican, Pork, Recipes, Salad, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Pork, Tacos
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