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Category Archives: American
Buffalo chicken wings with carrots and celery. 9/23/22
On Friday night we were watching Roger Federer’s last professional match which was a very happy/sad event. We have been big fans for a long time. Needless to say, thoughts of making dinner went out the window and we decided … Continue reading
Leek and potato soup. 9/19/22
Tonight’s leek and potato soup began life a few weeks ago as Instant Pot Vichyssoises. We had a bunch left over so we heated it up to come back as leek and potato soup! No need to eat it cold … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Leftovers For Dinner, soup, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged leeks, potatoes
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Composed salad. 9/18/22
On Sunday morning with one little pot of water I hard boiled an egg, blanched broccoli, and cooked a small potato. Everything else was chopped and assembled at dinner time. As a base I used a combo of green leaf … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Steak, grilled potato, and asparagus. 9/16/22
Tonight we are finishing up our celebrations. Our final celebration is marking the anniversary of John’s retiring from full-time employment. We have enjoyed these years without the tedious commute and the office politics. Better that he be employed as my … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged rib eye steak
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Chilean sea bass, Vichy carrots, zucchini and onions. 9/14/22
This was John’s birthday dinner! He chose Chilean sea bass and we negotiated on the vegetables. He said he wanted two vegetable instead of a starch and a vegetable. After he decided that he wanted the zucchini, onions, and garlic … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged Chilean sea bass
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Chickpeas with ditalini and greens. 9/12/22
I am so glad that it finally cooled off and we are able to make more Fall-like dinner dishes. Chickpeas with ditalini and greens is an easy and versatile entree. We always make extra because it is so good for … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chickpeas
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Salade Niçoise sans thon (tuna). 9/11/22
I have really been loving these Sunday salads. Since I wanted a lot of different components every time there was a commercial during the US Open I would get up and chop something up or blanch the broccoli etc. I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Eggs, Hot weather meals, Methods, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs, Salad
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Indoor Labor Day picnic 9/5/22
So much for an outside event today. Happy “All-time record heat” Labor Day. We topped off at about 113F. It’s supposed to be hotter tomorrow. Ugh. Anyway, we made a little picnic in the family room where it was only … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Holidays, Hot weather meals, Vegetables
Tagged Picnic
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Sunday supper salad. 9/4/22
My recent Sunday suppers have been more salad-like and less egg-like. Since it was VERY HOT yesterday, I cooked the egg in the morning and blanched the broccoli in the microwave. Along with the egg and the broccoli I had … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Fish, Hot weather meals, Legumes, pescatarian, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggs, tuna
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Seared shrimp with salsa slaw and cauliflower rice 9/3/22
Granted this is not a pretty plate of food but it tasted good. We needed a dinner that would have minimal cooking because it was over 100F. Originally John was going to put the shrimp on skewers and cook them … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged shrimp
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