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Category Archives: American
Scallops with roasted broccolini and asparagus. 6/17/22
Originally I had planned on making asparagus and a salad. When I went to the grocery store they had a pack of asparagus and broccolini together for $5. I shifted gears and decided that asparagus and broccolini totally went together … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Low carb meals, Methods, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Pan-roasted salmon, broccoli, salad. 6/15/22
My new lower carb way of eating is going quite successfully and I am not feeling deprived hardly at all. Being able to use olive oil more freely has made cooking easier and the results tastier. John cooked the salmon … Continue reading
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Hamburger with grilled cauliflower and coleslaw. 6/14/22
A hot day calls for cooking outside. While I made a cool cole slaw indoors, John cooked the burgers and cauliflower on the grill. While John and our daughter had burgers on sesame buns, I had mine without the extra … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Low carb meals, Vegetables
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Chilean sea bass with salad and zucchini 6/13/22
Today I started my low carb living with a delicious piece of Chilean sea bass with an accompanying salad and sautéed zucchini. We ate the salad as a first course dressed simply with olive oil and red wine vinegar. It … Continue reading
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Southwest salad. 6/10/22
It was really hot here yesterday, in the upper 90s. So we scuttled our cooking plans and made a southwest salad. John and I used to buy this salad pre-made from Costco but, as it happens with many things we … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Poultry, Salad, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
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Chilean sea bass, blistered cherry tomatoes, kale and corn 6/7/22
As fabulous as Chilean sea bass is, the vegetables really stole the show for this dinner. John roasted the Chilean sea bass in a 400F oven for 14 minutes. He seasoned it with salt, garlic powder, Old Bay, tarragon (from … Continue reading
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Chicken with rice mix and broccoli 6/6/22
At our house we call this either Classic Chicken or Chicken Monday. When the kids were little I tended to make the same sort of dish on certain days of the week. Monday was always chicken. In fact it became … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grains, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Poultry, rice, Vegetables
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Vegetable stir-fry with polenta and fresh herbs 6/5/22
Since I ate an egg for breakfast I was looking for something different for Sunday night’s dinner. Aha, leftover polenta in the refrigerator! Given that polenta did not seem to lend itself to Asian flavors I decided to make an … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Grains, Italian, leftovers, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Atlantic cod, polenta, parsley sauce, and zucchini 6/2/22
Every week I get emails with what is on sale at our local grocery stores. This week I saw that fresh Atlantic cod was $12.99/lb. (plus another 10% off for being an Amazon Prime member) at Whole Foods. Having lived … Continue reading
Shrimp tacos 5/30/22
We figured that tacos are about as American as apple pie and a fitting dinner for a patriotic holiday. We were going to grill the shrimp and eat outside but it got very windy so we ended up cooking and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Holidays, Kitchen tips, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
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