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Category Archives: American
Stir-fried vegetables with eggs 5/29/22
My Breakfast For Dinner of stir-fried vegetables and eggs is one that I really enjoy. First I laid down a bed of shredded raw kale and put a veritable garden of stir-fried vegetables mixed with a little rice on top … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Chinese, Easy, Eggs, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs
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Grilled burger and black-eyed pea salad 5/25/22
We do not eat much red meat at our house but when we do I choose ground beef over any other cut. Forget your prime rib or filet mignon and just give me a straight up burger (or meat loaf, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Salad, Vegetables
Tagged hamburgers
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Turkey kielbasa with sauerkraut and bean salad 5/24/22
Extremely hot weather here in NorCal means we have had to switch gears for our dinner preparations. Our daughter said to me, ”You’re not making a stew and pasta on Tuesday and Wednesday, are you?! Temperatures for those days border … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Poultry, Recipes, Salad, Vegetables
Tagged sauerkraut, Turkey kielbasa
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Chicken with gravy, rutabaga, broccoli 5/23/22
Since it is getting pretty hot out we are trying to keep the kitchen cool by using some convenience foods and the microwave. John made up a packet of chicken gravy and then heated up the rotisserie chicken over a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables
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Vegetable stir-fry with chicken 5/22/22
Tonight I just was not feeling our usually eggs on Sunday so I switched the eggs to a little chicken that we had. The chicken is a very small part of my stir-fry, more like a condiment than a main … Continue reading
Fish taco with spicy black beans and rice 5/18/22
Underneath the cabbage, tomatoes, onion, and salsa verde there is a fish fillet and a corn tortilla. This is my version of a taco, a whole bunch of things piled on a tortilla. Folding a tortilla up and eating it … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Legumes, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables
Tagged Tacos
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Scrambled eggs and Caprese salad 5/15/22
Sunday night is a day of rest for the cooks at our house. We always make Breakfast for Dinner for ourselves. John makes a ham, cheese, mushroom, and scallion omelet and I make an egg dish which varies a lot … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Methods, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs, tomatoes
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Grilled portobello with 2-bean vegetable salad 5/13/22
If you are trying to eat more plant-based meals, grilling a portobello mushroom instead of a meat burger is a great substitution. John marinated the mushrooms in no fat Italian salad dressing and balsamic vinegar and sprinkled on some garlic … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grilling, Healthy tips, Legumes, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, Mushroms
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Shrimp with broccoli and zucchini over polenta 5/12/22
Shrimp with vegetables over polenta is our version of shrimp and grits. John uses Bob’s Red Mill polenta and makes it in a ratio of six parts water to one part polenta. One half cup of polenta turns into quite … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grains, Healthy tips, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged polenta, shrimp
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Roasted talapia with sheet pan sprouts and squash 5/10/22
Tonight’s easy, delicious, quick, and healthy dinner is all a matter of timing. Method: Turn the oven on to 425F convect During the preheat season the fish in a baking dish with olive oil, Old Bay, salt, garlic powder, and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables
Tagged Talapia
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