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Category Archives: American
Chickpea stew with ditalini and vegetables 4/23/22
I made this enjoyable vegan entree on Saturday for dinner but there is enough left over for lunch on Sunday as well. Sure, there is a lot of chopping but the results are really delicious. Along with the chickpeas, ditalini, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Legumes, Pasta, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Tilapia with mustard sauce, new potatoes, and broccoli 4/22/22
It is so nice to be cooking again! During our vacation I ate everything I could possibly want and it is great to get back to the clean, crisp flavors of my own kitchen. I have planned out the rest … Continue reading
A sandwich and soup. 4/2/22
Our son came over today to play tennis with John and afterwards we picked up banh mi from Lee’s Sandwiches which is a Vietnamese chain here in California. I love banh mi with its delicate crunchy roll and its pickled … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Lunch, Poultry, soup, Vegetarian, Vietnamese
Tagged banh mi, soup
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Scallops, new potatoes, sprouts 3/31/22
This is the second of our special occasion for no reason dinners this week. And much like our pasta dinner on Wednesday it was delicious, quick to make, and easy (but, alas, not inexpensive.) Since the scallops take almost no … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged scallops
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Chilean sea bass, butternut squash, green beans. 3/29/22
On Monday we bought some Chilean sea bass from Costco. It is a departure from our usual frozen pieces. It, being fish, needed to be eaten by at least the next day. John roasted the sea bass for about 20 … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables
Tagged Sea bass
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Chicken “piccata” with broccoli and Vichy carrots. 3/28/22
The reason I call this sort of chicken piccata is because we did not start out with a butter sauce. We used our stand-by, McCormack Chicken Gravy, to use as a base. Instead of making the mix with a cup … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Methods, Poultry, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged chicken
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Stir-fry vegetables with eggs. 3/27/22
Another Sunday and I am trying to think of something appealing to do with my eggs. The best I could come up with was stir-frying a bunch of assorted vegetables and topping them with scrambled eggs. The vegetables I used … Continue reading
Lightened New England clam chowder. 3/26/22
This clam chowder recipe is an adaptation of Gabrielle Hamilton’s from an article in The NY Times. Hers, I am sure, is delicious but contained way too much cream and oil for us. So I slimmed the recipe down to … Continue reading
Roasted tilapia with red lentil sauce, butternut squash, and green beans. 3/25/22
Since I knew I was going to be busy towards the end of the day, I starting doing my prep for dinner in the morning. First up was the butternut squash which I split in half, scooped out the seeds, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged green beans, squash, tilapia
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Sesame salmon bowl. 3/23/22
We were supposed to go out for a special birthday lunch for our daughter on Wednesday but she has caught a cold (rapid COVID home test was negative) and we have postponed our lunch until next week. As a consolation … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Japanese, Kitchen tips, Legumes, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables
Tagged salmon
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