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Category Archives: American
Farro bowl with Brussels sprouts and eggplant. 1/11/22
The dish I made is an adaptation of a NY Times Cooking recipe, Quinoa bowl with crispy Brussels sprouts and eggplant. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020741-quinoa-bowl-with-crispy-brussels-sprouts-eggplant-and-tahini?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share. I changed the grain to farro and eliminated the tahini sauce replacing it with a yogurt based sauce. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grains, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Methods, Recipes, Sheet pan, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Chicken breast with gravy, rutabaga, and broccoli. 1/10/22
This is my super comforting comfort meal. Not that I need comforting but eating it feels like a big hug. Every Monday when the kids were little we always had “chicken Monday” so there are a lot of fond memories … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Poultry, Vegetables
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Breakfast for Dinner. 1/8/22
I went quite basic this week with my BFD consisting of two soft scrambled eggs, a veggie patty and a small salad. I usually make this on Sunday but we had been out car shopping (this is not a good … Continue reading
Null soup. 1/7/22
Good for lunch, good for dinner, good for snack, null soup! I made a big pot of null soup the other day for times when I am too tired to make something nutritious and might slide into choices I wish … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Indian, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Methods, soup
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Light clam chowder. 1/4/22
Winter seems like the perfect time for hearty soups. I love clam chowder but not all the cream! The clam chowder we make gets its liquid from two bottles of clam juice and the liquid from two cans of minced … Continue reading
Posted in American, Healthy tips, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables
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Seared scallops, new potatoes, green beans. 1/3/22
John did a really nice job searing these scallops. They were the ends of two bags of scallops so they were a little small and mis-shaped. I picked out the smallest of the potatoes to mimic the size of the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Lasagna. 12/31/21
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Our daughter made lasagna to help us ring out the old year. She uses Ronzoni oven-ready noodles and follows the package instructions. I made my cornmeal and molasses pudding for dessert. It is actually hasty pudding adapted … Continue reading
Vegan! Pasta with onions, mushrooms, and broccolini. 12/29/21
For our usual Wednesday night meal we had fusilli with onions, garlic, mushrooms, oregano, and broccolini. We used salted water to cook the pasta and reserved about a cup of the water to make a sauce. While the pasta was … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Vegan! Lentils with kale and roasted vegetables. 2/28/21
Doesn’t that look good!? Our vegan dinner tonight consisted of lentils simmered with garlic and onions with a bay leaf. While the lentils were cooking I made up two sheet pans. One consisted of potatoes and butternut squash which I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Sheet pan, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Lunch on a winter day: Turn your salad into soup! 12/28/21
It is rainy and chilly here in Northern California for which we say, YAY! Our water woes seem like daily news reports and we have been asked to cut back on usage. So we are happy to have rain but … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Lunch, Poultry, soup, Vegetables
Tagged chicken, soup
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