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Category Archives: American
Sesame shrimp bowl. 2/17/22
We have had a lot of these sesame bowls lately, some with salmon and some with shrimp. They are a big hit here. We were planning on shrimp scampi but changed the menu because we had a last avocado that … Continue reading
Harissa white bean stew with turmeric yogurt. 2/15/22
Although this looks super interesting on my plate, we miscalculated proportions and ended up with an overly spiced bitter dinner. How did this happen? We decided that two cans of beans would be equal to one pound of dried beans … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, harissa
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Valentine’s Lamb chops and sheet pan veg. 2/14/22
We had delicious grilled lamb chops for Valentine’s Day. John grilled them perfectly. I was in charge of the vegetables (as usual.) I bought a packet of already peeled and chopped butternut squash which I have decided is worth the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Healthy tips, Holidays, Lamb, Sheet pan, Vegetables
Tagged Grilling, Lamb, Meat
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Farro grain bowl with vegetables. 2/12/22
Farro is a delicious nutty flavored grain that not many people know about. It can take the place of rice in many dishes. I make mine in the oven but you can also cook on your stove top as well. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grains, Kitchen tips, Methods, Sheet pan, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggplant, farro
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Three ways I stretch a pasta serving. 2/6/22
Last week I made a tasty meat sauce that was actually more mushrooms than meat and served it for three dinners and one lunch. Of course that was a lot of pasta to eat so I used some tricks to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Vegetables
Tagged pasta, Salad
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Dining out! Chilean sea bass. 2/3/22
We do not dine out much so it is always a treat to go out. Dining out in St. George, Utah has usually been an iffy thing but over the last 20 years it has certainly improved. I almost always … Continue reading
Posted in American, Dining out, Fish, Healthy tips, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
Tagged Sea bass
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Fettuccine with mushroom/beef sauce. 2/2/22
On Wednesday I made a mushroom and beef sauce to dress our Carba-Nada fettuccine. Usually we just stick with vegetables for a sauce but since our son is with us we gave everyone a treat. To make the sauce first … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
Tagged pasta
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Vacation nibbling. 2/1/22
We are on a week’s vacation with our son so we are making dinners that he likes. He and I go shopping every day for groceries for that night’s dinner. It is not an efficient way of buying groceries but … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Fish, Japanese, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
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Seared scallops, new potatoes, and collards and corn. 1/25/22
This is our fancy dinner for this week. Scallops are my number one favorite protein. It is still hard for me to understand how something so sweet and delicious can be low in calories! John cooks them in a little … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged scallops
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Breaded mahi mahi, sheet pan butternut squash, and steamed broccoli. 1/22/22
John decided to make fresh breadcrumbs since the amount of bread that goes into fresh breadcrumbs is way less than the dried type. He stuck the crumbs on with a mixture of mustard and light mayo. I took the remnants … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, Methods, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables
Tagged mahi mahi
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