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Category Archives: American
Lentil/turkey sausage stew with carrots. 121/22
I seem to be putting a lot of stuff over kale this week. Certainly many of the things I eat could be put over rice or noodles but kale is good for me. So kale it is. It really bulks … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Legumes, Methods, Poultry, stew, Vegetables
Tagged lentils, turkey sausage
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Chilean sea bass, new potatoes, broc/cauli mix. 1/20/22
Fancy dinner night for no reason! We buy frozen Chilean sea bass in a bag from Costco and it is an excellent product! John roasts the fish for 15 minutes in a 400F oven. Cooking time depends on the thickness … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged Chilean sea bass, Fish, Sea bass
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Scrambled eggs, veg patty, salad, toast. 1/16/22
Sunday is our day off from cooking. John makes an omelet and I make some sort of egg dish, sometimes with a vegetable stir fry, or with some beans in a tortilla, but today just simply scrambled. It’s a no-thinking, … Continue reading
Shrimp tacos, mango salsa, spicy black beans 1/14/22
It seems like we are ending the week with a Southwestern/Mexican vibe, enchiladas on Thursday and tacos on Friday. Shrimp tacos are a quick to make and tasty dinner plus well within my healthy eating plan. John sauteed the shrimp … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged black beans, shrimp
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Chicken enchiladas and salsa slaw. 1/13/22
For Thursday night’s dinner I shredded some rotisserie chicken and rolled it in a corn tortilla along with chopped onion, some shredded cheese, cilantro, and jarred salsa verde. I put 12 of these in a 9×13 dish with some salsa … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
Tagged chicken, tortillas
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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
Tagged farro, grain bowl
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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
Tagged chicken
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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
Tagged chicken
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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
Tagged clams
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