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Category Archives: American
Vegan burger and nuoc cham slaw 8/6/21
John and I saw these Incogmeato burgers made by Morningstar at the grocery store and we thought we would give them a try. They are a nice size and at 250 calories are not over-the-top fattening. John cooked it in … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Incogmeato, plant-based burger
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Grilled chicken and potato with broccoli 8/2/21
Chicken thighs were on the Monday menu and John did a great job grilling them. He made a hot and a less hot side of the grill and cooked the thighs the majority of the time on the cooler side. … Continue reading
Breaded mahi mahi, zucchini and leeks. 7/27/21
Tonight we were supposed to be using the mahi mahi in a Brazilian fish stew. We would have to do a lot of amending to the recipe to make it healthy enough for us to eat, i.e. use light coconut … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged Fish, mahi mahi, zucchini
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Grilled flank steak and potato with broccoli 7/26/2
Looks like we are in for a hot week so grilling outside keeps the kitchen cool. John cooked the flank steak to medium and it was very tasty. I actually cooked the potatoes in the microwave first and then handed … Continue reading
Chicken enchiladas with spicy slaw. 7/19/21
This dinner can be made easily using some convenience products. John shredded some rotisserie chicken while I sautéed onions, garlic, and chopped jalapeño peppers. I combined the chicken with the veg and added some jarred salsa verde and shredded cheese. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
Tagged chicken
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Sushi + Chilean sea bass, new potatoes, Vichy carrots 7/17/21
Today is our actual anniversary day and we are cooking together as we do almost every day. Since today is special we are starting off with a first course of sushi and seaweed salad that we purchased at a local … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged Sea bass
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Chicken bowl. 7/16/21
Because we had such a fabulous dinner on Thursday, I decided to make myself a saner dinner on Friday. I am using chicken breast meat from the Costco rotisserie chicken, Power Greens Earthbound Farms greens, and some cut up cherry … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Poultry, Salad, Vegetables
Tagged chicken breast
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Deconstructed fish tacos. 7/13/21
For Taco Tuesday I decided to skip the tortillas and put my taco innards on a plate. The thing with tacos is once you have taken your first bite they are hard to put down so you just keep eating … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, Mexican, pescatarian, rice, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
Tagged mahi mahi, Tacos
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Raw and sautéed veg topped with soft scrambled eggs. 7/11/21
It’s Sunday so it must be BFD (Breakfast For Dinner)! While John was busy making his usual omelet, I was chopping up and sautéing my BFD veg. I cooked the mushrooms and onions first and then added everything else. I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs
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Hot weather assembling. 7/10/21
When it is too hot to cook the best thing to do is to have an assembled dinner. Since it was around 104F yesterday, we decided on a Southwest chicken salad. We set up the ingredients on the kitchen island … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Poultry, Salad, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
Tagged chicken
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