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Category Archives: American
Pan-seared ribeye steak, baked potato, broccoli. 4/27/21
Tonight’s dinner is in celebration of John’s consulting contract being renewed. He loves his part time job and I am very happy for him. When I suggested steak for dinner I think he was both surprised and pleased because any … Continue reading
Dining out – better choices 4/27/21
One thing we were planning on doing during our road trip was to have picnics. That way we would have better control of the ingredients that would go in our lunches. In fact we even brought along a folding table … Continue reading
Posted in American, Dining out, Eggs, Fish, Legumes, Mediterranean, Poultry, stew, Vegetables
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Dining out – Grand Junction, CO and Moab, UT
I have been finding a few better choices for lunches and dinners. Here are some suggestions for you to try the next time you are faced with a restaurant decision. Corn tortilla grilled shrimp taco This salad was part of … Continue reading
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Dining out, Ely, NV. 4/17/21
Today is a day of hard choices. Restaurants along the US 50, the loneliest highway in America, are few and far between. We end up grabbing fast food which is never a good choice. Tonight for dinner we are trying … Continue reading
Posted in American, Dining out, Healthy tips, Italian, Pasta, pescatarian, Shellfish
Tagged shrimp
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Sous vide chicken breast. 4/13/21
Tonight John cooked our chicken breast using our immersion circulator set to 159F. The constant temperature of the circulating water means that you cannot overcook the chicken. He sealed the chicken in a plastic bag with a sprig of thyme. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Poultry, sous vide, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, chicken, rutabagas
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Linguine with Mushroom Bolognese. 4/12/21
Monday’s whole grain linguine was topped with a Bolognese which was vegan/vegetarian and sat on a bed of raw Lacinato kale. Mushroom Bolognese is a delicious vegetable based spaghetti sauce. I posted a lengthy discussion and recipe back in February. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged mushrooms, pasta
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Cabbage, mushroom, and egg frittata BFD. 4/11/21
Tonight’s Breakfast For Dinner (BFD) was actually more like dinner than breakfast. I needed to use a piece of a cabbage and entered “egg cabbage” into Google. What I got among other things was a recipe from the Egg Board … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Grains, Kitchen tips, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cabbage, Eggs, Mushroom
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Farro vegetable bowl with nuoc cham 4/9/21
After the heft of our dining-out experience on Thursday we decided on much lighter fare for Friday. Baking the farro in a 9 x 9 inch glass baking dish is a simple but delicious way to cook farro. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Oven … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grains, Kitchen tips, Recipes, Sheet pan, Thai, Vegetables
Tagged farro, Vegetables
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Dining out for the first time in 13 months! 4/8/21
John and I planned a treat for ourselves and went out to lunch, dinner, and stayed over at hotel for the first time since February, 2020. I have to admit that not being able to go to restaurants for over … Continue reading
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Roasted sea bass with new potatoes and broccoli. 4/6/21
Since yesterday was a salt extravaganza we decided that a less sodium packed meal would be the right choice. We finished up our pack of frozen Chilean bass by having a little extra in the shape of a much thinner … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged Chilean sea bass
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