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Category Archives: American
Easter bread and Brussels sprouts. 4/4/21
On Sunday we decided to have our eggs in the form of cake. Our daughter made this delicious yeast cake/bread called Colomba di Pasqua, or dove of Easter in Italian. It was so good! We ate a lot of it. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Desserts, Holidays, Italian, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged bread, brussels sprouts, cake, Easter
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Lentils over kale. 4/2/21
Friday night’s dinner was just what we needed to get us back on our diet track after a prolonged venture into too many dangerous foods. (I’m looking at you wine and matzoh with butter!) In addition to the lentils we … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Poultry, stew, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged lentils, turkey sausage
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Scallops and asparagus. 4/1/21
Having scallops for dinner always makes it feel like a special occasion night. Seared scallops and sautéed asparagus in a lemony tartar sauce It takes just minutes to cook these U-10 scallops and John did a great job. They were … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Shellfish, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged asparagus, scallops
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Chicken taco bowl. 3/30/21
Because we wanted a little more flexibility in regard to our eating matzoh, we decided to pitch the tortillas and go with a taco bowl and eat some matzoh on the side. We started with some rotisserie chicken breast that … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, rice, Vegetables
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Salmon, rice, broccoli. 3/29/21
John and I had a disagreement over how to cook the salmon. I read somewhere that you should cook it in a 400F oven for 10 minutes an inch on a rack that has been sprayed with an oil spray … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, Lamb, Leftovers For Dinner, pescatarian, rice, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged salmon
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Lamb chops, mashed potatoes, asparagus. 3/27/21
Saturday night we celebrated the first night of Passover with a Seder and a festive meal. Grilled lamb chops, mashed potatoes, asparagus with sauce gribiche Since this was a festive occasion we were not counting calories and enjoyed our mashed … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grilling, Holidays, Lamb, Vegetables
Tagged Lamb, sauce gribiche
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Chicken Marsala, mashed potatoes, broccoli. 3/25/21
Our chicken dinner this week was very similar to last week’s. Instead of a piccata sauce we made a Marsala sauce, Marsala wine instead of white wine, no capers but both have lemon, mushrooms, and shallots. I got my recipe … Continue reading
Birthday dinner!-Shrimp in a Pernod cream sauce – 3/23/21
Our daughter was born on my father’s half birthday. So when her birthday rolls around I am thinking not only of her birthday but also of my father’s as well. It is sweet and bitter-sweet. After having take-out (pandemic-safe) from … Continue reading
Posted in American, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetarian
Tagged shrimp
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BFD – Veggie egg scramble over couscous. 3/21/21
Tonight’s Breakfast For Dinner was simply chop up all the vegetables that seemed good with eggs, stir fry them, add 2 eggs, and serve it over some couscous because we did not have any leftover rice and I was in … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs
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LFD – Chickpea stew over rainbow kale. 3/20/21
LFD (Leftovers For Dinner) is on the menu tonight and you probably recognize the dish from Meatless Monday. Since the chickpea stew has been sitting in the refrigerator all week, it has absorbed most of the liquid in the dish. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Leftovers For Dinner, Legumes, Pasta, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas
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