Category Archives: American

Chicken piccata, mashed potatoes, asparagus. 3/18/21

Chicken piccata, mashed potatoes, asparagus Since I was tired of our usual Classic Chicken, I pushed for a different way to make chicken this week. We came up with chicken piccata which is basically chicken breast pounded out, seasoned with … Continue reading

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BFD Fried egg, asparagus, rice. 3/14/21

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If you watch food TV competitions the judges are always touting how fabulous and sexy it is to have a runny egg on top of a dish. So I thought I would give it a try. I cannot attest to … Continue reading

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New England Clam Chowder. 3/12/21

Last real cooking day of the week since Saturday is LFD (Leftovers For Dinner) and Sunday is BFD (Breakfast For Dinner.) I have gone off menu with this selection since I had to rejigger my plan earlier in the week. … Continue reading

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Chilean sea bass, kale and corn, Vichy carrots. 3/11/21

Oven-roasted Chilean sea bass, Vichy carrots, steamed kale and corn Patagonian toothfish or commercially known as Chilean sea bass (a misnomer) is a delicious fatty white fish  that lives near Antarctica. It has been over-fished and poachers continue to make … Continue reading

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Sous vide chicken breast, butternut squash, broccoli. 3/10/21

Sous vide chicken breast, roasted butternut squash, sautéed broccoli John set the temperature for 159F and the immersion circulator did the rest of the work. Once the water is at temperature we cook the meat for at least 1.5 hours. … Continue reading

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Pan-seared salmon, new potatoes, veg melange. 3/6/21

Although Saturdays are usually LFD (Leftovers For Dinner), we did not have any leftovers since we just got back from our vacation. I chose a different route, with the exception of the fish, the vegetables are left over in the … Continue reading

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Back from vacation. Pasta night! 3/5/21

John and I are back from our vacation in colorful southwest Utah. Although we did a lot of exercise, it just could not keep up with our vacation eating. We finished off the last two days with pizza and moo … Continue reading

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Rib-eye steak, tots, and collards with corn. 3/2/21

This is the penultimate dinner of our vacation and I know that when we get home there will be no more butter, steaks, tater tots, and wine. I have really enjoyed the respite from being super careful about what I … Continue reading

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All-American taco dinner. 2/28/21

In 2016 we were all threatened, much to our glee, with a taco truck on every corner if we voted for the wrong candidate. Tacos like hamburgers, hot dogs, and pizza have become an American staple served weekly to our children, … Continue reading

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All-American dinner. 2/27/21

We went on a hike yesterday up the Huber Wash in Zion National Park. Although the round-trip is supposedly 4 miles, it was a difficult hike for me since the rock-strewn trail was tortuous for my fragile knee which does … Continue reading

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