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Category Archives: American
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
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables
Tagged fish tacos, halibut, Tacos
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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
Sous vide chicken breast with roasted vegetables. 2/22/21
Monday at our house is traditionally reserved for chicken. Especially when the kids were growing up they always knew that there would be some sort of chicken on Mondays. Often our daughter would be assigned to choose the spices for … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Poultry, sous vide, Vegetables
Tagged chicken
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BFD – Eggs with pinto beans and kale. 2/21/21
Note: There is no Menu for the Week this week. Daily posts will go on as usual. Each Sunday I try to do something a little different with my Breakfast For Dinner. For this week’s BFD I sautéed some mushrooms, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Legumes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs
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LFD – Dal soup with additional veg. 2/20/21
For Leftovers For Dinner I sautéed some mushrooms, cabbage, and kale stems and then added them to the split chickpeas and split pigeon peas stew. I added more broth to it to make it soupier. It seemed to be lacking … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Filipino, Indian, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Leftovers For Dinner, Legumes, Mediterranean, soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged dal, soup
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Sheet pan turkey sausage with vegetables. 2/16/21
I know I have been kind of going overboard with the sheet pan vegetables. The good thing is that roasting vegetables in the oven is such a delicious and easy way to make vegetables. We really did not feel the … Continue reading
Planned-overs for vaccine day. 2/15/21
No doubt it seems like I love to cook every day of the week and that is mostly true. Sometimes, though, I need to plan for the times when I probably will not want to go to the trouble of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged mushroom sauce, penne
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Valentine’s Day dinner. 2/14/21
Do you have to spend hours in the kitchen to make a delicious, special-occasion dinner? Not at all. I pre-heated the oven to 400F, sliced the potatoes in half, shook the potato halves with a teaspoon of olive oil and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, Holidays, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables
Tagged Chilean sea bass
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Breakfast For Dinner. 2/13/21
My BFD this week was packed with protein and vibrant colors. In addition to my usual scrambled egg, I prepared a cannellini bean salad and some wilted spinach and kale with a crumbled vegetarian patty. Although my whole dinner fit … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Healthy tips, Legumes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs
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Pasta with mushroom Bolognese. 2/11/21
I like to make my own pasta sauces rather than use one from a jar because then I know exactly what and how much of each ingredient there is. For instance, most jarred sauces have sugar of some sort in … Continue reading
Posted in American, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Linguine, Spaghetti
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