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Category Archives: American
Pinto bean tacos with spicy tomato rice (vegan). 8/22/20
Our taco meal was surprisingly filling and satisfying. The canned pinto beans were cooked with onion, garlic, Serrano chile, and cumin. The beans went into stovetop toasted corn tortillas and then garnished with salsa, cabbage, and cilantro. One of our … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, Tacos
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Vegan chickpeas with veg and pasta. 8/21/20
Each time we make this dinner it is a little different from the last time. This time we added a can of tomatoes with chiles which gave it a nice zing. Sometimes we add fennel instead of celery, this time … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Legumes, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas
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Pan-seared salmon. 8/20/20
This was a quick cooking dinner. There was, of course, some prep time for making the sauce, seasoning the fish, cutting up the veg, and steaming the rice. John took care of the rice in the morning so all we … Continue reading
Avocado toast and dinner salad. 8/17/20
Here we are keeping it cool on another hot night. We have the threat of rolling blackouts from our electric company so we are doing our part by turning our thermostat to 79F, keeping our blinds closed, not using the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Eggs, Legumes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged avocado, Eggs, Salad
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Breakfast for Dinner. 8/16/20
As usual we are having breakfast for dinner on Sunday night. John and I go our separate cooking ways with him always making a omelet and me usually making some sort of scrambled eggs. I have been hungry today so … Continue reading
Grilled portobello burgers with Thai salad. 8/15/20
It was 106F today so there was no cooking in the kitchen. John grilled our mushrooms outside and I seared off some onions and added basil and whole grain mustard to our “burgers” for additional flavor. The salad I made … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Thai, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Portobello mushroom
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Broth-y clam chowder with toast. 8/14/20
This soup is not much of a looker but boy is it good! We should have had leftovers but we could not resist eating the whole thing. The recipe is dead simple and I have included it below. It is … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Flank steak, broccoli salad, corn on the cob. 8/11/20
Grilled flank steak, broccoli salad, corn on the cob, and red wine John and I used to enjoy wine with dinner most nights but since we have been on our weight loss regime for the last 11 months we have … Continue reading
Grilling with the family. 8/9/20
Today we had a typical pandemic Sunday lunch on our patio with our kids. After we finished playing tennis and everyone got cleaned up our son helped me make a Thai inspired tomato and cucumber salad. He did a lot … Continue reading
Posted in American, Baking, Beef, Desserts, Grilling, omnivore, Thai, Vegetables
Tagged hamburgers
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Southwestern – Chicken Chili. 8/5/20
Our next stop in our tour around the culinary world comes from the U.S. Southwest. This easy chicken chili uses a Costco rotisserie chicken* and canned cannellini beans. I used the Neely’s Chicken Chili recipe which you can find at … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged beans, chicken
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