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Category Archives: Easy
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
Instant Pot split chickpea stew (Chana dal). 8/10/20
Tonight we used the Instant Pot to keep the kitchen cool while we cooked our dinner. I use the recipe for Chana dal from this website. Of course I make my own tweaks to the recipe. We like ours a … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Legumes, Recipes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Chana dal
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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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Italian – pasta with mushrooms and broccolini. 8/4/20
I love making pasta with vegetables. It is so simple. You just cook up your onions, garlic, and mushrooms and then when close to when the pasta is done cooking, you add the broccolini. A little olive oil and pasta … Continue reading
Vegetable fried (cauliflower) rice with egg. 8/2/20
Usually I do not go to this much trouble on Sunday but the idea of a plain scrambled egg was just too boring! So kicking off International Week I made an Asian inspired fried rice using my recently acquired cauliflower … Continue reading
Seared scallops, broccoli, new potatoes. 8/1/20
Well, here it is August and we are no closer to getting through with this pandemic than we were three months ago. Maybe conditions are worse. But we have to eat and I am going to cook my way through … Continue reading
Instant Pot pigeon peas ala Chana dal. 7/31/20
When we went to India Bazaar we got a very large bag of dried pigeon peas (toor dal). There are not too many toor dal recipes so we decided to prepare them much the same as we do Chana dal … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Legumes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged pigeon peas, Toor dal
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Pasta puttanesca. 7/29/20
This is without a doubt one of my favorite vegan dishes! I ate lightly all day so that I could have three ounces of whole grain spaghetti with the yummy, salty tomato sauce laden with chile flakes, olives, and capers. … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Spaghetti
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