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Category Archives: Easy
Scrambled eggs with veggie sausage and spinach. 6/21/20
Here it is the first day of my all vegetarian/vegan week and I am starting off with my usual Sunday, BFD. Breakfast for dinner gives me a break from cooking each week. It is a meal where I am responsible … Continue reading
Instant Pot Toor dal. 6/20/20
I got the recipe for toor dal from PippingPotCurry. This site takes Indian food and makes it quick and easy using an Instant Pot. Here is where you can find the recipe. (The recipe is at the bottom of the … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Legumes, Recipes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged pigeon peas, Toor dal
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Weeknight chicken. 6/18/20
We had to slightly alter our dinner plans for Thursday because it was quite hot (93F) and we did not want to heat the kitchen up too much. John sous vide a chicken breast and made a pot of couscous … Continue reading
White beans with tuna and juniper berries. 6/17/20
Tonight we mashed together two exceptional experiences we have had with white beans. One was a side dish of cannellini beans and juniper berries in Siena, Italy and the other was a side of white beans with tuna that we … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Legumes, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged canned tuna, White beans
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Penne with zucchini and mushrooms. 6/16/20
The secret to this dish is to salt and drain the zucchini before cooking. The zucchini remain much more firm and are seasoned well. Also adding a sprinkling of toasted pine nuts gives a buttery flavor. Penne with zucchini and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged penne, zucchini
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Chana Dal. 6/13/20
Yum, I love Chana dal. It is dried split chickpeas cooked together with onions, garlic, tomatoes, and spices. After a quick 30 minute soak, it all goes in the instant pot. Here is the recipe I use – https://pipingpotcurry.com/instant-pot-chana-dal/ … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Legumes, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Chana dal, dal, Dried chickpeas
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Costco rotisserie chicken two ways. 6/10/20
This has turned into “Chicken Week.” I should not have started with chicken on Monday because we went to Costco on Tuesday and I was seduced by the smell of their rotisserie chicken. So to eat up our enormous, economical, … Continue reading
Classic chicken. 6/8/20
Every once in a while I need to throw a classic chicken dinner into the line-up. It is comfort food for me. And since for years chicken has been the go-to Monday dish, it is even more comforting to eat … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Instant Pot, Poultry, sous vide, Vegetables
Tagged chicken breast
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BFD. 6/7/20
Whenever we have Breakfast For Dinner John always makes an omelet and I always make some sort of scrambled eggs because I am too impatient with the whole rigmarole of omelet making. Last night, though, I decided to give it a try. So … Continue reading
Orecchiette with broccoli and mushrooms. 6/6/20
While the water was heating up I cooked the mushrooms until they were browned and then added some garlic and onion to the sauté. When the onions had softened I turned the flame to low and waited until the pasta … Continue reading
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