-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
-
Join 383 other subscribers
Meta
Category Archives: Easy
Seared scallops with corn and snow peas. 5/16/20
We have a division of labor in our house, John cooks the animal proteins while I take care of the vegetable proteins and veggie sides. Tonight John made his superb seared scallops in a cast iron pan while I sautéed … Continue reading
Sheet pan turkey sausage and roasted vegetables. 5/15/20
I really like making these sheet pan dinners. Roasting vegetables makes them delicious and the clean-up is as easy as crumpling up the piece of aluminum foil you cooked them on. To start cut up your vegetables and put them … Continue reading
Shrimp, rice, bok choy with oyster sauce 5/14/20
Sautéed shrimp is simple to make. White rice is easily prepared. Stir fried bok choy only takes around five minutes to cook. What makes this simple, easy dish delectable? It is the sauce comprised of oyster sauce, soy sauce, rice … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Easy, Kitchen tips, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged bok choy, shrimp
Leave a comment
Rotini with mushroom/meat sauce. 5/13/20
Just looking at this bowl of pasta makes me happy! Even though I only allowed myself two ounces of pasta and two ounces of meat, the small pieces of mushroom mimicked the meat, and the sauce was plentiful and delicious. … Continue reading
Busy cooking days! 5/10 and 5/11/20
First I made some soup, lentil and vegetables. Why? Mostly because I had collard greens that were on their last legs in the crisper. I made it my usual way—sauté onions and garlic, add the celery and carrots, then the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Indian, Kitchen tips, Legumes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs, lentils, rice
Leave a comment
Split chickpeas with spinach and basmati rice. 5/9/20
It looks as though I was trying to match the split chickpeas to the rice! Good job, me! I guess what happened is that both recipes included turmeric. I made the split chickpeas (Chana dal) in the Instant Pot and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, leftovers, Legumes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas
Leave a comment
Vegan/vegetarian rotini and asparagus. 5/8/20
I usually make this pasta dish with penne because it mimics more closely the look of the asparagus. But when I went to the store in search of whole grain penne there was none to be found. In fact about … Continue reading
Sous vide pork tenderloin with roasted vegetables. 5/6/20
I have some catching up to do! On Wednesday John sous vide a pork tenderloin. We have often sworn never to buy pork tenderloin again. Usually it turns out dry and tasteless. Using the immersion circulator set to 130F (a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, omnivore, Pork, sous vide, Vegetables
Tagged Pork tenderloin, roasted vegetables
Leave a comment
Pinto bean tacos. 5/5/20
Happy Cinco de Mayo! To honor this quasi-holiday and because it is Tuesday we are having tacos! Since I am trying to do an every other day vegan/vegetarian dinner, we are preparing pinto bean tacos accompanied by cole slaw. My … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Mexican, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, Tacos
Leave a comment
Sort of a British fry-up. 5/3/20
For BFD (Breakfast for Dinner) this week I made an abbreviated British fry-up. I am missing beans and meat but I have the eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, and toast. My eggs kind of got away from me due to the pan … Continue reading
Omnivore 