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Category Archives: Easy
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
Red lentils with brown rice. 6/5/20
I love this combination of red lentils, onion, garlic, ginger, and spices cooked together in a vegetable stock. I found the recipe on an Afghani site and tweaked it to make it my own. John sautéed the onions and spices … Continue reading
Vegan creamy broccoli soup and tuna salad. 6/4/20
It was hot again tonight and none of my choices from this week’s menu seemed good for preparing in a hot kitchen. I had whipped up some creamy broccoli soup last week and decided on that for dinner along with tuna … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged soup, tuna
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Instant Pot beef stew. 6/2/20
Usually you would not think of having beef stew in the summer but we had a piece of beef chuck in the freezer that needed using and John was in a beefy mood. We decided to do the cooking in … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, omnivore, Vegetables
Tagged beef stew
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Chickpea, vegetable, and pasta stew. 5/30/20
We have not made chickpea stew in a while and I forget how wonderful all the vegetables look and taste in the bowl. And then, there they are with all their beautiful colors and textures. The combination of the vegetables, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas
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Un-chiladas . 5/29/20
I came up with the idea for this dinner. I said, “How about we have chicken breast with salsa verde, brown rice, and spicy black beans?” John said, “No tortillas? That would be like having un-chiladas!” And so out of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Mexican, Poultry, rice, sous vide, Vegetables
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