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Lunar take-out. 7/20/19
Happy Moon Day! I remember sitting on a roof balcony of a fraternity at MIT with my then boyfriend when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. It was amazing! Later I learned that my now husband, John, worked on the … Continue reading
More favorite food. 7/19/19
Yesterday when I was talking about America’s favorite foods I mentioned “any kind of pasta.” So that is what we ate on Friday. We had the ends of two boxes of pasta, one whole grain spaghetti and one spaghetti rigate … Continue reading
America’s favorite food? 7/18/19
I was watching Guy’s Grocery Games the other night (it is embarrassing to admit that I watch this program but I do) and he was having a burger battle. He said that America’s favorite food is a burger and probably … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Vegetables
Tagged Beef, cucumber, Hamburger, tomatoes
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Vegetarian pizza on the grill. 7/13/19
I bought some New York pizza dough and mozzarella at Whole Foods today. I am very excited to make pizza Margarita outside on the grill. We have not done this in years! The pizza dough is New York style. My … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Italian, Kitchen tips, Vegetables
Tagged Grilling, Pizza, pizza margarita
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Grilled chicken with BBQ sauce. 7/12/19
John grilled some boneless, skinless chicken thighs putting BBQ sauce on them at the very end which gave them a slight char. If you put it on from the get-go you end up with burnt chicken. Since it was around … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Kitchen tips, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged chicken, cole slaw, Salad
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Warm night, cool dinner (vegan!). 7/11/19.
It is starting to get toasty again so what better than Italian toast with garden tomatoes and basil, garlic and onion? Dinner consisted in part of crostini that were the essence of summer. Also on the menu was “Best Gazpacho” … Continue reading
Stretching our food budget. 7/10/19
Yesterday John worked at his office which meant over an hour commute home. So often on these days the original plans for dinner go out the window and we pretty much just scrounge around in the refrigerator figuring out something … Continue reading
Instant Pot Beef Stew. 7/9/19
I am on a rampage to try to uncluttered our freezer! I had a hard time finding space for my three containers of spaghetti sauce. We have a side by side refrigerator and there are five shelves in the freezer. … Continue reading
Vegan/vegetarian grilling. 7/8/19
It is summer and time for firing up the grill and having delicious burgers. Portobello mushrooms take the place of meat in tonight’s healthy grilled dinner! After marinating the burger-sized portobello caps in oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and garlic powder … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Healthy tips, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged broccoli, burgers, mushrooms
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Shrimp scampi with corn and asparagus succotash. 7/7/19
John did a great job cooking the shrimp. It came out rosy pink with that snap as you bite into them and then the slightly toothsome inside. We decided to double the sauce because we were putting the shrimp scampi … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged asparagus, corn, shrimp
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