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Category Archives: Easy
Pasta with tomatoes, sausage, and beans (or greens). 6/26/25
Thursday is Sarah’s night for cooking. This week she made a pasta dish which was adapted from a recipe from Bon Appetit and then further modified by her and then discussed by the three of us as to what would … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Legumes, Pasta, Pork, Recipes, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, Sausage, tomatoes
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Grilled hamburger with salad. 6/25/25
As much as I dislike making salads, I did spend some time trying to make tonight’s tasty and appealing. Along with Romaine lettuce our salad included banana peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, onions, and olives. Everyone enjoyed it and there were … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Grilling, hamburgers, Salad
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Penne and meatballs with vodka sauce. 6/24/25
Tonight we had a lazy dinner. It was comprised of Barilla pasta (which we did have to cook), Rosina’s frozen meatballs, and Rao’s jarred vodka sauce. It turned out surprisingly good. I really enjoyed the Rao’s vodka sauce. The main … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged meatballs, pasta, tomato sauce
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Grilled steak and potatoes with broccoli. 6/20/25
Nothing says first day of summer like steak and potatoes cooked on the grill. It has actually been quite chilly here lately and last night John was buffeted by wind gusts and temperatures in the 50s while he cooked our … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, Grilling, potatoes, Steak
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Chilean sea bass, potatoes, asparagus. 6/17/25
Yesterday’s economical meal left room for a splurge tonight. John stopped at Costco and picked up a very nice piece of Chilean sea bass to divide amongst the three of us. Since we were already turning on the oven (425F) … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, Chilean sea bass, new potatoes
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Lentils and turkey sausage. 6/16/25
This is a quick and easy to make dinner. The lentils cook in about 25 minutes. I started off by sautéing chopped onions, minced garlic, sliced carrots, and celery. Next came the sausage, lentils and chicken stock. With five minutes … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Methods, Poultry, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged kale, lentils, turkey sausage
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Seared tuna, rice, broccoli, nuoc cham. 6/14/25
For dinner on Saturday we had very affordable but delicious pieces of tuna. The frozen 10 oz. pieces were on sale for $3.99! John marinated them in soy sauce, ginger and garlic powders, and Old Bay. After a short marination … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Vietnamese
Tagged broccoli, rice, tuna
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Chicken burrito bowl. 6/13/25
Sarah loves to make bowls. She came up with the idea of a burrito bowl when I was trying to figure out what to do with shredded chicken other than make enchiladas. Other people make burrito bowls as seen here … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, chicken, rice
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Chile Crisp Alfredo with kale. 6/12/25
When Sarah and I were talking about what she would make for dinner we decided she should try something new. She suggested she would like to make a pasta dish using the chile crisp I had recently bought. We looked … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Chile crisp, kale, pasta, Spaghetti
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Do-almost-nothing dinner. 6/11/25
Step one: buy a rotisserie chicken and remove one of the breasts disposing the skin Step two: make chicken gravy and mashed potatoes from packets Step three: warm sliced chicken breast in gravy and sauté vegetables Step four: enjoy Mostly … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken
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