Category Archives: Easy

Delicious vegan pasta. 10/27/18

In the time it takes to boil water and cook spaghetti, I make a delicious vegan sauce for our pasta. Here’s all you need – thinly sliced garlic that you brown up in some olive oil, a can of small … Continue reading

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Creamy vegan celery and potato soup. 10/23/18

Here is an easy soup to make with your new or leftover veggies. In my case my soup pot is filled with a roughly chopped entire head or stalk of celery. (One piece of celery is a rib. A stalk … Continue reading

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Tiny steak, half potato, and the rest of the asparagus. 10/23/18

Eat down is in full swing now. We have had this little steak piece moldering away in the freezer for quite a while so it is time to use it.  One potato is enough for two people. And this is … Continue reading

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Chicken Parmesan, linguine, salad. 10/22/18

There is no menu this week since we are half the week in California and half the week in Utah.  In California we will be in eat-down mode and in Utah we will be needing to see what we have … Continue reading

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Why not eat breakfast for dinner? 10/19/18

I make such a delicious breakfast for dinner. I take more time and care with it than I do in the morning when there is so much else to do. My dinner breakfast has carbs, protein, and vegetable. The green … Continue reading

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Vegan penne and asparagus 10/17/18

We try to prepare one or two vegan or vegetarian meals a week. Penne with asparagus is one of our favorites. You could do this with any vegetable, really, but the shape of the cut asparagus mimics the shape of … Continue reading

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Comforting chicken dinner. 10/15/18

Even though it continues to be around 80F for a high, the mornings have gotten very cool and the house stays chilly throughout the day. I feel like it is okay to turn the oven on again! Monday is a … Continue reading

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It is still summer here. 10/12/18

Here it is almost the middle of October and the high temperature yesterday was 89F. That is much too hot for this time of year. All the magazines and websites have articles extolling hardy fall dishes and I have no … Continue reading

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Burger, slaw, chips. 10/11/18

John grills the hamburgers. I make the cole slaw. We open a bag of chips. Dinner. (At least the cole slaw is homemade!) 

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Currying flavor. 10/9/18

John and I arrive back in California around 10 AM which means we got up really early this morning to drive to Las Vegas for our flight. We need something simple for supper. Curried chicken and rice fits the bill! … Continue reading

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