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Category Archives: Easy
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
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, sous vide, Vegetables
Tagged asparagus, butternut squash, chicken, chicken breast, sous vide, Vegetables
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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
Posted in Easy, Mediterranean, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, Gazpacho, sandwich, soup, tomatoes
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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!)
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Vegetables
Tagged cabbage, carrots, coleslaw, ground beef, hamburgers, Onions
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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
Mexican night. 10/7/18
Since we are going home on Tuesday, this will be my last post until Wednesday. We have scrubbed the kitchen sparkly and cleared all the decks of everything in anticipation of a photographer coming to take pictures so we can … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Grilling, Legumes, Mexican, Shellfish
Tagged black beans, Mexican, shrimp, Tacos
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Steak, potatoes, salad. 10/6/18
What could be more American than steak, potatoes, and a salad. The surprising thing, though, is that this dinner turned out much more delicious than any comparable dinner of recent memory. What is up with that?! John sous vide the … Continue reading
Planned-overs. 10/5/18
On Thursday as I was making the couscous for dinner I thought that I would put in some vegetables to give it some color and texture. But I was also thinking, I know I will have leftover couscous and I … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Pasta, Vegetables
Tagged Italian, leftovers, meat sauce, pasta, soup, Spaghetti
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Classic chicken. 10/4/18
Today’s classic chicken is John’s sous vide chicken breast served au jus with my confetti couscous, and spinach. We are supposed to be having butternut squash but the cut up squash I bought has not liked sitting around for a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Pasta, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged chicken, couscous, sous vide, spinach
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A/C broke!! Picnic supper 9/30/18
Right now we are in the desert of Southwest Utah. Even though it is the very end of September the temperatures are still in the mid-90’s. Our air conditioning decides to stop working today. So throw the chicken dinner idea … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Pork, take-out, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, Potato salad, ribs
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Shrimp scampi with spaghetti. 9/28/18
This dinner is so, so good. If I had paid for it in a restaurant I would have no complaints. I think the key here is to sauté the shrimp tails in the wine first to get extra flavor. While … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Kitchen tips, Pasta, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish
Tagged garlic, shrimp, Spaghetti
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