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Grill night! 6/10/25
Yum! We love grilled hamburgers night! Look at the cook on my hamburger. It is medium rare and has a nice crust on the outside. Yay, John, for an outstanding hamburger. It was voted by Sarah and me as best … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Grilling, hamburgers
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Afghani dal with rice and kale. 6/9/25
We were supposed to be having chicken tonight but there were no rotisserie chickens available at Costco when Sarah stopped to pick one up. So we looked at our menu and decided we had all the ingredients for Afghani dal … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Asian, Easy, Legumes, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged kale, lentils, rice
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Fish tacos. 6/8/25
We used tilapia to make our fish tacos but you could use any white fish. The fish cooks quickly in a sauté pan for only about 8 minutes depending on the thickness of your fish. I made a mango and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, fish tacos, tilapia
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Sesame salmon bowl. 6/6/25
This bowl of green and orange goodness is easy to make especially if you like to chop vegetables up (like I do!) John, of course, cooked the salmon because he is our protein master and I cut up all the … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Fish, Hot weather meals, Legumes, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged cabbage, cucumber, edamame, salmon
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Seared tuna, rice, snow peas. 6/2/25
Our tuna dinner was very economical and delicious! I bought two seven ounce frozen tuna pieces on sale for $5.99 each. So the three of us ended up having almost 5 ounces of tuna each for $4 a person. Try … Continue reading
Posted in American, Asian, Easy, Fish, leftovers, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged rice, snow peas, tuna
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Vegetable lamb soup. 6/1/25
I made this soup as plain vegetable soup yesterday for lunch. It was the combination of chicken stock and a bag of Trader Joe’s fresh cut up vegetables which includes broccoli, Napa cabbage, and bok choy. It also contains snow … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Lamb, leftovers, Methods, soup, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Lamb, soup, Vegetables
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Grilled lamb, new potatoes, broccoli. 5/31/25
When we bought this boneless leg of lamb a couple of weeks ago John cut it into three pieces. We ate the first piece on the day we bought it and froze the other two. We decided to thaw and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Lamb, Methods, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, Lamb, new potatoes
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Classic comfort chicken dinner. 5/29/25
We stopped by Costco on the way home from doing errands and picked up a rotisserie chicken. Sarah took the chicken apart and I decided we would scrap the Afghani dal plan and make one of our comfort meals instead. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, chicken, Mashed potatos
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Linguine with onions and cabbage. 5/28/25
This was another delicious pasta dish by Sarah. She sauteed the onions and garlic in olive oil and then added the cooked linguine to the vegetables along with some pasta water. A dusting of feta cheese went on top. It … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged cabbage, pasta
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Memorial Day grilling. 5/26/2025
We had a small family grill night for Memorial Day. John cooked the hamburgers expertly and also put some char on the corn. I made up a salad and we shared part of a bag of chips.
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Holidays, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged corn, hamburgers, Salad
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