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Category Archives: Easy
Spaghetti with kale. 11/16/25
It has been our tradition to have breakfast for dinner on Sundays. While John has been content with his omelet every week I have grown weary of the same-old same-old egg routine. I am branching out in a new direction … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, Vegetables
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Chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, and broccoli 11/15/25
This is our chicken comfort meal. I wish I could say it is what I ate in my childhood but my mother would have just thrown a chicken in the pressure cooker and the result would be over-cooked chicken with … Continue reading
Kung Pao Shrimp. 11/14/25
Our Kung Pao shrimp turned out great! We followed a recipe by Jet Tila which you can find here-https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/kung-pao-shrimp-7112947 The cooking goes really quickly so it is important to have your mise en place ready when you begin cooking. Although … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Chinese, Easy, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Cashews, rice, shrimp
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Pasta with sausage and kale. 11/13/25
This is one of my favorite meals that Sarah makes. She uses spicy Italian sausage with various shapes of pasta and usually kale. It is so good! Yum!
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Pork, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged kale, pasta, sausge
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Spaghetti and meatballs. 11/11/25
I had a lazy cooking night with Rao’s spaghetti sauce, Barilla spaghetti, and Rosina meatballs. It tasted great and there were no complaints.
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Weeknight dinners
Tagged meatballs, pasta
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Hot dogs etc. 11/10/25
Other than these Nathan’s hot dogs being too skinny and my over-seasoning the beans with chipotle powder, this was an all-American dinner. The hot dogs were advertised as spicy which they were not. They were also “bun length” which made … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, hot dogs, sauerkraut
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Simple pasta dish. 11/9/25
Although Sunday is supposed to be breakfast for dinner night I was just not feeling like it. Instead I boiled up 3 ounces of thin spaghetti and drained it by putting the spinach in the bottom of the colander and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, spinach
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Meatloaf, potatoes, and snow peas. 11/8/25
Now that John has the green light to eat what he wants again he chose meatloaf. I have not made meatloaf in a long time except for dabbling in trying to make it with oatmeal once last year. Saturday’s meatloaf … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, mashed potatoes, meatloaf, snow peas
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Salmon with mustard sauce, rice, broccoli. 11/7/25
Usually I am just so-so when it comes to salmon but last night’s was really, really good. We went to Costco and bought a package of six really nice pieces. We would have three for tonight and freeze the other … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, rice, salmon
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Chickpea stew. 11/5/25
We have been eating a lot of vegetarian dinners lately and this chickpea stew is one of my favorites! Chickpeas with ditalini and kale Ingredients2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil2 carrots, peeled and chopped2 celery stalks, chopped1 zucchini, chopped (optional)1 medium … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Pasta, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chickpeas, pasta
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