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Category Archives: Easy
Penne with kale and mushroom 1/26/25
Our dinner for Sunday night was a hearty pasta bowl. While the salted water heated up I sautéed the mushrooms with onions and garlic and wilted the kale in the same pan. When the penne was cooked John drained it … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Salmon and broccoli with polenta. 1/24/25
We make a very loose polenta, about a ratio of 6:1, and use it as both a starch and a sauce. It is especially good with broccoli. John cooks the salmon in a 400F oven for 10 to 12 minutes … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, polenta, salmon
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Black and yellow-eyed peas and cornbread 1/20/25
This is very similar to the dinner I made on New Year’s Day. This time I used two types of canned peas (beans) and a package of Jiffy cornbread that rose more than a half inch LOL! Vegetables added were … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Holidays, Legumes, Poultry, stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, turkey sausage
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Rotisserie chicken breast, gravy, mashed potatoes, and broccoli. 1/17/25
Very easy dinner tonight using a rotisserie chicken breast which we sliced and heated up gently in some packet chicken gravy. The mashed potatoes came from a packet too. John really likes them and it is so much easier than … Continue reading
Sarah’s Burrito Bowls. 1/15/25
Tonight we are enjoying a dinner made by our daughter. Basically it is a bowl which contains the insides of a burrito. Our bowls contain chicken, corn, black beans, cheese, cabbage, onions, rice, chiles, cilantro, and salsa. I stuck some … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, rice, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, cheese, chicken, rice
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Afghani lentil stew with rice and kale. 1/14/25
This quick vegetarian/vegan lentil stew uses red lentils which cook in about 15 minutes. This is the recipe I mostly follow https://www.afghancultureunveiled.com/humaira-ghilzai/afghancooking/2010/01/dal-afghan-soul-food.html-san92 Changes that I have made are reducing the amount of ginger to 1/2 tablespoon, using a tablespoon of … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Asian, Easy, Legumes, Recipes, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged kale, lentils
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Grilled steak, sweet potato, cauliflower. 1/13/25
Tonight we are having a grill and sheet pan meal. John grilled the steak to perfection and put the sweet potatoes that I had microwaved on the grill to give them some char. I pumped the oven up to 550F, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, cauliflower, sweet potato
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Gochujang potato stew. 1/8/25
I will happily eat anything potato. We have only made this once before and I find it hard to believe this dish is not in our monthly rotation. It is quick and easy to make. It has a hardiness and … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, gochujang, potatoes
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Buffalo chicken wings. 1/7/25
We were supposed to be having our classic chicken dinner tonight but we started watching a cooking program where the contestants were making chicken wings. I knew we had a couple of wings from the chicken we bought today and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, Vegetables
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Tilapia with mustard sauce, rice, and broccoli. 1/6/25
I seem to be having trouble getting back into the routine of taking pictures of my dinners! Trust me, John baked the fish and made the rice. I prepared the mustard sauce and cooked the broccoli. Hopefully I will remember … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Fish, rice, Vegetables
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