Category Archives: Easy

Grilled Smashburgers and Caesar Salad. 6/25/24

On Tuesday John took our cast iron grill and heated it up on our gas grill. When it was piping hot he took balls of seasoned ground beef and put them on the grill. Then he squished the balls of … Continue reading

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Classic chicken dinner. 6/24/24

It was actually much hotter than 92F on Monday. I think it hit 100F again. Ugh, summer, my least favorite season of the year. This is the second dinner from our rotisserie chicken and we have also had one lunch … Continue reading

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Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad with Chicken. 6/23/24

Since it was 100F today we decided on a no-cook dinner. John had picked up a rotisserie chicken from Costco earlier in the day and our daughter very kindly offered to de-bone it and shred one of the breasts. I … Continue reading

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Hot dog, sauerkraut, and salad. 6/20/24

I was going to rave about our all-American dinner celebrating the first day of summer until I realized that our dinner idea was imported to the U.S. like much of our cuisine. First of all a hot dog, also known … Continue reading

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Grilled NY Strip Steak. 6/18/24

Yummy meal tonight. We took advantage of a sale on these steaks for 6.97/lb. at Safeway. They came in a pack of four so it was kind of a gamble. This first steak which was about 1 lb. was a … Continue reading

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Father’s Day faux cookout. 6/16/24

I started out thinking that for Father’s Day we would grill some meat and corn plus serve a salad for John, our daughter, our son, who is also a dad, and his kids. But then I started thinking about all … Continue reading

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Shrimp and polenta with broccoli. 6/14/24

For this dinner we make a very loose polenta so it acts like a thick sauce. It is delicious with the sautéed shrimp and broccoli. As an added element I toasted up some French’s fried onions. So far I have … Continue reading

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Asian tofu bowl. 6/13/24

Since I am not supposed to do much these first couple of days after my cataract surgery I left most of the prep up to the rest of the family. Here is what our prep looked like— Now it was … Continue reading

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Everything grilled! 6/11/24

Today’s division of labor was my doing the prep and pre-cook on the sweet potato and cauliflower while John prepped the lamb chops and cooked everything on the grill. The loin lamb chops turned out perfectly medium rare and the … Continue reading

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Chicken with gravy and vegetables. 6/9/24

Uh oh, I am getting behind with my posts again! It must be due to unexciting dinners. On Sunday instead of our usual eggs we used up the rest of our Costco rotisserie chicken. This week’s chicken yielded two dinners … Continue reading

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