Category Archives: Easy

Chickpeas, ditalini, and greens. 5/15/24

You can make this weeknight dinner vegan, vegetarian, or not depending on whether you garnish it with dairy cheese or use chicken stock instead of vegetable stock. Our dinner used what we had on hand, Parmesan cheese and chicken stock. … Continue reading

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Grilled hamburger and salad. 5/14/24

Although here in California we can pretty much grill stuff all year long there is something about sitting outside while it’s warm and still light out watching John flip burgers that screams summer. John is an expert at medium rare … Continue reading

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Classic chicken dinner. 5/13/34

We have tended to make a chicken dinner on Mondays for years now. In fact our son often makes chicken dinner on Mondays for his family, a holdover from his youth. Monday’s chicken dinner was rotisserie chicken breast reheated in … Continue reading

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Shrimp tacos with chopped salad. 5/10/24

I used crispy stand-up taco shells for our shrimp tacos tonight. John cooked the shrimp to perfection and three large shrimp per taco made for a filling dinner. Along with the shrimp the taco was completed with shredded cabbage, tomato … Continue reading

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Penne with mushrooms and asparagus. 5/9/24

I really like the look of penne and asparagus. The asparagus mimics the shape of the penne. Plus this is super simple and quick to make. While the water is heating up for the pasta is plenty of time to … Continue reading

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Cinco de Mayo vegetarian nachos 5/5/24

Usually on Cinco de Mayo we are enjoying tacos or enchiladas and washing it all down with margaritas. But this year of the very-stubborn-pneumonia when I am still on a bunch of drugs we had a much more sedate celebration—nachos … Continue reading

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Chicken stir-fry with brown rice. 5/4/24

Tonight we used the vegetables left in the crisper for a simple chicken stir-fry. John manned the stove while I chopped up all the vegetables. I had made the brown rice using the oven method earlier in the day. It … Continue reading

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Gochujang shrimp fettucine. 4/3/24

Korea meets Italy in this new recipe we tried tonight. This is a really simple and quick dish. In the time it takes to get the water to boiling and cook the pasta you can make the sauce. Although John … Continue reading

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Roasted tilapia, rice/quinoa mix, zucchini 5/2/24

Originally dinner tonight was supposed to be the fish, polenta, and broccoli. But I was feeling a bit broccoli-ed out so we decided to switch gears. The result was quite tasty! John seasoned and roasted the tilapia in a 400F … Continue reading

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Grilled flank steak, sweet potato, broccoli. 5/1/24

John grilled flank steak to a nice rosy medium rare and also put some char on the sweet potatoes that I had microwaved. Part of the darkness on the sweet potatoes comes from the use of chipotle powder which unfortunately … Continue reading

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