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Category Archives: Easy
Shrimp with polenta and broccoli. 11/1/23
We have not planned a menu or gone food shopping for this week but we always have shrimp, broccoli, and polenta on hand. Except for all the stirring of the polenta (we take turns!) this is a really easy, quick, … Continue reading
Sheet pan turkey sausage and vegetables. 10/30/23
Sheet pan cooking is so easy and the clean-up is minimal. I preheated the oven to 425F and cut up, oiled, and salted some potatoes, carrots, onions, zucchini, and cabbage. After 20 minutes I added the turkey sausage for the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Spaghetti with tomato sauce. 10/24/23
Originally we were supposed to be having chickpea stew for dinner. When we looked for the ditalini we discovered that it had been used. So, what to do? I decided on making a quick tomato sauce and using the pasta … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Grilled hamburgers and salad. 10/21/23
Easy dinner tonight! I started out by making the Taylor Farms Steakhouse Wedge salad and added some Power Greens, diced red onion, and the last of our daughter’s cherry tomatoes from the community garden. This made enough salad so that … Continue reading
Light shrimp scampi with rice and broccoli. 10/20/23
We have not made this in quite a while and we were pleasantly surprised at how good and easy it was. Since we are not strictly on our diet regimen we added 2 teaspoons of butter to the sauce at … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Fusilli with broccoli and mushrooms. 10/17/23
I have been eating gluten-free but my doctor wants me to add gluten products back into my diet so we can test what is going on. So we decided on pasta for tonight. It came out fine but I could … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Chilean sea bass, new potatoes, asparagus. 10/16/23
John and I have decided to make Mondays “Fish of the Week” day and purchase whatever fish is on sale at Whole Foods. Luckily for us Chilean sea bass was on sale this week. The fellow behind the fish counter … Continue reading
Lentils with turkey sausage and carrots over spinach. 10/13/23
This combo of lentils, carrots, and turkey sausage is a “comfort food” dish for us. Other ingredients in our dish are onions, celery, garlic, and chicken stock. I like to serve the stew over whatever greens I have around, spinach, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Poultry, stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Tilapia with mustard sauce, baked potato, broccoli. 10/12/23
Another easy fish dish, it is amazing how quickly you can cook fish. The tilapia took 8 minutes in a 400F. After microwaving the potato until done, we popped it in the oven to pick up some browning. The fish … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Chicken enchiladas, beans and corn. 10/11/23
A trip to Costco today equals a rotisserie chicken equals chicken enchiladas. I made mention of chicken tostadas or chicken fajitas but both John and our daughter were voting enchilada. So even though we had chicken enchiladas 10 days ago … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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