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Category Archives: Easy
Tilapia with mustard sauce, rice, broccoli. 10/29/25
Since John is healing from oral surgery we will be eating soft things this week. The broccoli was the only potentially hard food so I cooked it thoroughly and chopped it up with butter and sour cream in my mini … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, Fish, rice, tilapia
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Deconstructed hot dog. 10/28/25
John had oral surgery today so I was on my own while he just ate an omelet. Casting about for something to eat I saw a piece of turkey sausage. But no bun! So I cut up both sausage (hot … Continue reading
Grilled steak, tots, and salad. 10/25/25
We have had a lot of great dinners during our trip. We are celebrating our last night with a delicious ribeye steak that John cooked on the grill. I took care of the tater tots and salad. We are already … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Special occasion, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
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Penne with sausage. 10/20/25
Jonathan cooked on Monday. We had originally planned on scallops but there were none to be found at Harmon’s. We were promised that they would be available tomorrow. I helped out by chopping the onion, garlic, and mushrooms. Jonathan manned … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Pork, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, Sausage
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Hamburgers and salad. 10/19/25
For our first cooking night in Utah John made probably the most delicious burgers ever. Rosy pink on the inside and nicely charred on the inside. We had tater tots and a small green salad along side.
Buffalo chicken wings and salad. 10/17/25
Since we are going away tomorrow I wanted an easy dinner and one that would use up the tomatoes we have left. The chicken wings come prepared and frozen so all we had to do was bake them at 425F … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, Salad
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Hot and spicy hot dogs with enhanced canned sauerkraut and beans. 10/14/25
Sarah and I came across a very good buy at Grocery Outlet a few weeks ago. Our family really likes Nathan’s all-beef hot dogs and here we had found Nathan’s hot dogs for 2 8-packs 2/$3.00! But they were not … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, hot dogs, sauerkraut
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Chickpeas with ditalini and vegetables 10/10/25
Making chickpea stew is an easy way to use up leftover vegetables that may be getting limp in the refrigerator. In addition to the chickpeas, Ditalini, and broth I added tomatoes, thyme, and zucchini from the garden and carrots, fennel, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Methods, Pasta, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chickpeas, pasta, vegetable
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Afghani dal with rice, kale, and yogurt. 10/2/25
After last night’s expensive dinner we opted for one much more economical. Lentils are probably the cheapest way to serve protein plus they cook up quickly with no soaking or pre-cooking. This is especially true of red lentils. (Red lentils … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Asian, Easy, Legumes, Recipes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged lentils
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Chilean sea bass with steamed potatoes, and asparagus. 10/1/25
We got October off with a bang by making our favorite fish. Chilean sea bass is expensive so we do not have it frequently and it is always a treat. John and I made a special trip to Costco where … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, Chilean sea bass, potatoes
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