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Fettuccine with arrabbiata sauce
It’s pasta Wednesday and we are finally getting around to having fettuccine arrabbiata! Arrabbiata sauce is a spicy tomato sauce. To make it spicy I used a can of Rotel, a minced jalapeño, red pepper flakes, and several squirts of … Continue reading
Chilean sea bass, blistered cherry tomatoes, kale and corn 6/7/22
As fabulous as Chilean sea bass is, the vegetables really stole the show for this dinner. John roasted the Chilean sea bass in a 400F oven for 14 minutes. He seasoned it with salt, garlic powder, Old Bay, tarragon (from … Continue reading
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Chicken with rice mix and broccoli 6/6/22
At our house we call this either Classic Chicken or Chicken Monday. When the kids were little I tended to make the same sort of dish on certain days of the week. Monday was always chicken. In fact it became … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grains, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Poultry, rice, Vegetables
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Vegetable stir-fry with polenta and fresh herbs 6/5/22
Since I ate an egg for breakfast I was looking for something different for Sunday night’s dinner. Aha, leftover polenta in the refrigerator! Given that polenta did not seem to lend itself to Asian flavors I decided to make an … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Grains, Italian, leftovers, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Vegan green vegetables pasta 6/3/22
We used up a bunch of vegetables from our crisper today with a delicious vegan pasta dish. In the time it took to bring our salted water to a boil and cook the pasta I sliced and quickly cooked all … Continue reading
Stir-fried broccoli and chicken over kale and rice 6/1/22
The weather people assured me that the high temperature on Wednesday was supposed to be 73F. With very moderate temperatures for the day I felt that boiling a big pot of water to make fettuccini arrabbiata would not be a … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Chinese, Easy, Grains, Healthy tips, Hot weather meals, Poultry, rice, Vegetables
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Shrimp tacos 5/30/22
We figured that tacos are about as American as apple pie and a fitting dinner for a patriotic holiday. We were going to grill the shrimp and eat outside but it got very windy so we ended up cooking and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Holidays, Kitchen tips, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
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Stir-fried vegetables with eggs 5/29/22
My Breakfast For Dinner of stir-fried vegetables and eggs is one that I really enjoy. First I laid down a bed of shredded raw kale and put a veritable garden of stir-fried vegetables mixed with a little rice on top … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Chinese, Easy, Eggs, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Pre-made chickpea stew on a bed of raw kale over cauliflower and white rice mix 5/28/22
Hard to believe but sometimes I do not feel like cooking. My lazy day often happens on Saturday after five straight days of meal preparation. In my former less healthy-eating days this would have been a night of take-out Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Leftovers For Dinner, Legumes, North African, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Tuna tataki with soy roasted potatoes and snow peas 5/27/22
Tuna tataki is basically just quick seared tuna. It is warm on the outside and cool in the center, somewhere between a cooked and a raw dish. In any case John did a great job cooking it after marinating it … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Fish, Japanese, pescatarian, Recipes, Sheet pan, Vegetables
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