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Category Archives: Easy
Shrimp with broccoli and zucchini over polenta 5/12/22
Shrimp with vegetables over polenta is our version of shrimp and grits. John uses Bob’s Red Mill polenta and makes it in a ratio of six parts water to one part polenta. One half cup of polenta turns into quite … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grains, Healthy tips, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged polenta, shrimp
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Fusilli with mushrooms and kale 5/11/22
It’s pasta Wednesday! It’s also vegan Wednesday! I try to keep my Wednesdays vegan along with one or two other vegan or vegetarian days a week. This week along with with this pasta dinner, Friday (Afghani dal), Saturday (grilled porto … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged fusilli, kale, mushrooms
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Roasted talapia with sheet pan sprouts and squash 5/10/22
Tonight’s easy, delicious, quick, and healthy dinner is all a matter of timing. Method: Turn the oven on to 425F convect During the preheat season the fish in a baking dish with olive oil, Old Bay, salt, garlic powder, and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables
Tagged Talapia
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Chicken with quadruple vegetables 5/9/22
Rotisserie chicken and McCormack’s chicken gravy took care of the protein portion of our dinner. Unfortunately the white rice we were planning on having had languished in the refrigerator too long so it got pitched. I had been planning on … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged asparagus, broccoli, chicken
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Penne with broccoli and mushrooms 5/7/22
Saturday night’s quick and easy dinner was whole wheat penne with lots of mushrooms and broccoli. Cooked the mushrooms first with some onion, garlic, pepper flakes, salt, and oregano. I added the broccoli shortly before the penne was al dente. … Continue reading
Chicken enchiladas and spicy black beans 5/5/22
In celebration of Cinco de Mayo we made chicken enchiladas and spicy black beans. Our method is pretty simple. Buy a jar of salsa verde, corn tortillas, feta cheese, and rotisserie chicken. Shred the chicken. Put a layer of salsa … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
Tagged beans, chicken, tortillas
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Matzoh ball soup 5/4/22
We still are finishing up leftovers from Sunday. This soup was made from a packaged mix but we diluted it a little more since it is very salty and added extra vegetables and some chicken pieces.
Chilean sea bass and an expanse of vegetables 5/3/22
Perhaps it is because I prepared them but it seemed to me that the vegetables outshone the Chilean sea bass (which is not easy to do!) John roasted the sea bass for 15 minutes in a 400F oven. The fillets … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged Sea bass
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Leftover lamb, asparagus, and rice bowl 5/2/22
On Sunday we had a big family dinner with sous vide and then grilled boneless leg of lamb with chimichurri, scalloped potatoes, and asparagus with sauce gribiche. I was so busy that I forgot to take pictures! We had plenty … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Lamb, leftovers, Leftovers For Dinner, soup, Vegetables
Tagged Lamb, matzoh balls
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Spaghetti with tomato and mushroom sauce 4/30/22
I was supposed to be eating some sort of egg thing on Saturday since we were having a big family dinner on Sunday, the normal breakfast for dinner day. But I just could not make myself do it. We had … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged pasta
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