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Category Archives: Easy
Shrimp with polenta and broccoli. 3/19/2
We have had this shrimp dish on and off the menu for weeks now and for some reason have never gotten around to making it. Well, the wait is over and it was really good! It was both light and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, shrimp
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Fusilli with mushrooms and baby cauliflower. 3/18/22
I saw this package of baby cauliflower at Trader Joe’s while I was looking for broccolini. It sort of had the same form factor as broccolini so I decided to try it in this week’s pasta. I did all the … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cauliflower, pasta
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St. Patrick’s Day! 3/17/22
My paternal grandfather was born on St. Patrick’s Day in 1890. Not only would a lot of dinners that I cook seem totally bizarre to him but there is no way my grandmother could have found the ingredients with which … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Methods, Recipes, Sheet pan, soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cabbage
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Purim, when all food is triangular 3/16/22
Our Purim celebration featured a lot of triangular food. The triangular theme represents the hat of Haman, the evil bad guy. Haman was plotting to get all the Jews killed but Queen Esther out-smarted him. So on Purim we celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts, Easy, Holidays, Vegetables
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Tilapia with sheet pan veg. 3/15/22
We tend to buy frozen fish and shellfish. Costco has some good seafood products at reasonable prices so we always keep salmon, Chilean sea bass, shrimp, scallops, and some sort of white fish in the freezer. For our mild white … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables
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Chicken dinner. 3/14/22
This homey chicken dinner reminds me of Thanksgiving, but easier. The rotisserie chicken I buy from Costco is not the whole bird but their vacuum packed offering of cooked breast meat. I divide the package in half (about 1 lb. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Poultry, Vegetables
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Sunday simple supper. 3/13/22
It’s Sunday and you have been cooking all week. Give yourself a break! Sunday supper around here is an everyone-make-your-own-eggs dinner. John always makes himself an omelet and I make a variety of egg dinners. This week I am doing … Continue reading
Marinated tofu and vegetable stir-fry 3/13/22
I marinated the tofu in a nuoc cham sauce for about two hours. Nuoc cham is a Vietnamese sauce and is basically fish sauce, sugar, and lime juice. With John manning our large fry pan, I cut the vegetables up … Continue reading
Posted in American, Chinese, Easy, Kitchen tips, Vegetables
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Sesame shrimp bowl 3/10/22
Sesame shrimp or salmon bowls are fast becoming the number one choice for dinner at our house. There is really very little cooking involved, make some rice or heat up some leftover rice and quickly cook the shrimp. Everything else … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Japanese, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Fettuccine arrabiata. 3/9/22
I had frozen a portion of arrabiata sauce from a dinner a couple of weeks ago. It was not enough for our dinner but it was a good base to start from. There were already onions, garlic, and mushrooms in … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged pasta
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