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Category Archives: Easy
Vegan! Pasta with mushrooms and broccolini. 10/13/21
So great to be cooking again! I thought I would be missing all the fancy dishes and drinks. But, no! This simple pasta dish was like a balm to my over-doing-it soul. John and I make some sort of pasta … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged broccolini, mushrooms, pasta
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Whole grain penne with pesto. 9/15/21
Last week I harvested a bunch of basil from my two backyard basil plants to make pesto. Since I did not have quite enough I used some store-bought Italian parsley to supplement the basil. I used this recipe from the … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged penne, pesto
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Turkey sausage with sauerkraut and BBQ beans. 9/13/21
I enjoyed this dinner so much! Plus it only took about 20 minutes to make! First, the sauerkraut. I read somewhere that the tastiest sauerkraut is Libby’s in a can. Sauerkraut does not like light so to stabilize the kraut … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Poultry, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged turkey sausage
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Hot night, cool dinner. 9/8/21
In the San Francisco Bay Area September is the hottest month of the year. For those of us brought up in the mid-Atlantic states and New England, we are expecting a cool break in the weather. Even though I have … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Leftovers For Dinner, Legumes, Poultry, Salad, Vegetables
Tagged chicken, chickpeas
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Egg-sta Primavera. 9/5/21
Here is my Sunday egg dinner with a new spin on it. I made a thin egg disc and then rolled it up and cut it like linguine. I sautéed a bunch of vegetables—carrots, broccoli, celery, mushrooms, and fennel. When … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Eggs, Italian, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Red lentils with rice and kale. 9/4/21
Red lentils cook pretty quickly in some stock that has been flavored with cumin seed, salt, onion, garlic and ginger. I serve them over raw kale with a base of white rice and cauliflower rice mix.
Posted in Afghan, Easy, Legumes, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Chicken tacos with spicy black beans. 9/2/21
I eat my tacos with a knife and fork rather than folded up. It definitely takes me longer to eat them that way. The longer I eat the more satisfied I feel. John ate three hand-held tacos in less time … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
Tagged chicken, Tacos
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Salmon with mango salsa, green beans, and rutabaga. 9/1/21
John laid down a layer of sea salt in a frying pan and started the salmon in a cold pan over low heat. The salmon took about 15 minutes to cook almost entirely on the skin side. He turned it … Continue reading
Lentils with turkey sausage and vegetables. 8/31/21
I was reading yesterday about foods that are high in folate and how they help to keep your brain healthy as you age. Lentils were one of the foods mentioned. I have lentils on my menu twice this week! Since … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Poultry, stew, Vegetables
Tagged lentils
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Pasta with tuna, arugula, and capers. 8/30/21
We made this dish with whole grain spaghetti but probably any pasta will work. It is kind of like a puttanesca preparation except there are no tomatoes and tuna is added. It turned out well and I am sure we … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged Spaghetti, tuna
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