Category Archives: Eggs

Salade Niçoise. 7/26/18

It has been really hot for over a week now. I am attempting to find different dishes to make for dinner that will not heat up the kitchen. Today’s attempt, Salade Niçoise. This is more of an assemblage of various … Continue reading

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Vegetarian Pad Thai. 6/4/18

This pad Thai was semi-successful. I used dried tofu in place of the shrimp in the original recipe. That was a mistake. The tofu was so compacted that it did not absorb any of the sauce. Otherwise it was pretty … Continue reading

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Eat down, fried rice. 5/27/18

We are leaving for Utah this week and need to make dishes which will use up some of our produce. I suppose I could make a soup or pasta but we have  quite a bit of rice in the refrigerator. … Continue reading

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Leftover festive dinner. 4/2/18

On Sunday we had the family over for a festive dinner. John grilled a boneless lamb leg and I made some fancy mashed potatoes and asparagus. Our daughter made macaroons. On Monday we had the replay. Here’s what a plateful … Continue reading

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Another vega, vege, carne sort of day. 12/23/17

Started off the day with a nice bowl of oatmeal with flaxseed. John has been unhappily noticing that I tend to call it gruel. I am turning over a new leaf and only saying positive things about my daily delicious … Continue reading

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Wonderful Ethiopian fare. 11/29/17

Today was an all-vegetarian day. For lunch daughter and I visited the delicious Ethiopian restaurant, Zeni, in San Jose.  It is a favorite in our family although somewhat of a trek. At our house it is referred to as mmmmm, … Continue reading

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Easy chicken dinner. 11/17/17

First here is a look at the breakfast served at TownePlace Suites (Marriott) where we stayed. This is John’s breakfast. The egg looks like one of those joke rubber items and the sausage is pretty greasy. While I applaud their … Continue reading

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More adventures from the road. 11/6/17

I am finding vegan eating difficult while traveling. I am sure that if I looked hard enough I could find places that cater to vegans but out here in the Nevada/Utah area near the freeways you just do your best. … Continue reading

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Leftover lunch and take out dinner. 10/29/17

What can I say? Sometimes I get tired of cooking especially if I have already cooked the entire day in preparation for a fancy dinner party on Tuesday. We ate some oatmeal for breakfast. It is pretty  boring but it … Continue reading

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New dish! Mushroom/spinach frittata. 10/27/17

Food today seemed like same old, same old until we got to dinner – oatmeal for breakfast, celery soup and lettuce and tomato pita for lunch. But for dinner we tried something new. To top off this vegan/vegetarian day, a … Continue reading

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