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Grilled harissa chicken with farro and spiced cauliflower (LFD) 4/10/21
The leftover part of our Leftovers For Dinner (LFD) this week consisted of farro that I made extra of on Friday and half of a head of cauliflower. John marinated the boneless, skinless chicken thighs in the harissa (store-bought jar) … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Grilling, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Leftovers For Dinner, North African, Poultry, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged cauliflower, chicken, farro
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Lamb chops, mashed potatoes, asparagus. 3/27/21
Saturday night we celebrated the first night of Passover with a Seder and a festive meal. Grilled lamb chops, mashed potatoes, asparagus with sauce gribiche Since this was a festive occasion we were not counting calories and enjoyed our mashed … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grilling, Holidays, Lamb, Vegetables
Tagged Lamb, sauce gribiche
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Grilled flank steak with roasted vegetables. 2/10/21
On Wednesday John fired up the grill to cook an out-of-the-ordinary beef flank steak. First he marinated it and then grilled it to a rosy pink. It was very tasty. In the time it took to heat up the grill … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Kitchen tips, omnivore, Sheet pan, Vegetables
Tagged flank steak
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Grilled steak Bourguignon. 1/20/21
As a special treat since it was Inauguration Day we bought a steak that John grilled outside. We served it napped in the leftover mushroom Bourguignon from last week. It was quite spectacular. For my part I made roasted new … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Holidays, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Vegetables
Tagged rib eye steak
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Lamb chops with rutabagas and green beans. 1/4/21
We had red meat once in December and once in November so I guess this is the red meat dinner for January. We have had these lamb chops in the freezer for quite a while and it was time to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Instant Pot, Lamb, Vegetables
Tagged lamb chops, rutabaga
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Goal!!!!!!!!!!! 11/2/20
Today I met my weight loss goal!! I have lost 60 pounds in a little over a year, about a pound a week. (That is a total loss of a little more than 27.2 kg.) As you read through my … Continue reading
Grilled flank steak. 10/7/20
We do not eat much red meat here but when we do flank steak is often our choice. It is a flavorful piece of meat, low fat, and, as long as you cut it across the grain, it is not … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Kitchen tips, omnivore, Vegetables
Tagged flank steak, Steak
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A hamburger. 9/29/20
On Tuesday night while I was watching the debacle that was the “Presidential” “Debate” I lost my will to cook and threw my diet out the window. John is always a willing co-conspirator in these rare moments. He quickly defrosted … Continue reading
Grilling time! 9/7/20
It is Labor Day! We have managed to get through almost the whole summer without seeing anyone except our immediate family and the checkers at the grocery store. Luckily I Zoom with my sisters in Florida once a week and … Continue reading
Grilled portobello burgers with Thai salad. 8/15/20
It was 106F today so there was no cooking in the kitchen. John grilled our mushrooms outside and I seared off some onions and added basil and whole grain mustard to our “burgers” for additional flavor. The salad I made … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Thai, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Portobello mushroom
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