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Category Archives: Healthy tips
Chicken Marsala, rutabagas, and broccoli. 8/24/21
You might look at this picture and think that John and I are still splurging but, no. This dinner is totally on our healthy eating plan! My plate is comprised of a small amount of chicken breast, a sauce made … Continue reading
Posted in American, Healthy tips, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Poultry, Vegetables
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BFD, egg-actly! 8/22/21
I am back home from my little vacation and ending up my week with my usual Breakfast For Dinner! I did a lot of imperfect eating last week and now I need to get back to healthy eating. And what … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Healthy tips, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Beyond Meat burger, potato, salad. 8/11/21
Today’s hot weather dinner was another foray into plant-based burgers. Last week we tried Morningstar’s Incogmeato and our reaction was meh. The Beyond Meat burger was better especially if you like well-done burgers. For those of us who like our … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Healthy tips, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Shrimp tacos with spicy black beans 8/7/21
Who doesn’t love taco night?! When we have tacos I set up a make your own taco bar so it is up to me to get all the condiments ready and cook the beans while John is responsible for cooking … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
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LFD Chana dal with kale and rice. 7/31/21
Our Leftovers For Dinner (LFD) were a replay of July 22nd’s Chana dal. We had made a double portion and froze half so all we needed 0to do was defrost the container, cook some new rice, and lay down a … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Indian, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Leftovers For Dinner, Legumes, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas
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Chicken with Tabbouleh and Moroccan carrot salad. 7/29/21
Since it was in the mid-90s on Thursday, I decided to shift from sheet pan roasted vegetables to cool salads. I made my usual parsley forward tabbouleh and looked through a bunch of recipes to find a carrot salad that … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Healthy tips, Middle Eastern, North African, Poultry, Recipes, Salad, Vegetables
Tagged carrots, chicken, tabbouleh
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Breaded mahi mahi, zucchini and leeks. 7/27/21
Tonight we were supposed to be using the mahi mahi in a Brazilian fish stew. We would have to do a lot of amending to the recipe to make it healthy enough for us to eat, i.e. use light coconut … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged Fish, mahi mahi, zucchini
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Split chickpea stew (Chana dal) with rice and kale 7/22/21
This is another lesson in how to stretch your dinner intake. Along with cooking the chickpeas in the Instant Pot I also added the stems from the kale. John made some rice and I combined my half cup of white … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy tips, Indian, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Legumes, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Vegan pasta puttanesca with mushrooms and kale. 7/20/21
I have various tricks for making my pasta seem like more than it is. What I would really like is to eat half a pound of pasta at a time but I know that is not in the cards if … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Chicken bowl. 7/16/21
Because we had such a fabulous dinner on Thursday, I decided to make myself a saner dinner on Friday. I am using chicken breast meat from the Costco rotisserie chicken, Power Greens Earthbound Farms greens, and some cut up cherry … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Poultry, Salad, Vegetables
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