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Category Archives: Healthy tips
Pasta with greens, mozzarella, and chickpeas. 5/26/21
When I came across the recipe for this pasta it sounded like something we would really like. What I really did not like was the amount of oil in the recipe so I worked on slimming that down. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chard, mozzarella, penne
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Spicy Ethiopian red lentil stew. 5/23/21
When I am making a recipe for the first time I try to stick pretty close to the original recipe before putting my own spin on it. Making Saturday’s red lentil stew, I knew I would need to make at … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Ethiopian, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged lentils
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Clam Chowder. 5/21/21
The hardest part to making this clam chowder is cleaning and cutting the leek. Leeks are notorious for trapping dirt between their leaves. I cut off the dark green parts first and then cut the leek into quarters lengthwise leaving … Continue reading
Posted in American, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables
Tagged clams
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Out to lunch – Togarashi ahi tuna. 5/20/21
Yesterday we met up with some old friends whom we have not seen since pre-pandemic. We went to a restaurant overlooking SF Bay and enjoyed the company and the view. From our seats we could see the Oakland Bay Bridge, … Continue reading
Shrimp scampi with pasta and broccoli 5/19/21
Pasta two days in a row!? It makes me so happy! This delicious dish which I like to call Lightened Up Shrimp Scampi is an example of how to take a recipe with too many calories and pare it down … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged shrimp
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Vegan delight! Sheet pan roasted vegetables with crispy chickpeas. 5/13/21
If you are a vegetable lover like I am then this plateful of vegetables, a little tofu, and chickpeas makes your eyes widen and your mouth water. And if you are someone who likes minimal mess and dinner on the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Sheet pan, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, Vegetables
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Spaghetti with shrimp, pancetta, and Fresno chiles 5/12/21
Tonight we made a new recipe. The original recipe is from the Food Network by Geoffrey Zakarian. I have included my slimmed down recipe for 2 servings below the picture. Our spaghetti dish turned out super-good. We used whole grain … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy tips, Italian, Pasta, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged shrimp, Spaghetti
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BFD – Egg and veg stir-fry with cauli-rice. 5/2/21
Sunday is always Breakfast For Dinner day. John always makes some sort of omelet and I always make, well, a bunch of different things! Tonight my BFD was a stir-fry of mushrooms, onions, garlic, green beans, broccoli, carrots, and celery. … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Healthy tips, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Dining out – Grand Junction, CO and Moab, UT
I have been finding a few better choices for lunches and dinners. Here are some suggestions for you to try the next time you are faced with a restaurant decision. Corn tortilla grilled shrimp taco This salad was part of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Dining out, Healthy tips, Italian, Mexican, rice, Thai, Vegetables
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Dining out, Ely, NV. 4/17/21
Today is a day of hard choices. Restaurants along the US 50, the loneliest highway in America, are few and far between. We end up grabbing fast food which is never a good choice. Tonight for dinner we are trying … Continue reading
Posted in American, Dining out, Healthy tips, Italian, Pasta, pescatarian, Shellfish
Tagged shrimp
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