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Category Archives: Healthy tips
Pan-seared salmon, cauli-rice, broccoli. 11/17/20
We were going for quick, nutritious, and delicious tonight and hit that trifecta of speedy, healthful, and yummy. John had made a bunch of rice on Monday to use during the week so all I had to do was mix … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables
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Sea bass, rutabagas, broccoli. 11/14/20
As you can see we are back on our healthy eating regimen. I do not want to call it a diet because that connotes deprivation. And if there is one thing that our diet stresses it is healthy eating of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Vegetables
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Orecchiette with broccolini and mushrooms 11/5/20
We are still embroiled in the vote count so we just made a quick pasta dinner. As long as you do not eat too much pasta, orecchiette is a fine food plan dinner to have. The sauce which is made … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged broccoli, Orecchiette
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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
Chilean sea bass, rice, and snow peas. 10/20/20
This is a very simple but delicious dinner. It is really the quality of the fish that makes the difference. We buy these individually frozen pieces of fish at Costco. We have never run into a bad piece or even … Continue reading
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Red lentils, rice, and crispy kale. 10/13/20
The red lentil part of tonight’s dinner is also called Afghani dal. Here is the recipe for it. It is easy, quick cooking and tastes wonderful. Red lentils are actually coral colored and turn yellow when you cook them. You … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Recipes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged kale, lentils
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Salmon with tarragon sauce. 10/12/20
Today I had to be extra careful calorie-wise because John was making me a Negroni Sbagliato for our before-sies. That is a combination of 1.5 oz. Campari, 1.5 oz. sweet vermouth, 3 oz. sparkling wine, 2 olives, and orange peel. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, pescatarian, Recipes, Vegetables
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Pan-Seared Shrimp with Peanuts, Black Pepper, and Lime 10/9/20
John made shrimp from a recipe in the most recent Cook’s Illustrated magazine. (It is also on their paywall website.) It involved a new cooking technique where the shrimp are briefly salted and then right before cooking they have a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Healthy tips, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Chicken and shallots in a mustard jus. 9/22/20
We tried to do something new with the thighs and drumsticks from a Costco rotisserie chicken. If you have not bought a Costco chicken, it is twice the chicken for half the price of a grocery store rotisserie chicken. (And … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy tips, Middle Eastern, Poultry, Recipes, rice, Vegetables
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Stir fried shrimp with veg and rice. 8/18/20
I love what we call a GBOF, a giant bowl of food. Each of us who become overweight, get there in different ways. For some it is desserts and others too much snacking. Or maybe it’s fried foods and butter … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Healthy tips, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
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