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Category Archives: Kitchen tips
Shrimp tacos with spicy black beans. 12/3/21
So good and so easy! John defrosted some shrimp and seasoned them with salt, chili powder, Old Bay, garlic powder, and cumin. They were sautéed in olive oil spray. In the meantime I got the toppings together- shredded cabbage, cilantro, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Methods, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
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Chicken breast with rutabagas and B. sprouts 12/1/21 (GBTG Day 57)
This is what I call my classic chicken dinner. It consists of chicken breast meat, gravy, rutabagas or squash, and a green vegetable. It fits in well to my countdown to Getting Back To Goal (GBTG). Only about 4 PP … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables, WW points
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Orecchiette with broccolini and mushrooms. 11/29/21 (Day 59 Getting Back to Goal)
I am about to give up on these whole grain orecchiette imported from Italy that I bought through Amazon. There are no directions on how long to cook them and even at 16 minutes they still seemed doughy! Anyway, here … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, WW points
Tagged mushrooms, pasta
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Whole grain penne with pesto 11/22/21
A couple of months ago I made a bunch of pesto out of backyard basil and parsley, olive oil, pine nuts, and parmesan cheese. It is simple enough to make, just pop all the ingredients except for the olive oil … Continue reading
Vegan! Ethiopian spicy red lentils plus Ethiopian cabbage, potatoes, and carrots (atakilt wat). 11/22/21
Our family loves the food at Zeni’s, an Ethiopian restaurant in San Jose, but it is kind of a schlep to go there and, of course, pandemic. So every once in a while John and I try to make a … Continue reading
Posted in Ethiopian, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cabbage, carrots, lentils, potatoes
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Chicken enchiladas with spicy slaw. 11/19/21
In the recipe for these chicken enchiladas there are four sections.1) cook the chicken 2) make the salsa verde 3) heat the tortillas in hot oil and 4) assemble and bake in a casserole dish. Daunting! My four steps are … Continue reading
Flank steak, baked potato, Brussels sprouts. 11/18/21
We had a change of plans tonight because I bought a bunch of Brussels sprouts and wanted to see if I could reheat them successfully for Thanksgiving. Our three remaining meals for the week were Chilean sea bass, chicken enchiladas, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Kitchen tips, Methods, Vegetables
Tagged brussels sprouts, flank steak
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Seared scallops, new potatoes, leek and zucchini. 11/16/21
Tonight we had a special occasion dinner. Except there was no special occasion. Sometimes it is just nice to treat yourself. A dinner like this for two people including a bottle of wine would probably cost at least $100 at … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged scallops
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Chicken Marsala with squash and broccoli. 11/12/21
Tonight’s dinner is a riff on our standard Classic Chicken Dinner which consists of chicken breast and gravy, butternut squash or rutabagas, and broccoli. The addition of Marsala, sautéed mushrooms, and some chicken stock to our packet of chicken gravy … Continue reading
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Grilled flank steak and three vegetables. 11/9/21
I have been trying to add more vegetables and cut back on carbs at dinner. Since starchy foods are my favs, this move often leaves me grumpy. Tonight’s dinner of three veggies with grilled flank steak left me full and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Grilling, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Vegetables
Tagged Steak
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