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Category Archives: Kitchen tips
Chana dal with rice mix and greens. 6/25/21
Dal is a term originating in India for dried split pulses such as lentils, peas and beans that do not require soaking before cooking. Chana refers to a certain chickpea that is smaller than the typical chickpea. So Chana dal … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Pan-seared salmon with sheet pan vegetables. 6/24/21
I love roasting vegetables in the oven. Here is a snap of my vegetables oiled and salted and ready to go into the oven at 425F for about 25-30 minutes. As a time saver, I got packages of cut up … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables
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Penne with asparagus and mushrooms and an unusual first course. 6/23/21
Almost every night we have popcorn hour. Popcorn hour used to be cocktail time but in our pursuit of better, healthier eating we have forsaken the drinks part of the ritual. On Wednesday, though, we passed up the popcorn for … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged artichoke, pasta
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Easy chicken Marsala with green beans and rutabaga. 6/21/21
I am so glad that it is finally cool enough in the evening to make one of our menu dinners! This is chicken Marsala is super simple. Rather than make a cream sauce, we use a packet of McCormick’s chicken … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Instant Pot, Italian, Kitchen tips, Poultry, Vegetables
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Southwest salad. 6/18/21
It is still quite hot here, maybe not quite as hot as yesterday, but still a salad kind of dinner day. This spicy chicken salad is one of our go-tos when the weather demands a no-cook dinner. I buy pulled … Continue reading
Seared tuna and salad with nuoc cham 6/17/21
Our town hit 108F according to the gauge on our car. I suggested to John that maybe our planned dinner, White Beans and Kale Stew, was probably not the best choice. Since we were visiting Costco we picked up some … Continue reading
Vegetable stir-fry with egg zoodles. 6/16/21
Tonight was supposed to be our traditional Pasta Wednesday but the idea of boiling a big pot of water when the outside temperature was in the 90’s made it a non-starter. We decided our fallback dinner would be a BFD … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Kitchen tips, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs
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Vegetable stir-fry with soft scrambled eggs. 6/13/21
When I was thinking about what to prepare for my BFD (Breakfast For Dinner) I first thought about just keeping it uber-simple and make scrambled eggs, a veggie patty, and toast. Problem with that is it really takes too short … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Kitchen tips, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs
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Chilean sea bass with asparagus and butternut squash. 6/12/
In the interest of making the cooking and clean-up as easy as possible we cooked our entire dinner in the oven. The last time I made butternut squash I had a bunch of cubes leftover so I froze them raw … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables
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Penne with mushrooms and kale. 6/10/21
I love Pasta Wednesday! And I can probably spin out a different variety of pasta, mushrooms and vegetable indefinitely! John and I have really grown to prefer the taste of whole grain pasta (Barilla) and it is better for us, … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged pasta, Vegan
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