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Category Archives: Kitchen tips
Salmon and sauce Grabiche with cauliflower rice and green beans. 6/8/21
This dinner was supposed to be made and eaten on Monday but, my bad, we decided we would rather have popcorn and drinks for supper yesterday. So the salmon got pushed to today and we have decided to eliminate the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged cauliflower rice, salmon
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A little chicken, a lot of veggies 6/3/21
John bought some bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs to grill and I decided that I would be better off with some of my Costco precooked chicken breast warmed through with a little BBQ sauce. I laid my slices on cauliflower rice. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Poultry, Sheet pan, Vegetables
Tagged chicken
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Salmon with mango salsa, rice, asparagus
This colorful plate was as good as it looks. The real stars were the mango salsa and the perfectly cooked salmon. John brined the salmon in 1 quart of water with 2 tablespoon of salt that was stirred thoroughly to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Baking, Fish, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables
Tagged mango, salmon
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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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Chicken Marsala with a super easy sauce. 5/25/21
John cut the chicken breast into thirds longitudinally and pounded out the pieces to the same thickness. These pieces he pan-fried. I was on mashed potato and broccoli duty. He was also in charge of the sauce. I had come … Continue reading
Spicy black bean cakes with roasted veg. 5/24/21
This was a new recipe for us on Meatless Monday. I have adapted the recipe and added our tweaks below. John and I have never made a veggie patty before and we were pleased with how they came out. Usually … Continue reading
Posted in American, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Recipes, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans
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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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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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Whole grain penne with mushrooms and asparagus. 5/18/21
Penne and asparagus are the perfect partners for this dish. By cutting the asparagus on the bias you end up with a shape that mimics the penne. This is also one of those pasta meals that from the time you … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged asparagus ragus, penne
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