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Category Archives: Kitchen tips
Breakfast For Dinner (BFD) 5/16/21
While John’s omelet dinner is truly a BFD, my BFDs have morphed into any dish that includes eggs. This week’s dish is an Asian inspired vegetable stir-fry with a sliced egg-only omelet on top and cauliflower rice underneath. I know … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Kitchen tips, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Seared scallops with asparagus and rice mix 5/15/21
Saturday night is usually Leftovers For Dinner (LFD) but the only leftovers we had were some rice and some farro. So I mixed those together and added asparagus as our vegetable and scallops for the protein. John always does a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grains, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Leftovers For Dinner, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Grilled flank steak, Brussels sprouts, and grilled potatoes. 5/14/21
Here is how this dinner shaped up. John marinated the flank steak which is a lean but tasty cut of beef which is tender when you slice it across the grain. Then he grilled it to a perfect medium rare. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Kitchen tips, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged brussels sprouts, flank steak
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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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Semi-Leftovers For Dinner Classic chicken style. 5/11/21
Usually LFD (Leftovers For Dinner) happens on Saturday night but we ended up with some bits and pieces from last week’s dinner and decided to incorporate the leftovers into an actual weekly menu dinner. Our leftovers were some chicken gravy, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Leftovers For Dinner, Poultry, Vegetables
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Pan-seared salmon and mango salsa, rice, and green beans. 5/10/21
John brined the salmon before starting it in a cold pan and it worked out much better than his last attempt at not overcooking it and keeping the white goop from seeping out. When he was at the grocery store … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables
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Planning ahead – Leftovers For Dinner (LFD). 5/8/21
Does this plate look familiar? It looks familiar because this is the other half of the double portion of Chana dal we made on Monday. What a pleasure to know that Saturday night’s dinner only needs a reheat and a … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Leftovers For Dinner, Legumes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Chana dal, chickpeas, Dried chickpeas
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Chilean sea bass with sheet pan potatoes and green beans. 5/6/21
Using this frozen Chilean sea bass from Costco makes a pricy fish affordable. We probably have some rendition of this dinner every two to three weeks. It definitely does not get old! To keep the number of pots and pans … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables
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Classic chicken dinner with rutabaga and broccoli. 5/4/21
May the fourth (of good nutrition) be with you. I remember taking our son to see the movie in 1983 when he was six years old. He’s been a Star Wars fan since and his kids are too. Personally I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Poultry, sous vide, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, chicken, rutabagas
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Chana dal with kale and cauli-rice. 5/3/21
This is one of my favorite meals and we made a double recipe so that we could have it again on Saturday, our Leftovers For Dinner (LFD) day. We used two cups of the Chana dal plus one half cup … Continue reading
Posted in Indian, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, lentils, pigeon peas
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