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Category Archives: Kitchen tips
Thanksgiving 11/22/18
Happy Thanksgiving! We have finally finished cleaning up and have had our first day of leftovers. Our daughter is taking the remnants of our meal to a Friendsgiving today so all we will have left is some turkey that I … Continue reading
Kitchen picnic. 10/29/18
Don’t like sitting on a blanket on the ground? Have a kitchen picnic. For our kitchen picnic we have grilled chicken thighs with BBQ sauce. As accompaniments to John’s grilling, I spice up some baked beans and broccoli salad. We … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged beans, broccoli, chicken thighs, Grilling
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California burger in Utah 10/28/18
When I was a kid growing up in New Jersey we used to go the Palace Diner occasionally. (New Jersey is the state for diners!) I would order a California burger. It seemed so exciting to be eating a hamburger in … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Kitchen tips, Vegetables
Tagged coleslaw, Hamburger, Potato salad
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Delicious vegan pasta. 10/27/18
In the time it takes to boil water and cook spaghetti, I make a delicious vegan sauce for our pasta. Here’s all you need – thinly sliced garlic that you brown up in some olive oil, a can of small … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged breadcrumbs, capers, garlic, olives, parsley, tomatoes, Whole wheat spaghetti
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I am trying to make this dish!!! 10/25/18
So back on 10/21/18 my post was about Spicy Thai Basil Eggplant with Tofu. Today on our trip to Utah we stopped at Mojave Thai Cuisine, a really surprising place to find out in the desert. We ordered their medium … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Fish, Kitchen tips, Recipes, rice, Thai, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged basil, bell peppers, Chinese eggplant, Onions, Thai, tofu
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Creamy vegan celery and potato soup. 10/23/18
Here is an easy soup to make with your new or leftover veggies. In my case my soup pot is filled with a roughly chopped entire head or stalk of celery. (One piece of celery is a rib. A stalk … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Celery, potato, soup
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BBQ chicken, Brussels sprout slaw, smashed potato salad. 10/13/18
We are supposed to be making Instant Pot Shrimp Biryani tonight but we cannot find curry leaves. Plus buying U-20 shrimp costs about $25.00 for a frozen pack. So while we are out at the store we have to change … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grilling, Kitchen tips, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged brussels sprouts, chicken, potatoes
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Steak, potatoes, salad. 10/6/18
What could be more American than steak, potatoes, and a salad. The surprising thing, though, is that this dinner turned out much more delicious than any comparable dinner of recent memory. What is up with that?! John sous vide the … Continue reading
Planned-overs. 10/5/18
On Thursday as I was making the couscous for dinner I thought that I would put in some vegetables to give it some color and texture. But I was also thinking, I know I will have leftover couscous and I … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Pasta, Vegetables
Tagged Italian, leftovers, meat sauce, pasta, soup, Spaghetti
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Sous vide 3-Cup Chicken. 10/1/18
Happy October! Our air conditioning is fixed and it looks like lower temperatures (inside and out) are on the way!! We have made 3-cup chicken before using the America’s Test Kitchen recipe. We have had varying results. Because we are … Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen tips, Poultry, rice, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, chicken, Chinese, Instant Pot, rice, sous vide
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