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Category Archives: Kitchen tips
Weekend and menu. 7/21 & 22/18
Not too much cooking this weekend. I took a container of spaghetti sauce that I had made previously out of the freezer to have with whole wheat spaghetti on Saturday. Since it was a little shy of enough I added … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, take-out
Tagged tomato sauce, Whole wheat spaghetti
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Vegetarian Philly. 7/20/18
There’s a place here in town where we frequently go for lunch with the kids and grandkids. It has delicious hamburgers and crispy fries. But the thing I always order is their vegetarian Philly. It is like a Philly cheesesteak … Continue reading
Posted in American, Kitchen tips, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged bell pepper, cheese, cucumber, feta, mushrooms, Onions, sandwich, tomatoes, vegetarain sandwich
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Hot times! Soup and sandwich. 7/16/18
Just too hot to cook? A light, no cook dinner is just what you need. For our hot night dinner we made a slightly different version of gazpacho than last week. Since we had no fresh tomatoes or salsa I … Continue reading
Make it yourself! 7/15/18
Sometimes doing the easiest thing may be expedient but it is often not the best. Last night for Wildcard Sunday we bought some prepared ribs at the grocery store and a bag of shredded cabbage with a dressing to make … Continue reading
Posted in American, Kitchen tips, Pork, take-out, Vegetables
Tagged cole slaw, cucumbers, feta, ribs, tomatoes
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Afghani Dahl, fattoush, brown rice. 7/12/18
We forgot to defrost the chicken for chicken fried rice so we decided to push that dinner to Friday and make another fine pantry/fridge vegan/vegetarian meal on Thursday. Note: For a vegan dish omit or substitute the yogurt on the … Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen tips, Mediterranean, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged brown rice, fattoush, lentils, Vegan, vegetarian
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Whole grain spaghetti with herbs and ground beef sauce. 7/11/18
Tuna is on our menu for today but since John is our meat, poultry, and fin man and he is at work today, we are being flexible and swapping out the tuna. John has asked for pasta with meat sauce … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Vegetables
Tagged ground beef, herbs, Spaghetti, tomatoes
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Great vegetarian/vegan Greek dinner. 7/9/18
Note: For a vegan meal omit or substitute feta I am a little slow getting my post done today since I have been busy watching Wimbledon today. Ladies’ semi-finals! Mostly I am only interested in Roger Federer winning but I … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Cherry tomatoes, cucumber, feta, Greek, hummus, Pita, tabbouleh
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Vegan pantry pasta dish! 7/3/18
This is a super easy and delicious vegan pantry dish. The sauce is made up of a can of tomatoes, some capers and olives and garlic and onions. The topping consists of some toasted garlic and breadcrumbs with parsley. From … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, Kitchen tips, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged breadcrumbs, capers, garlic, olives, pasta, Spaghetti, tomatoes
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Salmon, salsa, beans, and potatoes. 7/2/18
Finally found some decent salmon to buy to start in on our two pescatarian dinners this week. John used the America’s Test Kitchen technique for cooking the salmon which starts with a quick brine and continues with beginning the cooking … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged green beans, potatoes, salmon, salsa
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