Category Archives: Legumes

Lentils with turkey sausage – 10/27/16

This is a really comfort food dish for us. We haven’t made it for a while so we are really looking forward to it. We had a hard workout at the gym today and need some food good for building … Continue reading

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Out of the freezer – 10/20/16

I made this dinner on September 11, 2016 and stuck the leftovers in the freezer. Since we are leaving Utah for home tomorrow and don’t want to mess up our just cleaned kitchen, tonight is the perfect time for planned-overs. … Continue reading

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Ninfa’s, St. George, Utah – 10/19/16

After years of not trying any new places to eat in St. George we decided these past two weeks to try again. Part of this was driven by our son who likes to eat lunch out and enjoys Mexican food. … Continue reading

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Chicken fajitas redux – 10/18/16

Having purged my refrigerator of fresh ingredients at lunchtime, I turned to previously prepared foods for dinner. I had rice and beans left over from last week’s chicken fajitas that needed using plus a bunch of peppers and onions that … Continue reading

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Chicken fajitas – 10/10/16

Mexico is our first stop on our culinary tour. We all pitched in to prepare the dinner.  Jon and John worked on the meat and vegetables for the fajitas and I made the beans and rice. Here’s my two favorite … Continue reading

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Moroccan chickpeas with chard – New recipe – 9/27/16

We made this recipe almost exactly as published by NY Times. I always figure the first time you try something you should more or less stick with what’s written. It turned out very well. We served it with some rice. … Continue reading

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Shrimp tacos again! – 9/26/16

First Happy Birthday to our daughter-in-law, Ryan, who is an amazing mother, excellent baker, and a full-time professional! Now on to the food. Shrimp tacos have become a standard dinner in the rotation. I think we have had them three … Continue reading

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Shrimp tacos and black beans – 9/17/16

I really like this dinner!  We have eaten it a lot lately but it is so tasty and easy to prepare that I imagine it will stay in the rotation for a while. Basically season and cook the shrimp, warm … Continue reading

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Cannellini bean stew – 9/11/16

I have gotten a few days behind because we were traveling and I was also a little lax on eating correctly. It happens! And when it does learn from the experience and move forward. There is nothing to be gained … Continue reading

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Shrimp tacos and black beans – 9/9/16

Easy shrimp dinner with mango-peach salsa on the tacos and spicy tomato salsa in the black beans.  

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