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Category Archives: Legumes
Sesame Salmon Bowl. 9/9/24
This is the bowl that started our bowl-mania. It consists of a piece of just cooked through salmon on top of rice and nestled among chopped cabbage, avocado, edamame, and cucumber. It is garnished with a soy vinaigrette, sesame oil, … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Fish, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Salad, Vegetables
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Shrimp Tacos and Spicy Beans. 9/3/24
We made these shrimp tacos in stand up taco shells which makes the filling of them much easier. John sautéed the shrimp and I was in charge of the beans and all the accompaniments. The accompaniments were sliced avocado and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Methods, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, shrimp, Tacos
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Hot dogs, sauerkraut, bean salad. 8/19/24
This was an easy peasy dinner made by boiling the hot dogs, toasting the buns, eating the leftover bean salad from our cookout yesterday, and warming up a can of sauerkraut. Actually I use a recipe for improving canned sauerkraut. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Legumes, Recipes, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Chickpea with Ditalini and Vegetables. 8/13/24
Note: to create a vegan or vegetarian dish omit Parmesan cheese. This yummy vegetable and legume creation comes together in about a half an hour if you are a fast chopper. I tend to start the onions cooking while I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Shrimp Tacos. 8/12/24
It has been just about a month since we had this dinner. Not only is it delicious but healthy too! Plus the calorie count is pretty low. So, win, win, win! John as usual cooked the shrimp perfectly while simultaneously … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, shrimp, Tacos
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Nachos with Eggs. 8/4/24
I am finally returning to Breakfast for Dinner or BFD on Sundays. Nachos with eggs is one of my favorites. In the bottom of my bowl are tortilla chips then warmed black beans, corn, and kale. This is followed by … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Methods, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Braised Chickpeas with Zucchini and Pesto. 7/31/24
Our daughter, Sarah, was the chef on Wednesday. She chose a recipe from Smitten Kitchen which is linked below. We are always looking for new vegetarian recipes and this dish fit the bill. Sarah’s rendition added kale and she stirred … Continue reading
Posted in American, Legumes, Recipes, stew, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, pesto, ricotta, zucchini
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Shrimp Tacos with Mango Salsa and Spicy Beans. 7/12/24
On Friday John was in charge of cooking the shrimp perfectly and searing the tortillas. Great job, John! I took care of the vegetables making the salsa out of a can of fire-roasted Rotel, a lovely ripe mango, cumin, sriracha, … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, leftovers, Legumes, Mexican, Middle Eastern, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, shrimp
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Hummus with Pita and Tabbouleh. 7/11/24
This is a great hot weather meal! There is no cooking at all. Making the tabbouleh is kind of an ordeal what with all the chopping. I mostly used the food processor so it takes much less time than doing … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mediterranean, Salad, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Chana dal. 7/1/24
Whenever I ask John what he would like as a vegetarian entree he always says Chana dal. I often try to steer him in a different direction but today I caved so Chana dal it is. While I like Chana … Continue reading
Posted in Grilling, Indian, Legumes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Chana dal, chickpeas
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