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Category Archives: Mediterranean
Gazpacho with Hummus and Pita 9/7/24
The heat seems never ending and I am starting to recycle my hot weather meals. I use this NY Times recipe as a starting point for my gazpacho. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017577-best-gazpacho?unlocked_article_code=1.JE4.HT8S.aPXx_YXLQmVT&smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share Of course there are little tweaks along the way – more … Continue reading
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Gazpacho. 8/26/24
Guess what. It’s hot again. The rest of August has been pretty tolerable but Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday this week it is back to the upper 90s. As a result I am shifting to my hot weather dishes. Gazpacho is pretty … Continue reading
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Hummus and Chopped Salad 8/2/24
I prepared an easy vegetarian/vegan dinner for a hot evening. The hummus is simply one of Sabra’s varieties and the rice crackers are from Trader Joe’s. They are gluten free. After doing so much nothing as meal prep I decided … Continue reading
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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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Gazpacho. 7/3/24
Today we went out in the insufferable hot weather. While out we made three attempts at getting lunch. First place was closed, no explanation. The second had finished its lunch service a few minutes earlier and told us that they … Continue reading
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Gazpacho, salad, and hummus. 7/26/23
Only appliance I needed for this dinner was a blender. For the gazpacho I blended a large can of whole tomatoes, a can of Rotel, half of a cucumber, half an onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar, … Continue reading
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Greek salad with hummus and pita. 7/14/23
On Friday it was hot here, probably close to 100F. Tomorrow is supposed to be hotter so there is very little actual cooking going on. Nonetheless we were able to make a dinner that we all enjoyed. My Greek salad … Continue reading
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Hot night, cool gazpacho and corn. 6/30/23
Too hot for cooking tonight! I made the gazpacho in the blender and the corn in the microwave. It was the first time this season for corn on the cob so it tasted especially good. I have added my recipe … Continue reading
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Hummus with pita and Israeli salad. 4/30/23
John and I opted out of eggs on Sunday for a different light dinner. The caramelized onion hummus was near its “best by” date and we needed to eat it. I think this was the first time I have had … Continue reading
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Fettuccine with tomato sauce and kale. 4/12/23
When I eat pasta I like to have a big portion. But too much pasta blows my calorie allotment. In tonight’s dinner I solved that in two ways. First I shredded some cabbage to about the same width as the … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Mediterranean, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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