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Category Archives: Methods
Quaker Oats meatloaf, baked potato, mixed vegetables 11/13/23
I tried a new meatloaf recipe from Quaker Oats replacing the bread crumbs with old fashioned rolled oats or quick oats. It came out quite good except for being a bit crumbly. I have seen other recipes using quick oats … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Methods, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged ground beef, meatloaf
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Breakfast for Dinner. 11/12/23
For this Sunday’s BFD John made his usual omelet and I tried something different. At lunch I had a banh mi bowl from Lee’s Sandwiches, a local chain. As the rice component there was a jasmine rice that had some … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Eggs, leftovers, Methods, rice, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggs, rice
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Roast Atlantic cod with sheet pan vegetables 11/10/23
We were so pleased that Whole Foods had Atlantic cod on sale this week. We usually only get Pacific cod here on the West Coast and I like the taste of Atlantic cod better. Since we were cooking the cod … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Atlantic cod
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Chicken breast with gravy, butternut squash, and Brussels sprouts. 11/8/23
This dinner looks and eats like a pared down Thanksgiving dinner. The chicken is one of the sliced up breasts from Monday’s Costco rotisserie chicken. John made up a packet of chicken gravy and added some of the chicken jus … Continue reading
Chilean sea bass, new potatoes, broccoli 11/7/23
On our way over to the rotisserie chickens at Costco we stopped at the fish counter and found a beautiful piece of Chilean sea bass. Instead of having a shrimp dish on Tuesday we decided to move our fresh fish … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged Chilean sea bass
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Chicken enchiladas. 11/6/23
John and I go to Costco about every three weeks and whenever we go we buy a Costco rotisserie chicken. A $4.99 chicken turns into at least two dinners, several lunches, and lots of stock. Plus my daughter and I … Continue reading
Posted in Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken
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Salmon bowl with rice. 11/5/23
We started making these bowls when we came across a recipe from The NY Times. Since that original salmon bowl the recipe has morphed into tofu bowls and shrimp bowls. If you have access to The NY Times cooking site … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Fish, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Methods, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged salmon
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Faux hot dog with an inventive pita bun. 11/4/23
On Saturday we were supposed to be preparing an Asian salmon bowl. It is one of our daughter’s favorite things we make. Unfortunately she was not feeling well so we decided to push the bowl to Sunday and find something … Continue reading
Grilled flank steak, baked potato, zucchini. 11/3/23
John did a great job grilling the steak. He seasoned it with salt, garlic, powder, pepper, and smoked paprika. On a pre-heated grill the cooking time is only two and a half to three minutes per side. While he cooked … Continue reading
Roasted salmon with tarragon sauce, succotash/maque choux, and steamed new potatoes. 10/23/23
This was a pretty fancy dinner for a Monday night! This is our first time trying Atlantic farm raised salmon and we liked it a lot. John seasoned the fish and cooked it in a 400F oven for 12 minutes. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, Legumes, Methods, pescatarian, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged salmon
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