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Category Archives: Methods
Chicken enchiladas, beans and corn. 10/11/23
A trip to Costco today equals a rotisserie chicken equals chicken enchiladas. I made mention of chicken tostadas or chicken fajitas but both John and our daughter were voting enchilada. So even though we had chicken enchiladas 10 days ago … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, tortillas
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Grilled lamb chops, sweet potato, asparagus 10/9/23
This is a pretty quick to make dinner. The whole thing took about 1/2 hour. And that it included heating up the grill for 15 minutes! While John was waiting for the grill to heat up I prepped the asparagus … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Lamb, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged lamb chops
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Southwestern Bowl. 10/8/23
Tonight I made a new egg dish similar to my scrambled egg nachos. I broke up some tortilla chips into bite-sized pieces for the base.This was followed by scrambled eggs, corn, and beans. I melted two ultra thin slices of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Legumes, Methods, Mexican, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggs
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Chilean sea bass, new potatoes, broccoli. 10/3/23
This Tuesday seemed like a special occasion since we were dining on Chilean sea bass. Such a delicious fish! We have two more pieces left in the freezer before this fish will be relegated to “on sale” or actual special … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged Chilean sea bass
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Chicken enchiladas again!
Whenever we go to Costco we always pick up one of their fabulous, low-priced ($4.99) rotisserie chickens. And that always means I will shred up one of the breasts to make chicken enchiladas. Here’s my dish of 13 chicken enchiladas … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Weeknight dinners
Tagged cheese, chicken, tortillas
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Chicken enchiladas, guacamole, chips. 9/16/23
Whether it is enchiladas, tacos, guacamole, or chili, everyone in our family loves Mexican/Southwest food. In fact we are planning on having an all-North American Thanksgiving this year featuring a taco bar. Because we will be out of town in … Continue reading
Seared scallops with Brussels sprouts and potatoes. 9/14/23
This is sort of the dinner that John requested for his birthday. He actually asked for asparagus but all the ones in the store were those very thin pencil-ly type. So I substituted Brussels sprouts. (As an aside I looked … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged scallops
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Chickpea stew. 9/8/23
I enjoy cutting up vegetables so I really got a lot of enjoyment preparing this chickpea stew. The basic components of this dish are chickpeas, any vegetables you might have that need eating, a can of petite diced tomatoes, a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Methods, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chickpeas
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Stuffed bell peppers. 9/7/23
I made these stuffed peppers yesterday morning and reheated each pepper half for two minutes in the microwave. My steps to making these fairly light stuffed peppers are to cut 3 peppers in half and clean out the large ribs … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Healthy tips, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged bell pepper, ground beef, rice
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Chicken piccata with rice and broccoli. 9/6/23
Today we went to Costco and picked up one of their rotisserie chickens. Once home, I dismantled the chicken saving one breast for tonight’s dinner, shredding the other breast for enchiladas next week, putting the legs and thighs aside for … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Methods, Poultry, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken
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