Category Archives: Methods

Noodles and zoodles with mushroom scampi 5/10/23

I made a mushroom scampi sauce for the first time last week and it was a big hit with John. All you need to do is sauté the mushrooms and a shallot in a tablespoon each of butter and olive … Continue reading

Posted in Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Chicken Marsala with mashed potatoes and green beans. 5/9/23

Here is another idea for using rotisserie chicken.After taking the meat off the chicken (and turning all the bones and bits into stock) we sliced one of the breasts into several smaller pieces. John made the Marsala sauce by creating … Continue reading

Posted in Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables | Tagged | Leave a comment

Seared shrimp with polenta and broccoli. 5/8/23

John and I really love this dinner and we probably make it twice a month if not more. The shrimp cooks in about five minutes so you just have to prepare the polenta with a 20 minute lead time. We … Continue reading

Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners | Tagged | 2 Comments

Roasted salmon with mustard sauce, rice, and Brussels sprouts. 5/4/23

John roasted the salmon at 400F for 9 minutes. Since I was doing everything else we had to carefully plan what time he needed to start the fish. Earlier in the day I made the mustard sauce so that was … Continue reading

Posted in American, Fish, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Penne with mushrooms scampi style over kale 5/3/23

After reading an article that scampi is not just for shrimp I decided to try “scampifying” a pasta mushroom sauce. This consisted of starting with equal amounts of olive oil and butter, a tablespoon of each. Next I sautéed a … Continue reading

Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Tuna with rice and bok choy. 5/1/23

John marinated our tuna steaks in soy sauce, garlic powder, grated ginger, sesame oil, chile flakes, and dry sherry for 2 hours. When it came time to cook them he heated up our lightly greased cast iron frying pan until … Continue reading

Posted in Asian, Fish, Healthy tips, Methods, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Chicken piccata with mashed potatoes and broccoli. 5/1/23

Here is another use for rotisserie chicken. On Monday, our traditional chicken day, we made a piccata sauce for one of the breasts from our rotisserie chicken. Since we were merely reheating our chicken, we used the powder from a … Continue reading

Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners | Tagged | Leave a comment

Baked tilapia with mustard sauce, mixed rice, and broccoli. 4/27/23

Easy dinner tonight. John baked the tilapia in a 400F oven while I microwaved a container of already prepared rice for 90 seconds and steamed some broccoli. I am very impressed with this microwave rice. It is a combination of … Continue reading

Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners | Tagged | 1 Comment

Rotisserie chicken, squash, and broccoli. 4/21/23

We made a quick visit to Costco and picked up a rotisserie chicken. When I got home I disassembled it taking off the meat and then made stock out of the bones etc. For dinner I had the chicken tenderloins … Continue reading

Posted in American, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners | Tagged | Leave a comment

Stuffed pepper with farro and lamb. 4/19/23

What a delicious dinner this turned out to be! Usually stuffed peppers are made with ground beef and rice but we had some leftover lamb pieces in the freezer that John ground up in the food processor and I had … Continue reading

Posted in American, Grains, Kitchen tips, Lamb, leftovers, Methods, Vegetables | Tagged , , | 1 Comment