Category Archives: Methods

Chilean sea bass, new potatoes, glazed carrots. 3/5/23

A no-egg Sunday! Instead we made delicious Chilean sea bass. Actually John made the fish and I made the vegetables, our usual division of meal prep. He cooked the fish for about 14 minutes in a 400F oven It came … Continue reading

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Turkey sausage and vegetable soup or stew? 3/4/23

John and I are a match made in heaven. He likes chicken drumettes and I like the flats when it comes to chicken wings. He likes dark meat and I like white meat. And he likes soup and I like … Continue reading

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Sheet pan root veg with turkey sausage. 3/3/23

What is easier than a sheet pan dinner?! I cut up carrots, celery, onion, butternut squash, and cabbage. I tossed all the vegetable components in olive oil and salt and then spread them out on a foil-lined sheet pan. They … Continue reading

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Chicken with squash, and asparagus. 2/28/23

Tuesday’s dinner was a spin on what I usually call classic chicken dinner. We used rotisserie chicken that John gently warmed up in some packet chicken gravy that had the addition of sautéed mushrooms. I steamed the butternut squash. It … Continue reading

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Shrimp and polenta with broccoli. 2/27/23

I suppose that this is pretty much shrimp and grits except I think of grits as being whiter and the Bob’s Red Mill package says it’s polenta. Having lived in North Carolina twice you would think I would be an … Continue reading

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Spicy vegetables with scrambled eggs. 2/26/23

My Breakfast for Dinner this Sunday was kind of like a deconstructed shakshuka with scrambled rather than poached eggs. I started by stir-frying mushrooms, onions, garlic, carrots, and broccoli stems. Then I added a can of Rotel (spicy tomatoes). I … Continue reading

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Potstickers and broccolini. 2/22/23

We were supposed to be having chickpea stew but at 7PM I had not done anything about dinner. We were watching an episode of America’s Test Kitchen where Lan was making a Chinese dish and it made me remember that … Continue reading

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Classic chicken dinner. 2/14/23

Since we are going out for a fancy Valentine‘s Day dinner on 2/15, I made an actual ❤️-day dinner that is like an uncomplicated warm hug! While John heated up some rotisserie chicken in packet chicken gravy, I boiled up … Continue reading

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Lentil stew with turkey sausage, carrots, celery, and mushrooms. 2/13/23

We make this stew in stages. First we brown the turkey sausage that comes packaged already cooked through. Take that out of the pan and use the fat to cook the mushrooms. When the mushrooms are almost done add a … Continue reading

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Chicken enchiladas and spicy black beans. 2/9/23

There is nothing difficult about this dinner except for the fact that it takes a lot of assembly. John chopped up an onion and made the beans. The beans are simply a drained, rinsed can of black beans and a … Continue reading

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