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Eleventh anniversary of my blog! And eggplant parmesan pasta. 10/13/22
Wow, I have been recording my dinners almost every day for 11 years! I started out just putting in pictures of my dinner plate but have evolved to making comments and tips on how to make the dinners I eat … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy tips, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggplant, pasta
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Creamy polenta with black beans, avocado, and radish. 10/12/22
When John makes polenta he starts with 1/2 cup polenta and just under 3 cups of salted water, two bay leaves, and two cloves of garlic. He cooks it, stirring, for 15 minutes. After discarding the bay leaves he stirs … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grains, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Methods, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, polenta
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Roasted tilapia, sheet pan veg, and mustard sauce. 10/11/22
The trickiest thing about making this dinner was to get everything finished cooking at the same time. I pre-heated my oven to 425F convect. I knew the carrots and cabbage would take about 30 minutes and the green beans about … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged tilapia
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Chicken Marsala, mashed potatoes, asparagus. 10/8/22
I made mashed potatoes specifically to eat with the Marsala sauce. Unfortunately the Marsala sauce turned out way too sweet and booze-y but the mashed potatoes alone were quite delicious. Usually when we make this we use a shortcut and … Continue reading
Salmon green plate special. 10/3/22
We definitely have a division of labor when making this dinner. John does all things fish and I do all things vegetable. Here is how he prepares the salmon. First he chooses similarly sized pieces, in this case 3/4 of … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Fish, Legumes, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Salad, Vegetables
Tagged salmon
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Vegetable extravaganza! 10/2/22
On Sunday nights everyone in the family is on their own to make whatever appeals to them. I knew we had bits and pieces of vegetables and I decided to roast broccoli, cauliflower, rutabaga, mushrooms, cabbage, and carrots. I tossed … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Sheet pan, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged roasted vegetables
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Autumn soup, hummus, and tabbouleh 9/30/22
Tonight we dressed up our leftover Autumn soup with a strip of bacon each. I made a double batch last week which makes about 10-12 servings. The recipe below is the full fat version. I use about 1/4 of the … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Hot weather meals, leftovers, Mediterranean, Methods, Middle Eastern, Recipes, Salad, soup, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Fettuccine with zoodles and mushrooms 9/28/22
While I will never be fooled by vegetables parading as pasta, if you mix zoodles with actual pasta what you get is a very tasty dish that takes a while to eat. I am definitely a fan of a big … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, zoodles
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Turkey sausage with sheet pan veggies. 9/26/22
Super simple, easy dinner tonight! After shaking the vegetables in a bag with olive oil and salt I laid them out on a foil-lined and sprayed sheet pan for a 25 minute roast in the oven pre-heated to 425F convection. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Poultry, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Tilapia with mustard sauce. 9/24/22
Growing up we never ate fish. Zero. Nada. My father was forced to eat fish as a child and he never got over the trauma. In fact even our cat was not allowed to eat canned cat food that had … Continue reading
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