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Category Archives: Methods
Null soup. 1/7/22
Good for lunch, good for dinner, good for snack, null soup! I made a big pot of null soup the other day for times when I am too tired to make something nutritious and might slide into choices I wish … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Indian, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Methods, soup
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Seared scallops, new potatoes, green beans. 1/3/22
John did a really nice job searing these scallops. They were the ends of two bags of scallops so they were a little small and mis-shaped. I picked out the smallest of the potatoes to mimic the size of the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Chicken enchiladas with salsa slaw. 12/30/21
Chicken enchiladas are a real favorite at our house. Most of what needs to be done is prep and assembly. I shred rotisserie chicken and lay down a line in a tortilla that has been softened in the oven. To … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
Tagged chicken, enchiladas
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Vegan! Pasta with onions, mushrooms, and broccolini. 12/29/21
For our usual Wednesday night meal we had fusilli with onions, garlic, mushrooms, oregano, and broccolini. We used salted water to cook the pasta and reserved about a cup of the water to make a sauce. While the pasta was … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Salmon with sheet pan vegetables 12/23/21
What with all the Christmas hoopla I forgot to post dinner from Thursday night. While John was busy brining and cooking the salmon in a dry pan with a light coating of sea salt over a low flame, I cooked … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables
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Sheet pan turkey sausage with vegetables. 12/16/21
Sheet pan roasting is as easy as turning your oven to 425F, jostling your vegetables in a zip loc bag with a little olive oil and salt, and spreading them out with the sausage on a sprayed aluminum foil lined … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Methods, Poultry, Sheet pan, Vegetables
Tagged turkey sausage
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Salmon rice bowl. 12/10/12
Salmon rice bowl has become one of the most requested dinners at our house. The hardest part is getting the salmon cooked enough without making it dried out. John does a 20 minute brine first in a quart of water … Continue reading
Posted in Fish, Japanese, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables
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Breaded mahi mahi, steamed and crisped new potatoes, salsa slaw. 12/6/21
Originally sesame salmon bowls were on the menu for Monday but the avocado is not ripe yet so we will make that dinner later on in the week. We splurged on a little olive oil tonight to get the crispy … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, Methods, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged mahi mahi, new potatoes
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Potato latkes. 12/5/21
Sunday night was the last night of Hanukkah so we fired up our electric wok with plenty of oil and made potato latkes. Actually John did all this and I just devoured the crispy potato pancakes. We and our daughter … Continue reading
Shrimp tacos with spicy black beans. 12/3/21
So good and so easy! John defrosted some shrimp and seasoned them with salt, chili powder, Old Bay, garlic powder, and cumin. They were sautéed in olive oil spray. In the meantime I got the toppings together- shredded cabbage, cilantro, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Methods, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
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