Category Archives: Methods

Chicken Enchiladas and Salad. 9/11/24

My iPad is running out of power so quickly these are tortillas rolled with shredded chicken from a rotisserie chicken, onions, salsa verde, and shredded cheese. Quickly sear the tortillas and then lay in some sauce, chicken, cheese, and onion. … Continue reading

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Sesame Salmon Bowl. 9/9/24

This is the bowl that started our bowl-mania. It consists of a piece of just cooked through salmon on top of rice and nestled among chopped cabbage, avocado, edamame, and cucumber. It is garnished with a soy vinaigrette, sesame oil, … Continue reading

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Nachos. 9/8/24

For our Breakfast for Dinner night I made a kind of mishmash of leftovers in the refrigerator. Pepperoni, chicken, green onions, jalapeño, shredded cheese, and an egg went into the mix. I scrambled the egg very loosely and put it … Continue reading

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Asian Chicken Salad. 9/4/24

Tonight’s dinner dish starts with either a base of rice noodles or rice. We used rice because we already had it made and it could be heated in the microwave. On top of the rice are shredded chicken breast, avocado, … Continue reading

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Shrimp Tacos and Spicy Beans. 9/3/24

We made these shrimp tacos in stand up taco shells which makes the filling of them much easier. John sautéed the shrimp and I was in charge of the beans and all the accompaniments. The accompaniments were sliced avocado and … Continue reading

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Noodles and Zoodles with Pesto. 8/24/24

Having homemade pesto in the freezer helped to streamline this dish. Here is the way our dinner came together. While the water was coming to a boil John zoodled the zucchini and I sautéed onions and garlic. As the pasta … Continue reading

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Chicken Enchiladas. 8/23/24

Dinner number two from our rotisserie chicken is enchiladas made with the white meat that I shredded yesterday. John and I have an assembly line where he toasts the tortillas over an open flame and then I stuff them with … Continue reading

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Pasta with Sausage and Kale. 8/15/24

This pasta dish was supposed to be orecchiette with sausage and kale. Since I could not find orecchiette for less than $5.19/lb. I decided that $0.99 medium shells would be a fine substitute. Along with my on sale pasta I … Continue reading

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Stuffed Peppers. 8/14/24

I made six stuffed pepper halves around 6:30 AM on Wednesday morning. First I opened the front and back doors and put on the fans. It is quite cool this time of day so all the cooking and baking does … Continue reading

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Grilled Hamburgers with Coleslaw 8/8/24

I think every time we have this dinner I say to John, I wish I could have another hamburger! They are so good! Tonight the little char on the bun was the perfect complement to the medium rare burger. A … Continue reading

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