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Category Archives: Methods
Orecchiette with mushrooms and kale. 5/22/24
We started watching Ciao House this week. The culinary area of this competition* is Puglia, Italy. We have spent a lot of our visits to Italy in Puglia and watching the show made us want to prepare an Apulian dish. … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged mushrooms, pasta
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Grilled leg of lamb, potatoes, and broccoli. 5/18/24
Several weeks ago we bought a boneless leg of lamb. It was too much for the three of us to eat so John made up a packet of bits and pieces and also a piece that was one large muscle … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Lamb, leftovers, Methods, Special occasion, Uncategorized, Vegetables
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Penne with mushrooms and asparagus. 5/9/24
I really like the look of penne and asparagus. The asparagus mimics the shape of the penne. Plus this is super simple and quick to make. While the water is heating up for the pasta is plenty of time to … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, mushrooms, pasta, penne
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Salmon bowl with soy vinaigrette 5/7/24
We make this bowl three different ways—one with shrimp, one with tofu, and one with salmon. This is a good hot weather meal since it is basically a salad with rice and a quickly cooked piece of fish. The vinaigrette … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Fish, Hot weather meals, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Stuffed peppers. 5/6/24
Stuffed peppers takes some work. Rather than use some overly sweet jar of tomato sauce I always opt to make my own. Luckily we had some leftover brown rice from the chicken stir-fry the other night. I seasoned and browned … Continue reading
Chicken stir-fry with brown rice. 5/4/24
Tonight we used the vegetables left in the crisper for a simple chicken stir-fry. John manned the stove while I chopped up all the vegetables. I had made the brown rice using the oven method earlier in the day. It … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Methods, Poultry, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Roasted tilapia, rice/quinoa mix, zucchini 5/2/24
Originally dinner tonight was supposed to be the fish, polenta, and broccoli. But I was feeling a bit broccoli-ed out so we decided to switch gears. The result was quite tasty! John seasoned and roasted the tilapia in a 400F … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged tilapia, zucchini
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Lamb and white bean chili. 4/30/24
On the last day of April John made our adaptation of Melissa Clark’s (NYTimes Cooking) lamb and white bean chili. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12300-lamb-and-white-bean-chili?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share Unfortunately it is behind a paywall so unless you have a subscription you cannot see it. I have an … Continue reading
Posted in American, Lamb, Legumes, Methods, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
Tagged beans, Chili, Lamb
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Scrambled egg stir-fry. 4/28/24
Our go-to dinner on Sunday is Breakfast for Dinner or some sort of dish that revolves around eggs. John always makes an omelet with ham, cheese, mushrooms, and green onions and I always make something different each week. Since the … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Methods, rice, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggs
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Chicken taco with spicy beans. 4/27/24
I bought some frozen chicken tenders on sale at Safeway and figured that when the bag said “Cook from Frozen” prominently on the front that it meant I could pop them in the microwave for a few minutes and, voila, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Bo ack beans, chicken, Tacos
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