Category Archives: omnivore

🐓 Chicken Monday on a Saturday night. 2/1/20

Posted on February 2, 2020 by

Even when the children were small, Monday dinners were known as chicken Monday. As my daughter grew up I let her choose what spices would go on the chicken. One time we had “Chicken with 17 Spices.” Now she doesn’t … Continue reading →

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🐂 Tex-Mex-Grex. 1/30/20

Posted on January 31, 2020 by

A few weeks ago we bought a flank steak and used half of it grilled. Tonight with the other half we made steak fajitas. This entree was accompanied by a salad. Our daughter came into the kitchen and said, “Why … Continue reading →

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🦃 Turkey meatloaf. 1/25/20

Posted on January 26, 2020 by

I tried all of my usual tricks to make this turkey loaf better but it is still a far cry from my beef meatloaf. I added abound 12 oz. of sautéed mushrooms, Worcestershire sauce, and even fish sauce to try … Continue reading →

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🐓 Chicken dinner. 1/23/20

Posted on January 23, 2020 by

I am back from my long weekend in San Antonio. While there I ate fish and shrimp tacos, salad with shrimp, shrimp with rice, and two dishes of fish filet with vegetables and rice. It is very hard to eat … Continue reading →

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🐖 Pulled pork chili. 12/30/19

Posted on January 1, 2020 by

I am behind in getting these meals that we so carefully planned posted. We have been sticking to the menu this week and eating lots of good things. Unusually for us we are eating pork tonight in a pulled pork … Continue reading →

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🍗 Comfort food – Chicken breast, smashed potato, Brussels sprouts. 2/22/19

Posted on December 22, 2019 by

There is a lot going on in the kitchen today. I am making pulled pork and John is roasting beef bones for gravy and then using them to make stock. Our daughter is working on making a panettone in remembrance … Continue reading →

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🍗 White chicken chili. 12/17/19

Posted on December 18, 2019 by

Our take on white chicken chili is based on a recipe from Food Network that you can find here. It is super easy utilizing such time savers as rotisserie chicken and canned cannellini beans. Instead of two cans of the … Continue reading →

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