Category Archives: omnivore

Sous vide pork tenderloin with roasted vegetables. 5/6/20

I have some catching up to do! On Wednesday John sous vide a pork tenderloin. We have often sworn never to buy pork tenderloin again. Usually it turns out dry and tasteless. Using the immersion circulator set to 130F (a … Continue reading

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Red bell pepper stuffed with brown rice and ground beef. 4/14/20

Back at the beginning of the lockdown due to the pandemic, we bought some ground beef and portioned out into 5 ounce servings. That is enough for one hamburger or enough as a flavoring in a larger dish. So on … Continue reading

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๐Ÿ‘ Rack of lamb, mashed potatoes, and asparagus. 4/8/20

We had a delicious Passover dinner with a rack of lamb that John sous vide and then finished on the grill, buttery mashed potatoes, and asparagus. It was a very springtime menu. We threw the diet out the window for … Continue reading

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๐Ÿ“ Chicken Monday on a Saturday night. 2/1/20

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 โ€œChicken with 17 Spices.โ€ Now she doesnโ€™t … Continue reading

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๐Ÿ‚ Tex-Mex-Grex. 1/30/20

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, โ€œWhy … Continue reading

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๐Ÿฆƒ Turkey meatloaf. 1/25/20

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 sautรฉed mushrooms, Worcestershire sauce, and even fish sauce to try … Continue reading

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๐Ÿ“ Chicken dinner. 1/23/20

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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๐Ÿ– Pulled pork chili. 12/30/19

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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๐Ÿ— Comfort food – Chicken breast, smashed potato, Brussels sprouts. 2/22/19

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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๐Ÿ— White chicken chili. 12/17/19

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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