Category Archives: Poultry

Chicken breast with rice and asparagus. 3/15/24

I am taking a vacation with our daughter starting tomorrow. Since we will be on a plane for a long time I wanted to make sure dinner tonight was easy on my digestive system. Therefore we made chicken breast with … Continue reading

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Lentil stew with turkey sausage. 3/9/24

I am playing a little catch-up from last week this morning. Lentil stew was our Saturday night dinner and on Sunday we were having a family party where we ate tacos and fancy little cakes. Our daughter-in-law’s sister is a … Continue reading

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Rotisserie chicken, butternut squash, and asparagus. 2/22/24

Dinner #1 made from the Costco rotisserie chicken we bought today. John cuts up one breast and warms it in a gravy made from a packet. I roast a butternut squash which has been cut in half longitudinally and then … Continue reading

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Chicken soup with rice noodles. 12/13/23

This is a favorite of mine for lunch and it is good for dinner too! I poached a chicken breast and also added scallion, carrot, celery, broccoli, and cabbage to some chicken broth. I poured the soup over some rehydrated … Continue reading

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Sheet pan veg with turkey kielbasa 12/12/23

When you need to use up the vegetables in your crisper, dowsing them in some EVOO and salt and laying them out on a sheet pan is a great way to go. I made two sheets, one for harder vegetables … Continue reading

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Scrambled egg nachos. 12/3/2

Scrambled egg nachos are a fun treat to eat. After heating the beans and corn, I scrambled the egg and set it side. First I put down a layer of chips. Then I added a layer of corn and beans … Continue reading

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Easy chicken wings and salad. 12/2/23

We do a lot of “scratch” cooking but after a busy day it is nice to know we have products in the freezer and fridge to make the dinner process easier. One of these is Taylor Farms salad kits. On … Continue reading

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Rotisserie chicken with sweet potato and broccoli. 12/1/23

A trip to Costco always includes a rotisserie chicken. I disassembled the chicken as soon as I got home and shredded one breast for enchiladas on Monday and sliced the other breast for tonight’s dinner. Then I package up the … Continue reading

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Turkey kielbasa tacos? 11/30/23

Do you ever feel like not cooking? That was me on Thursday night. We were supposed to have a bunch of sheet pan vegetables with either shrimp or turkey kielbasa. It was still up in the air. Then I said … Continue reading

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Sheet pan dinner. 11/16/23

Cooking an all-in-one dinner is a bonus for the cook, the diners, and the clean-up crew. Here is a picture of my sheet pan as it came out of the oven. The cook (me) has merely to chop up the … Continue reading

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