Category Archives: Poultry

Buffalo chicken wings and salad. 11/2/23

Not having a menu has dinner topsy-turvy this week. Since we did not take a flank steak out of the freezer early enough for dinner our fallback plan was to make some frozen Buffalo chicken wings and have a salad. … Continue reading

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Sheet pan turkey sausage and vegetables. 10/30/23

Sheet pan cooking is so easy and the clean-up is minimal. I preheated the oven to 425F and cut up, oiled, and salted some potatoes, carrots, onions, zucchini, and cabbage. After 20 minutes I added the turkey sausage for the … Continue reading

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Ethiopian fare. 10/29/23

Our daughter has had her best friend visiting from Belgium for the last several days so we have been eating out a lot. Her friend is originally from the Los Angeles area and when he comes to visit she and … Continue reading

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Lentils with turkey sausage and carrots over spinach. 10/13/23

This combo of lentils, carrots, and turkey sausage is a “comfort food” dish for us. Other ingredients in our dish are onions, celery, garlic, and chicken stock. I like to serve the stew over whatever greens I have around, spinach, … Continue reading

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Chicken enchiladas, beans and corn. 10/11/23

A trip to Costco today equals a rotisserie chicken equals chicken enchiladas. I made mention of chicken tostadas or chicken fajitas but both John and our daughter were voting enchilada. So even though we had chicken enchiladas 10 days ago … Continue reading

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Buffalo Chicken Wings and Salad. 10/7/23

Now they we have bought a large bag of Foster Farms Take-Out Buffalo chicken wings to keep in the freezer we have a go-to dinner whenever we do not feel like cooking. I think it is probably a good idea … Continue reading

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Faux chicken pho. 9/30/23

Authentic pho showcases a delicious broth that takes hours to make. My quick version which I made up on the fly started with some homemade chicken stock but you could use a good packaged chicken stock as well. I have … Continue reading

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Chicken enchiladas again!

Whenever we go to Costco we always pick up one of their fabulous, low-priced ($4.99) rotisserie chickens. And that always means I will shred up one of the breasts to make chicken enchiladas. Here’s my dish of 13 chicken enchiladas … Continue reading

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Buffalo chicken wings and salad. 9/26/23

We were supposed to be having Kung Pao Shrimp tonight but had to pivot since I am waiting on a bottle of gluten-free oyster sauce that I ordered from Amazon. Maybe tomorrow night. Instead I made Foster Farms “Take Out” … Continue reading

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Chicken chili. 9/25/23

The recipe I use for chicken chili is this one, https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/white-chicken-chili-recipe-1922199, by the Neelys from Food Network. Since I did not have a rotisserie chicken handy I used a defrosted chicken breast diced smallish and cooked within the stew. Instead … Continue reading

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