Category Archives: Poultry

Chicken Monday (on Monday!) 1/9/17

As promised, I gave myself a night off last night and we had take-out Chinese food (moo shu pork and Mongolian beef, Yum!) Now back to cooking. There is a reason why we have Chicken Monday. It is a way … Continue reading

Posted in Poultry, Vegetables | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Curry some flavor – 1/6/17

I do so love this dinner!!! John cooks his curry combination and then adds onions, carrots, cut-up chicken thighs, rice, and raisins.

Posted in Poultry, rice, Vegetables | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Creative leftovers – 1/3/17

I love the look and texture of these corkscrew pasta pieces! There is a lot of healthy stuff in this bowlful – mushrooms, onions, garlic, carrots, celery, and a whole bag of a dark greens salad mix. The couple of … Continue reading

Posted in leftovers, Pasta, Poultry, Vegetables | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

New Year’s Try – 1/2/17

Can a person resolve to try to do something? I think that if you are resolving then you cannot be halfway about it. So I think I will have New Year’s tries. I will try to make healthier choices. I … Continue reading

Posted in leftovers, Poultry, Vegetables | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

A versatile dinner dish – 12/29/16

A big bowl of pasta – who doesn’t love it?! While we made ours with some leftover chicken and chicken stock, you could scramble an egg and toss it with the pasta and vegetable stock, or add some tofu and … Continue reading

Posted in leftovers, Pasta, Poultry, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Straighter and narrower – 12/28/16

Dinner tonight was back on track! John sous vide a boneless skinless chicken breast using his new container and vacuum sealer. I made broccoli (again!) and rutabagas using my new ceramic knives. I cooked the rutabagas in the microwave which … Continue reading

Posted in Poultry, Vegetables | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Lentil stew with turkey sausage (or not) and vegetables – 12/15/16

As usual this dish cane be made vegetarian or vegan by omitting the meat. The weather here in Northern California has taken a (California) winter turn and a warm bowl of lentil stew is the perfect dinner for a chilly … Continue reading

Posted in Legumes, Poultry, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Chicken, again (sigh) – 12/13/16

Boneless, skinless chicken breast is about as boring as you can get. I need to get out of this rut of bland meals! Do you recognize that root vegetable mash? It started out as mashed potatoes last week, then morphed … Continue reading

Posted in leftovers, Poultry, Vegetables | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Not lentil soup -12/12/16

Tonight’s dinner was supposed to be lentil soup. I gave away a bag of lentils to our local food drive thinking that I had another. I always have plenty of lentils on hand! But, no. Switching gears I took the … Continue reading

Posted in Eggs, leftovers, Poultry, rice, Vegetables | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Orecchiette with white beans, turkey sausage, and vegetables – 12/10/16

This was a clean out the refrigerator kind of dish. The sauce was basically a little olive oil and pasta water. This can easily be made vegan by omitting the turkey sausage.

Posted in leftovers, Legumes, Pasta, Poultry, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment