Category Archives: Poultry

Burrito bowl. 3/26/25

Sarah likes to make all sorts of “bowls” for her dinners. On Wednesday she made burrito bowls for John and her. A burrito bowl consists of everything you might find in a burrito over rice. In this burrito bowl she … Continue reading

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Two-fer. 3/18 and 3/19/2025

On Tuesday John did most of the chopping for our dinner of chicken lo mein. I was hurriedly packing for a trip to the East Coast to be with my dear friend whose husband had died a few days before. … Continue reading

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Buffalo chicken wings with tabbouleh and beets. 2/26/25

Sometimes I do not feel like making and eating what I planned. In these cases it’s good to have back-up supplies. I had buffalo chicken wings in the freezer which appealed to me and left over tabbouleh and roasted golden … Continue reading

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Chicken enchiladas. 2/24/25

While we were away Sarah bought a Costco rotisserie chicken and put the two breasts in the freezer. With one of them I made the chicken enchiladas and a chicken with rice vegetable soup. The other one I am saving … Continue reading

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Chicken Lo Mein. 2/5/25

We tried a new recipe for dinner and enjoyed it. I bought a bag of fresh chopped vegetables from Trader Joe’s which contained snow peas, Napa cabbage, broccoli, and bok choy. I added chopped carrots and bean sprouts. We adapted … Continue reading

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Classic Chicken dinner. 2/1/25

I know you are probably tired of classic chicken dinner appearing almost every week. So am I. We changed it a little this week with rice instead of mashed potatoes but our second dinner with a rotisserie chicken needs an … Continue reading

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Chicken soft tacos with spicy beans. 1/28/25

Instead of our usual chicken enchiladas we decided to go with chicken tacos this week. I shredded up a chicken breast from our Costco chicken and fashioned a make-your-own taco bar. John toasted tortillas and we filled our tacos with … Continue reading

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Chicken enchiladas 1/21/25

Today is Tuesday and on Tuesdays I go out to lunch and food shopping with Sarah. We started off at Baja Fresh where we both had a chile lime salad. Then it was off to Grocery Outlet and Trader Joe’s. … Continue reading

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Black and yellow-eyed peas and cornbread 1/20/25

This is very similar to the dinner I made on New Year’s Day. This time I used two types of canned peas (beans) and a package of Jiffy cornbread that rose more than a half inch LOL! Vegetables added were … Continue reading

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Lentils with turkey sausage and vegetables. 1/18/25

This homey, fairly quick and easy dinner is tasty and economical. Lentils are one of the least costly of proteins. One pound costs about $1.25! We made extra so we would have some soup for lunches. All we would need … Continue reading

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