Category Archives: Poultry

Chicken Monday – August 20, 2012

Over the weekend we drove home from St. George. We sat in a bar and ate snacks while watching tennis on TV on Saturday night for dinner. On Sunday, after our arrival home, the kids and grandkids came over and … Continue reading

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Chicken Tuesday – August 14, 2012

Okay, back on track. John pan-roasted a couple of boneless, skinless chicken breasts, I pressure cooked rutabagas and prepared green beans with mushrooms and garlic. We also used some of the mushrooms in a packet of chicken gravy. No additional … Continue reading

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Chicken Tuesday with vegepalooza – August 7, 2012

How does one eat a lot in a low calorie manner? A ton of vegetables is the answer. Meat is meat but vegetables are so varied. I am always amazed when people say they don’t like vegetables. How boring their … Continue reading

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Lentils with smoked turkey sausage and vegetables – July 31, 2012

This is another one of those meals that you could make with or without meat. It was a giant bowl of food (GBOF) which is always good. Since the lentils take around a half an hour to cook, we added … Continue reading

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Pan roasted chicken with chicken mushroom gravy, rutabagas, and green beans – July 30, 2012

A typical Chicken Monday dinner. I set my eensy chicken breast on a nest of green beans and mushrooms. Having the gravy always makes this dinner better. Rutabagas, eats like a starch, counts like a vegetable.

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Turkey, beans and mushroom chili with arugula salad – July 23, 2012

This morning after breakfast we made dinner. We were expecting some workmen to come in and start our renovation and wanted to get the whole dinner prep thing over with before they arrived. Solution – slow cooker! I started by … Continue reading

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Chicken with mushroom gravy, rutabagas and green beans – July 19, 2012

John and I have been on an extended celebration of our 40th anniversary. And by celebration I mean we’ve been eating everything plus the kitchen sink. We had some awesome meals in Las Vegas and enjoyed ourselves immensely. So now … Continue reading

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Pan roasted chicken, couscous, asparagus – July 11, 2012

Do you have a kitchen scale to weigh your portions? I believe I can eyeball a portion size pretty well but I like to check myself. My portion sizes have a habit of creeping upward. When weight loss slows down … Continue reading

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Chicken with butternut squash and Brussels sprouts – June 28, 2012

This was Chicken Monday delayed until Thursday. John made his usual great pan roasted chicken. We added the pan juices to a packet of chicken gravy. The Brussels sprouts although a little oddly shaped were quite delicious made with a … Continue reading

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Pan roasted chicken with green beans, rutabagas and mushroom chicken gravy – June 11, 2012

This is kind of a crazy week. Jonathan, Nathan and Sam have come to visit and so it is hard to eat normally time-wise and food-wise. On Monday we didn’t even sit down to dinner until after 9 PM which … Continue reading

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