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Lunar New Year treats! 2/12/21
In honor of the lunar new year I made some Vietnamese summer rolls and John cooked some pork potstickers. We served them both with nuoc cham, a dipping sauce. I am a little rusty with my summer roll technique so … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Holidays, Pork, Recipes, Vegetables, Vietnamese
Tagged Potstickers, summer rolls
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Pasta with mushroom Bolognese. 2/11/21
I like to make my own pasta sauces rather than use one from a jar because then I know exactly what and how much of each ingredient there is. For instance, most jarred sauces have sugar of some sort in … Continue reading
Posted in American, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Linguine, Spaghetti
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Prize winner – Egyptian koshari. 2/2/21
Egypt was the big winner last week with 1600 views of my blog. No doubt most of these were by mistake and I am really sorry-not-sorry that all these Egyptians ended up on my site when they were looking for … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Egyptian, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Middle Eastern, Pasta, Recipes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, lentils
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LFD, Shrimp fajitas, spicy black beans, rice. 1/31/21
What a filling and tasty dinner made mostly from bits and pieces left over in the fridge from this week’s menu. I used this recipe from healthyfitnessmeals.com. Changes we made to the recipe were lime juice in the shrimp/veg mixture, … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged shrimp
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Pasta puttanesca with mushrooms. 1/28/21
This recipe which I have included below is not quite authentic. I have added mushrooms to it to make it hardier and decreased the amount of oil due to our dietary restrictions. When John and I were actively losing weight … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Spaghetti
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Vietnamese sour soup with shrimp. 1/13/21
Before COVID John and I used to do quite a bit of traveling and in November, 2019 we took a trip to Southeast Asia. We started a cruise in Hong Kong and made our way down Vietnam, then to Cambodia, … Continue reading
Posted in pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables, Vietnamese
Tagged shrimp
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Hoppin’ John and collard greens. 1/1/21
Happy New Year’s Day! We are starting off this new year with a traditional southern U.S. menu meant to bring good luck and financial security. Black eyed peas are found in many cultures as a good luck harbinger and collard … Continue reading
Posted in American, Healthy tips, Holidays, Legumes, Poultry, Recipes, rice, stew, Vegetables
Tagged black eyed peas, collards
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Delicious soup from your pantry. 12/29/20
I have talked about this clam chowder before, how it is low in calories, quick and easy to make, and delicious. But did you realize that you can make it from pantry and staple refrigerator items? Here is the recipe. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables
Tagged clams, potatoes
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New! Chicken and chickpea tagine. 12/15/20
Chicken and chickpea tagine is a recipe that I found on NYtimes Cooking site. If you have a subscription you can find it here. We, of course, made some changes to lower fat and sugar and to pare down several … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy tips, Legumes, Middle Eastern, Pasta, Poultry, Recipes, stew, Vegetables
Tagged chicken, couscous
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Vegan chickpea stew (Chana dal). 12/14/20
Of all the dishes I make in the Instant Pot, I like Chana dal the best. I think it would be totally makeable on the stove top too but it would take longer and would need some watching. You can … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Recipes, stew, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Chana dal, green beans
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