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Category Archives: Recipes
Red lentils, riced cauliflower, and kale. 10/1/22
Delicious, healthy, and inexpensive red lentils are the stars of this dish.
Posted in Afghan, Easy, Legumes, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Autumn soup, hummus, and tabbouleh 9/30/22
Tonight we dressed up our leftover Autumn soup with a strip of bacon each. I made a double batch last week which makes about 10-12 servings. The recipe below is the full fat version. I use about 1/4 of the … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Hot weather meals, leftovers, Mediterranean, Methods, Middle Eastern, Recipes, Salad, soup, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Tilapia with mustard sauce. 9/24/22
Growing up we never ate fish. Zero. Nada. My father was forced to eat fish as a child and he never got over the trauma. In fact even our cat was not allowed to eat canned cat food that had … Continue reading
Sesame salmon bowl. 9/21/22
The bowls we make like this are a combination of components with varying proteins over rice with a dressing. Today’s protein is salmon but we also make this with shrimp and tofu. The vegetables remain constant – cucumber, avocado, cabbage, … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Fish, Hot weather meals, Legumes, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Chana dal with kale and cauliflower rice. 9/17/22
Tonight all we had to do was warm up the leftover Chana dal in a pot and heat up the rice in the microwave. Although it is hard for us to have leftovers because we like to eat a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Leftovers For Dinner, Legumes, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Light shrimp scampi with broccoli 9/13/22
This is a quick-cooking dinner that can be served with pasta, rice, or even polenta. Unlike a typical shrimp scampi with its tablespoons of butter and oil, this lighter version has a total of 1 teaspoon of olive oil per … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Pasta, Recipes, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Chickpeas with ditalini and greens. 9/12/22
I am so glad that it finally cooled off and we are able to make more Fall-like dinner dishes. Chickpeas with ditalini and greens is an easy and versatile entree. We always make extra because it is so good for … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Instant Pot Chana dal 9/9/22
We made this Chana dal early Friday morning and released the steam outside again because it is still really hot. As it turns out it was 107F during the hottest part of the day so we were glad we did … Continue reading
Posted in Indian, Instant Pot, Legumes, Recipes, stew, Vegetarian
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Hummus and tabbouleh with pita 9/8/22
Thursday night’s dinner was another extreme hot weather enterprise. This no-cook dinner featured hummus bought from the local grocery store, whole grain pita, radishes, feta, pepperoncini, and tabbouleh which I made myself. My recipe is one that I adapted from … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Middle Eastern, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Light clam chowder with oyster crackers. 9/1/22
In celebration of it being September and in anticipation of Autumn we made soup even though the temperature outside was 104F! This is a light clam chowder with only 2 to 4 tablespoons of cream in about 4 servings. Since … Continue reading
Posted in American, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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