Category Archives: Recipes

Chicken chili. 9/25/23

The recipe I use for chicken chili is this one, https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/white-chicken-chili-recipe-1922199, by the Neelys from Food Network. Since I did not have a rotisserie chicken handy I used a defrosted chicken breast diced smallish and cooked within the stew. Instead … Continue reading

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Kenwood shrimp with rice. 9/5/23

The Kenwood Restaurant closed 10 years ago but before they did we asked for and they graciously gave us the recipe for their delicious Kenwood shrimp. We make it every once in a while and it is delicious. Because this … Continue reading

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Tuna tataki with salad. 8/29/23

This is such an easy but delicious recipe to make. I found it on the Food Network site. John coated the tuna according to the recipe and seared it quickly. I took a shortcut on the salad using prepackaged greens. … Continue reading

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Shrimp bowl with vegetables and rice. 8/23/23

This is a great hot weather dish. We make it three different ways by merely changing the protein. For a totally raw vegan dish use firm tofu. Heartier fare would use salmon. Or do a quick sauté with shrimp. The … Continue reading

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Chana dal with rice and kale. 8/21/23

Chana dal is (are?) split, dried chickpeas. I make them in the Instant Pot. There are a lot of recipes for Chana dal on the internet. Here is the one I use – https://pipingpotcurry.com/instant-pot-chana-dal/#recipe Of course we make a few … Continue reading

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Spicy Thai pork tenderloin salad. 8/19/23

Because our grilled citrus marinated pork tenderloin had turned out so well last week, we figured if we used the same technique on our Spicy Thai Pork Tenderloin Salad it would turn out equally well. But it did not. The … Continue reading

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Tuna tataki with Asian rice salad 8/16/23

John and I bought a “previously frozen” tuna steak today. It was about 13 oz. and enough for us to split three ways. John used this recipe from Food Network as a basis for making the lightly seared tuna. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tuna-tataki-recipe-1940352. … Continue reading

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Grilled citrus-marinated pork tenderloin with tortillas and spicy beans. 8/8/23

We saw this recipe, https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024375-poc-chuc-citrus-marinated-grilled-pork?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share, on the NYTimes cooking site and decided to try it with pork tenderloin. Pork tenderloin is notorious for cooking up tasteless and dry. To counteract that John took the pork and cut it into 1 … Continue reading

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Tilapia with mustard sauce, rice, and broccoli. 8/4/23

Pretty straightforward dinner tonight. John cooked the 4.5 ounce portion of tilapia (frozen from Costco) for 3-4 minutes per side in a little olive oil. I sautéed the broccoli in a tablespoon of water and a teaspoon of butter. My … Continue reading

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Chicken Chili with Salsa Verde

Here’s a super easy and very tasty chicken chili that John and I invented as we cooked last night. We still had some of our rotisserie chicken from Costco left over so I chopped up a breast and a thigh … Continue reading

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