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Category Archives: Recipes
Easter bread and Brussels sprouts. 4/4/21
On Sunday we decided to have our eggs in the form of cake. Our daughter made this delicious yeast cake/bread called Colomba di Pasqua, or dove of Easter in Italian. It was so good! We ate a lot of it. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Desserts, Holidays, Italian, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged bread, brussels sprouts, cake, Easter
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Country winner, Thailand! Tom Yum Soup. 3/26/21
This favorite in Thailand is a great low calorie, healthy soup. Here is a link to the recipe I used. https://www.recipetineats.com/tom-yum-soup-thai/. There are two recipes included one for the brothy soup that I made and another for a creamy soup. … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Kitchen tips, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Thai, Vegetables
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Vegan night-salad and pasta with broccoli and mushrooms. 3/22/21
I admit to being lazy when it comes to salad. If I can get an assortment of salad greens already washed I am all for it. For Monday’s salad I used a bagged chopped salad that included some bitter greens. … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged pasta
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Weekly winner – Brazil! Shrimp Moqueca 3/19/21
First, thank you to all the Brazilians who happened upon my site while looking for something else! We had fun reading Brazilian recipes and deciding on this moqueca to make. Moqueca is a Brazilian seafood stew. …Moqueca can be made … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, South American, stew, Vegetables
Tagged shrimp
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St. Patrick’s Day Fusion. 3/17/21
Since we have been celebrating as many food-themed holidays as we can due to the tedium of the pandemic, why not St. Patrick’s Day too?! My sisters were telling me how they were making Irish soda bread and corned beef … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Holidays, Kitchen tips, omnivore, Recipes, rice, Vegetables
Tagged cabbage, soda bread
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New England Clam Chowder. 3/12/21
Last real cooking day of the week since Saturday is LFD (Leftovers For Dinner) and Sunday is BFD (Breakfast For Dinner.) I have gone off menu with this selection since I had to rejigger my plan earlier in the week. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables
Tagged clams, leeks, potatoes
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Light shrimp scampi with whole grain linguine. 3/9/21
Light shrimp scampi with whole grain linguine Slight change in plans for dinner tonight. We were supposed to be having classic chicken but when we went in the freezer there was no chicken. So we made Friday’s dinner instead. You … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Pasta, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged pasta, shrimp
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Winner India! Chana dal. 3/8/21
Chana dal with rice and kale This dish is the Indian winner dish of the week, it is also my favorite. I am including the recipe we use. The dish is split chickpeas (Chana dal that you can get in … Continue reading
Posted in Indian, Instant Pot, Legumes, Recipes, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Chana dal, Split chickpeas
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Kenwood shrimp. 2/26/21
This shrimp recipe comes from the now-defunct Kenwood Grill in Sonoma Wine Country. It was a lovely place to sit and have lunch and a glass of wine. The shrimp dish recipe which they were nice enough to give us … Continue reading
Fun Purim celebration. 2/25/21
We do not usually celebrate all the Jewish holidays but since we are still pretty isolated due to the pandemic, our daughter thought that finding occasions to celebrate and make new things was a worthy project. The idea with Purim … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Desserts, Healthy tips, Holidays, Recipes
Tagged hamantashen, Purim
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