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Category Archives: Recipes
Summer meal in February. 2/25/25
I was looking around through my past meals for a vegan/vegetarian meal that we had not eaten for a while. Since pita, hummus, and sides are usually something I make in the summer I knew it would be different from … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mediterranean, Recipes, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hummus, roasted golden beets, tabbouleh
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Baked feta pasta. 2/6/25
Sorry for the messy bowl picture! As usual when I get a bowl of pasta I want to jump right in so I had already started eating it before I was stopped to take a picture. This is another recipe … Continue reading
Posted in Mediterranean, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Cherry tomatoes, feta, pasta
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Pasta and cabbage. 1/23/25
Thursday night is Sarah’s night for cooking. It is fun for us to try the dishes she enjoys. Tonight we had a pasta dish that combined spaghetti with buttery cabbage and onions, parmesan cheese, and was topped with crumbled feta. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Italian, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Lentils with turkey sausage and vegetables. 1/18/25
This homey, fairly quick and easy dinner is tasty and economical. Lentils are one of the least costly of proteins. One pound costs about $1.25! We made extra so we would have some soup for lunches. All we would need … Continue reading
Posted in American, Legumes, Poultry, Recipes, stew, Vegetables
Tagged lentils, turkey sausage
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Kenwood Shrimp. 1/16/25
This is one of my favorite recipes given to me by the chef at the now defunct Kenwood Grill. For many years we enjoyed going to this restaurant when we were visiting Sonoma County Wine Country. Even though they have … Continue reading
Posted in American, French, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged shrimp
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Afghani lentil stew with rice and kale. 1/14/25
This quick vegetarian/vegan lentil stew uses red lentils which cook in about 15 minutes. This is the recipe I mostly follow https://www.afghancultureunveiled.com/humaira-ghilzai/afghancooking/2010/01/dal-afghan-soul-food.html-san92 Changes that I have made are reducing the amount of ginger to 1/2 tablespoon, using a tablespoon of … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Asian, Easy, Legumes, Recipes, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged kale, lentils
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Gochujang potato stew. 1/8/25
I will happily eat anything potato. We have only made this once before and I find it hard to believe this dish is not in our monthly rotation. It is quick and easy to make. It has a hardiness and … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, gochujang, potatoes
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Salmon with mustard sauce. 11/22/24
John cooked the salmon in a 400F oven for about 8 minutes since the pieces we had were fairly thin. I almost did not have enough time to get the rice reheated and the broccoli cooked! I had made the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, rice, salmon
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Fettuccine with asparagus and mushrooms. 11/15/24
The easiest way to stretch 3 ounces of pasta into a really satisfying meal is to add a lot of vegetables. Ahead of the pasta getting cooked I sautéed 8 ounces of mushrooms and a big handful of asparagus spears … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, mushrooms, pasta
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New England Clam Chowder. 11/14/24
When we were first married John and I lived in Massachusetts. Since we never ate any sort of seafood in my house growing up (New Jersey) the first clam chowder I ever had was New England clam chowder. I wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in American, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables
Tagged chowder, clams, potatoes
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