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Category Archives: rice
Red wine braised turkey legs. 12/14/25
At the end of last week Sarah and I went shopping at Grocery Outlet where we saw frozen turkeys for $5. This was too good to pass up so we bought one which I would estimate was in the 13-16 … Continue reading
Salmon with parsley sauce, carrots, and rice. 12/10/25
Wednesday night John cooked a luscious piece of salmon for 13 minutes in a 400F oven. He also made some rice. I cooked the carrots in a little butter and water and seasoned them with salt and sugar. I also … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged carrots, parsley sauce, rice, salmon
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Kung Pao Shrimp. 11/14/25
Our Kung Pao shrimp turned out great! We followed a recipe by Jet Tila which you can find here-https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/kung-pao-shrimp-7112947 The cooking goes really quickly so it is important to have your mise en place ready when you begin cooking. Although … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Chinese, Easy, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Cashews, rice, shrimp
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Salmon with mustard sauce, rice, broccoli. 11/7/25
Usually I am just so-so when it comes to salmon but last night’s was really, really good. We went to Costco and bought a package of six really nice pieces. We would have three for tonight and freeze the other … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, rice, salmon
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Merguez sausages with crispy chickpeas. 11/6/25
Recently Sarah got a 2-Good-2-Go surprise bag from Eataly, an Italian gourmet market. Among other things a package of six Merguez sausages was included. She looked through recipes and found one that we had all the ingredients for and made … Continue reading
Posted in Lamb, Legumes, Middle Eastern, rice, Vegetables
Tagged chickpeas, merguez sausage, yogurt
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Red lentils with spinach and rice. 11/4/25
I usually make this dish with kale instead of spinach but I felt the spinach would be softer in John’s mouth. I dressed my bowlful with the some yogurt mixed with salt and cumin and cherry tomatoes. John goes back … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Easy, Indian, Legumes, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged lentils, red lentils, rice
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Tilapia with mustard sauce, rice, broccoli. 10/29/25
Since John is healing from oral surgery we will be eating soft things this week. The broccoli was the only potentially hard food so I cooked it thoroughly and chopped it up with butter and sour cream in my mini … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, Fish, rice, tilapia
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Shrimp in a Pernod cream sauce with rice. 10/23/25
My contribution to fancy dishes for dinner was shrimp in a Pernod cream sauce with rice. I made extra sauce, as you can see in the swimming pool of sauce above, because it is so delicious. Although there was a … Continue reading
Posted in pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
Tagged shrimp
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Vacation sushi. 10/18/25
Every Fall we take a week’s vacation with our son, Jonathan, to St. George, Utah where we used to have a vacation home. We sold it a few years ago and although we miss it a lot we don’t miss … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Fish, Japanese, rice, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Sushi
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14th Blogiversary, Shrimp Creole 10/13/25
Happy 14th Blogiversary! The first time shrimp Creole appeared in my blog was October 18, 2011. The last time it appeared before last night was in January, 2015. I have not made this dish for over ten and a half … Continue reading
Posted in American, rice, Shellfish, stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged rice, shrimp, tomatoes
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