Category Archives: rice

Salmon with mustard sauce, rice, and asparagus 2/17/26

This is another dinner I could serve to company. John cooked the salmon at 400F for fourteen minutes and I made the rest. The asparagus were especially good and I got them on sale for $1.98/lb! We really enjoy the … Continue reading

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Kenwood shrimp. 2/11/26

We usually make this dinner for a holiday, birthday, or special occasions. It was great to have it just to treat ourselves!

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Stuffed peppers 2/10 and 2/12/26

I bought a bag of four good-sized peppers and stuffed them with a cooked mixture of onions, ground beef, rice, spices, and tomato sauce. They were good on Tuesday but even better as a leftovers on Thursday.

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Seared tuna with broccoli and rice. 1/19/26

Occasionally frozen tuna steaks go on sale at the local grocery stores. I usually snap up a few and keep them in my freezer until we are in the mood for tuna. John marinates them in soy sauce, ginger and … Continue reading

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Spicy chicken and mushrooms. 1/10/26

This is a recipe that I adapted from the NYTimes Cooking site. Because we almost exclusively use rotisserie chicken for our chicken dishes, I omitted chicken thighs that needed to be cooked and subbed in thick slices of rotisserie chicken … Continue reading

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Gochujang potato stew with bean and greens. 1/9/26

This is a NYTimes Cooking recipe that you should be able to access since the link has a “share” on it.. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024082-gochujang-potato-stew?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share It is pretty much carbo heaven since you have a combo of potatoes, beans, and rice. There is … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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