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Category Archives: rice
Gingery red lentils with kale and rice. 2/7/22
What a yummy lentil dish this is! The coral colored “red” lentils turn yellow during cooking and are spiced with fresh ginger, onions, garlic, turmeric, cumin, and cayenne. To keep this dish vegetarian/vegan use water or vegetable stock to cook … Continue reading
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Shrimp sesame bowl 1/27/22
Tonight I served sautéed shrimp with cabbage, avocado, and cucumber over rice with a ginger, soy, white vinegar, and vegetable oil sauce. The dish was topped with a sprinkle of furikake which gave it a nice crunch.
Chicken salsa verde with spicy slaw. 1/24/22
Using rotisserie chicken breast meat made this dinner super easy and quick! We warmed the chicken in some salsa verde. I made my spicy slaw which consists of medium tomato salsa, light mayo, and prepackaged shredded cabbage. John made rice … Continue reading
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Toor dal (pigeon peas with tomato and spices). 1/9/22
A while ago John and I went to the Indian grocery and bought big bags of Chana dal and Toor dal. Chana dal is dried split chickpeas and Toor dal is dried pigeon peas. We have had a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Legumes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Gingery red lentils over kale and rice. 12/22/21
We made a double recipe of this delicious lentil dish on Wednesday. It made enough to amply serve the three of us plus there is plenty leftover for lunches. I served it over a white rice and cauliflower rice 50/50 … Continue reading
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Chana masala (chickpeas with tomatoes and spices) 12/14/21
First time making this recipe and like many first time tries it was good but needs some future tweaks to make it better. The spice mixture and the herb mixture need to be amplified. I think cumin seeds need to … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy tips, Indian, Kitchen tips, Legumes, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Vegetable stir-fry with chickpeas over rice. 12/12/21
I had some leftover dressing and cabbage from Saturday’s salmon bowl and decided it would probably make a good seasoning for a vegetable stir-fry. And it was! Since cutting up all the veg right before dinner always seems onerous, I … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Salmon rice bowl. 12/10/12
Salmon rice bowl has become one of the most requested dinners at our house. The hardest part is getting the salmon cooked enough without making it dried out. John does a 20 minute brine first in a quart of water … Continue reading
Posted in Fish, Japanese, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables
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Gingery red lentils with kale and rice. 12/9/21
After a totally indulgent birthday dinner on Wednesday, it was good to come home and make a delicious, healthy vegan/vegetarian lentil and kale dish over cauliflower or regular rice. (Vegan preparation omit the yogurt on top.) Here is the recipe … Continue reading
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Chana dal with egg. 11/28/21
Day 60. Today was the first day of eating right again. I have decided that it will take me 60 days to get back to where I want to be weight-wise. John is on my team and my best friend … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Eggs, Indian, Leftovers For Dinner, rice, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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