Category Archives: rice

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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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

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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

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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

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