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Category Archives: rice
Gobi Mongolian Grill. 5/19/18
It does not look like this is going to be a cooking weekend. In addition to our traditional Chinese takeout on Sunday night, our son came over for a visit on Saturday and we went out to lunch. We tried … Continue reading
New recipe! 3 Cup Chicken. 5/10/18
I got this recipe from the recent Cook’s Illustrated magazine. It was their take on 3 Cup Chicken which I did not know was a thing. Apparently the original has a cup each of soy sauce, Chinese wine, and sesame … Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen tips, Poultry, rice, Vegetables
Tagged basil, chicken, dry sherry, green onions, rice, sesame oil, soy sauce
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Thali for lunch and spaghetti for dinner! 5/9/18
John has been working these last few days and getting home late so our dinner routine has been disrupted. On Tuesday we ended up not having dinner at all! My daughter and I have been making up for the missing … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Dining out, Pasta, rice, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged meat sauce, pappadam, rice, Spaghetti, thali
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New recipe! Lamb kabobs. 5/4/18
In keeping with my pledge to make some new recipes, here is one that we tried last night. It is a good idea but we need to work on it some more. We used the immersion circulator to cook the … Continue reading
Posted in Grilling, Lamb, rice, Vegetables
Tagged asparagus, brown rice, Lamb, lamb kabob, tzatziki
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Unhungry dinner. 4/21/18
Today we just were not hungry for dinner. That includes the dinner we planned on our menu which was steak and the back-up dinner, spaghetti with mushroom and garlic sauce. So we ended up using our leftover brown rice and … Continue reading
Posted in rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged brown rice, garlic, green onions, mushrooms
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Shrimp in saffron Pernod sauce. 4/20/18
Wow, that makes two fancy dinners this week! This recipe comes from The Kenwood Restaurant up in Sonoma wine country via my friend, George. Sadly the Kenwood has gone out of business but John has just related to me that … Continue reading
Posted in rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged brown rice, collard greens, corn, Pernod, shrimp
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Bad lunch on the road. 4/14/18
When John and I travel back and forth between NorCal and Utah we like to stop at family owned places for lunch. There are certainly lots of chain restaurants and fast food available but you get lots of interesting lunches … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Legumes, Pork, rice, Vegetables
Tagged carnitas, corn tortillas, Dining out, Mexican rice, refried beans
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More dining in Rome. 3/11/18
Sometimes you say, oh, I don’t care. I just want something to eat. You’re wrong. You care. This lasagna was not good but at least the serving person was charming. It is raining as we leave Rome. We are headed … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Dining out, Legumes, Pasta, rice, Vegetables
Tagged artichokes, Lasagna, risotto
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Unsuccessful fried rice. 3/4/18
I tried a new recipe for chicken fried rice made with a Thai twist and it was not very good. Along with the rice, chicken, and vegetables we put in fish sauce and basil. Squeezing some lime over it helped … Continue reading
Shrimp in Pernod sauce. 3/2/18
On March 1 we went to our son’s concert and just picked up a burger at In ‘n Out afterwards. This is the iconic California fast food joint. If you are ever going to one my advice is do not … Continue reading
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