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Category Archives: rice
Creative leftovers plus another vacation dish – 8/24/17
After three long days on the road home, we were in no mood to cook so we bought one of those roasted chickens from the grocery store. Today we have a leftover breast and some asparagus from yesterday’s pasta. With … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Eggs, Healthy tips, leftovers, Poultry, rice, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged asparagus, carrots, Celery, chicken, Eggs, garlic, leftovers, mushrooms, Onions, rice, Vegetables, vegetarian
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Curried chicken and rice – 7/25/17
Using pre-cooked chicken strips means that this dinner only takes about a half an hour to rustle up. John sautes the curry spices while I cut up an onion, garlic, carrot, and ginger. They are added to the spices and … Continue reading
Grilled shrimp, coconut rice, peapods, and pineapple salsa – 5/27/17
Looks good, right? As they say, looks can be deceiving. This was one of the worst dinners we have made in a long time. The best component was the pineapple/habanero salsa I bought. Good concept, bad execution. Way over-salted shrimp, … Continue reading
Posted in rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
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A raw deal, sushi – dining out – 5/12/17
We went out to dinner at a local Japanese restaurant. Sushi and sashimi are the dieter’s friend as you probably know. So it seemed like a good choice. I guess my biggest complaint about the place we went to is … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Fish, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables
Tagged Dining out, edamame, Sashimi, Seaweed salad, Sushi
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Chicken curry – 4/25/17
Well, here it is Tuesday and we were supposed to have this chicken on Monday. We had a late lunch on Monday and the whole dinner plan went by the wayside. So we had an old favorite that John calls … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, rice, Vegetables
Tagged carrots, chicken, Curry, garlic, ginger, Onions, rice, Vegetables
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Pork fried rice – 4/22/17
Happy Earth Day! To help save the earth we had a dinner that was mostly vegetables and rice.
Posted in Pork, rice, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, carrots, cilantro, garlic, ginger, mushrooms, Onions, Pork, rice, Vegetables
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Last dinner before our trip to Italy – “refrigerator sweep”
John, daughter, and I are off tomorrow for a three week vacation to Italy!! Depending on the Internet service I will be posting some yummy Italian food over the next few weeks. It should be great fun and pretty delicious. … Continue reading
Posted in rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Stir-fry, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian
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Shrimp stir-fry – 3/11/17
Finally we are back to eating something reasonable. Along with the shrimp that John marinated, I cut up a variety of vegetables – onions, carrots, celery, snow peas, garlic, ginger, poblano chile, and Brussels sprouts. I usually add cabbage but … Continue reading
Posted in pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged brussels sprouts, carrots, Celery, garlic, ginger, green onions, Onions, rice, shrimp, snow peas
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Delicious Indian lunch – 3/7/17
How delicious does that look!? Today daughter and I had lunch at a South Indian restaurant. I haven’t been out for a lot of Indian food and was pleasantly surprised at how terrific this dish was. This is thali. It … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, rice, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged dipping sauces, Indian, naan, rice, vegetarian
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Out to lunch – Lamb Kebab! – 2/26/17
Today our son came over for some tennis and lunch. He got to choose the luncheon spot. We ended up at a Mediterranean place and I had the lamb kebab platter. (I know this shows lamb and chicken but I … Continue reading
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