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Category Archives: Salad
Chicken and herb salad with nuoc cham. 9/2/25
This was the first time making this recipe so I sort of followed the ingredients but also used comments made by others and my knowledge of what our family likes. It is a NYTimes Cooking recipe that you can find … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Hot weather meals, Poultry, Salad, Vegetables, Vietnamese, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, Salad, Vegetables
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Zucchini and rice gratin. 8/29/25
Due to our mixed up week Sarah’s contribution dinner was moved to Friday. She got up early to bake this gratin so the oven would have minimal effect in heating up the house. This is a recipe she got from … Continue reading
Posted in American, Recipes, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cheese, rice, zucchini
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Grilled hamburger and salad. 8/12/25
John’s grilled hamburgers are a favorite at our house. We like ours medium rare with mayo, ketchup, and red onion.
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Grilling, hamburgers
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Sesame shrimp bowl 8/10/25
Next in our dinners that don’t heat up the kitchen too much is sesame (BLANK) bowl. Sunday night’s bowl featured shrimp but we also make it with salmon and tofu. In the bottom of our bowls we put pre-made rice … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Hot weather meals, Legumes, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Salad, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged avocado, cabbage, cucumber, edamame, shrimp
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Gazpacho and salad. 8/9/25
My friend, Sophia, is visiting me for the next two weeks. Of course I want to make her all of my best dishes. But it is really hot here. Probably close to 100F today so I cannot make anything that … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mediterranean, Salad, soup, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Gazpacho
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Chicken burrito bowl. 8/6/25
Sarah eats bowls almost every day. Sometimes they are Asian inspired, other times Mediterranean, and tonight we all enjoyed the chicken burrito bowl that she introduced us to recently. These are great meals to make when the weather is very … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, Salad, Vegetables
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Family Cook-out. 8/3/25
For our family cook-out we had the usual Zayde burgers (hamburgers grilled excellently by John aka Zayde to our grandkids), guacamole and tortilla chips, sliced mango, spice cake and ice cream, and the lovely Caprese salad that I made with … Continue reading
Texas caviar and grilled hamburgers. 7/7/25
Over the weekend John was not feeling well so we scuttled all our plans. He felt better today so we made our Sunday holiday dinner on Monday. I have shown lots of hamburger pictures so I thought I would highlight … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Recipes, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, black eyed peas, corn, hamburgers
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Grilled hamburger with salad. 6/25/25
As much as I dislike making salads, I did spend some time trying to make tonight’s tasty and appealing. Along with Romaine lettuce our salad included banana peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, onions, and olives. Everyone enjoyed it and there were … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Grilling, hamburgers, Salad
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Grill night! 6/10/25
Yum! We love grilled hamburgers night! Look at the cook on my hamburger. It is medium rare and has a nice crust on the outside. Yay, John, for an outstanding hamburger. It was voted by Sarah and me as best … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Grilling, hamburgers
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