Category Archives: Salad

Grilled Hamburgers with Coleslaw 8/8/24

I think every time we have this dinner I say to John, I wish I could have another hamburger! They are so good! Tonight the little char on the bun was the perfect complement to the medium rare burger. A … Continue reading

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Vietnamese Chicken and Noodle Salad. 8/6/24

This is a tangy hot weather salad. I adapted it from a much more complicated recipe. Using rotisserie chicken, a mini-prep processor, a box grater, and a zoodler made this dish much easier. Vietnamese Chicken and Rice Noodle Salad

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Leftover Lasagna and Salad. 8/5/24

Tonight we finished off Saturday’s lasagna and added a fresh salad. If it were practical we would eat this every week!

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Lasagna and Salad. 8/3/24

I know this is not a hot weather dish. But we did beat the heat by making the sauce and assembling the lasagna on Friday morning, then refrigerating it. We finished up by baking it at 7 AM on Saturday. … Continue reading

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Hummus and Chopped Salad 8/2/24

I prepared an easy vegetarian/vegan dinner for a hot evening. The hummus is simply one of Sabra’s varieties and the rice crackers are from Trader Joe’s. They are gluten free. After doing so much nothing as meal prep I decided … Continue reading

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Hummus with Pita and Tabbouleh. 7/11/24

This is a great hot weather meal! There is no cooking at all. Making the tabbouleh is kind of an ordeal what with all the chopping. I mostly used the food processor so it takes much less time than doing … Continue reading

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Sesame Salmon Bowl. 7/8/24

I think this is my favorite of the bowls we make. But I keep changing my mind. It used to be that I liked the tofu bowl the best. Anyway salmon, tofu, or shrimp all the bowls are pretty yummy. … Continue reading

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Asian chicken bowl. 7/2/24

This bowl is similar to our other Asian bowls except we use shredded chicken, add bean sprouts, and substitute rice noodles for rice. The rice noodles I use are ready in about 20 minutes of soaking in hot water. When … Continue reading

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Buffalo Chicken Wings and Slaw. 6/29/24

Not much to say about this lazy dinner. Frozen chicken wings and a packaged salad. I always take the flats since they are my favorite parts. It works well since John likes the drumettes. Foster Farms Take Out brand has … Continue reading

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Buffalo Chicken Wings and Salad. 6/29/24

Easy dinner using Foster Farms frozen Buffalo chicken wings and Taylor Farms Mediterranean salad. More economic than going out for a similar dinner or getting take-out. Sometimes the cook needs a breather!

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