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Category Archives: Special occasion
Pizza and salad (twice). 12/9/25
Today we celebrated my birthday twin’s birthday. We are twins in so far as my birthday is 12/8 and his is 12/9 and he is five years older than I. We have been doing some sort of celebration since I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Leftovers For Dinner, Salad, Special occasion, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Pizza, Salad
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Chilean sea bass, new potatoes, asparagus with hollandaise sauce. 12/8/25
Happy birthday to me! John roasted the fish in a 400F oven for 13 minutes and made the hollandaise sauce (from a Knorr packet) while I steamed the potatoes and sauteed asparagus. I think we should have made a beurre … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Special occasion, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Fish, Sea bass
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Grilled steak, tots, and salad. 10/25/25
We have had a lot of great dinners during our trip. We are celebrating our last night with a delicious ribeye steak that John cooked on the grill. I took care of the tater tots and salad. We are already … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Special occasion, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
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Shrimp in a Pernod cream sauce with rice. 10/23/25
My contribution to fancy dishes for dinner was shrimp in a Pernod cream sauce with rice. I made extra sauce, as you can see in the swimming pool of sauce above, because it is so delicious. Although there was a … Continue reading
Posted in pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
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Jonathan’s fancy scallop dinner. 10/21/25
This is Jonathan’s go-to dinner for special occasions. It is so delicious! I was his sous chef busily cutting up the vegetables and getting the prep done. He was the cook braising the leeks in butter and a little water, … Continue reading
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Kenwood shrimp. 6/19/25
The Kenwood was a restaurant that opened in 1987 in a beautiful location amid the vineyards of Sonoma Valley. In 2013 their chef retired but we managed to get the recipe to one of his delicious dishes which we always … Continue reading
Posted in American, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged rice, shrimp, Vegetables
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Scallops for Mother’s Day. 5/11/25
Scallops for dinner is my favorite. Since it was Mother’s Day I got to pick what I like best. John did a great job searing the scallops and I made the sides. At the base are braised leeks which you … Continue reading
Posted in French, Holidays, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged asparagus, Beurre blanc, leeks, mashed potatoes, scallops
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Ocean scallops with mashed potatoes and asparagus. 4/15/25
Sometimes it’s nice to have a special dinner on just an ordinary weekday. Although scallops are a pricey item there is absolutely no waste. John seared them beautifully and I made mashed potatoes and asparagus as sides. I also made … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, pescatarian, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged asparagus, mashed potatoes, scallops
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Kenwood Shrimp. 1/16/25
This is one of my favorite recipes given to me by the chef at the now defunct Kenwood Grill. For many years we enjoyed going to this restaurant when we were visiting Sonoma County Wine Country. Even though they have … Continue reading
Posted in American, French, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Shrimp in a saffron white wine sauce. 11/6/24
I mostly prepared and cooked this dinner. It all came out pretty well except I overcooked the shrimp a bit. I am not used to cooking the proteins. But the sauce was yummy even though we forgot to bring along … Continue reading
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