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Category Archives: Special occasion
Lamb chops, mashed potatoes, and asparagus. 4/1/26
John grilled these lamb chops to a rosy hue for our Passover Seder. Along with the lamb chops were matzoh ball soup, mashed potatoes, asparagus, and macaroons made by Sarah.
Posted in American, Lamb, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged asparagus, Lamb, mashed potatoes
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Birthday Lunch. 3/26/26
We had a birthday lunch for Sarah at Zeni’s, an Ethiopian restaurant in San Jose. We ordered a veggie platter with extras of crispy lamb and a chicken dish. It was all delicious! For dinner we just had cereal since … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Ethiopian, Lamb, Legumes, Lunch, Poultry, Salad, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Corned beef and cabbage, potatoes, and carrots. 3/17/26
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I am about half English, a quarter German, and a quarter Irish by my imprecise reckoning. I know there were Sullivans and Martins in my past. So at least Sarah and I have some claim to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Special occasion, stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged cabbage, carrots, Corned beef, potatoes
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Triangular foods (Purim) 3/3/26
Tonight we read about Queen Esther and her ploy to save the Jews from genocide in the 4th century BC. Along with her cousin Mordechai she managed to outwit the evil, virulently anti-Semitic, Haman. . In remembrance of the triangular … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Easy, Holidays, Middle Eastern, Special occasion, Vegetables, WW points
Tagged Purim
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Swordfish with agghiotta condiment. 2/15/26
This was supposed to be our Valentine’s Day dinner but I made a lot of guacamole that we had with tortilla chips as a treat before dinner and then we were too full to eat dinner. Agghiotta is a Sicilian … Continue reading
Posted in Fish, Italian, pescatarian, Special occasion, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, swordfish
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Kenwood shrimp. 2/11/26
We usually make this dinner for a holiday, birthday, or special occasions. It was great to have it just to treat ourselves!
Posted in American, rice, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged rice, shrimp, Vegetables
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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
Tagged shrimp
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