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Category Archives: Special occasion
Scallops with braised leeks, mashed potatoes, asparagus, and mushrooms in a beurre blanc sauce. 12/8/23
Friday it was my birthday so we made a special meal. We tried to duplicate our son’s fancy meal which we last had a couple of weeks ago when we were in Utah. It is a delicious combination of leeks, … Continue reading
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Kenwood shrimp with rice 11/23/23
The eponymous Kenwood shrimp from the now defunct Kenwood Restaurant is my company shrimp preparation. Once you have everything chopped up and all the components assembled it takes less than a half hour to make. Luckily I like to chop … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving three days early. 11/20/23
I will bet that this does not look like your Thanksgiving plate! But with the exception of mashed potatoes all these foods were available in some form to the Pilgrims. According to Wikipedia, Atlantic scallops were being gathered from the … Continue reading
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Ethiopian fare. 10/29/23
Our daughter has had her best friend visiting from Belgium for the last several days so we have been eating out a lot. Her friend is originally from the Los Angeles area and when he comes to visit she and … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Ethiopian, Grains, Lamb, Legumes, North African, Poultry, Salad, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Roasted salmon with tarragon sauce, succotash/maque choux, and steamed new potatoes. 10/23/23
This was a pretty fancy dinner for a Monday night! This is our first time trying Atlantic farm raised salmon and we liked it a lot. John seasoned the fish and cooked it in a 400F oven for 12 minutes. … Continue reading
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Light shrimp scampi with rice and broccoli. 10/20/23
We have not made this in quite a while and we were pleasantly surprised at how good and easy it was. Since we are not strictly on our diet regimen we added 2 teaspoons of butter to the sauce at … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Chilean sea bass, new potatoes, broccoli. 10/3/23
This Tuesday seemed like a special occasion since we were dining on Chilean sea bass. Such a delicious fish! We have two more pieces left in the freezer before this fish will be relegated to “on sale” or actual special … Continue reading
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Winery dinner in Sonoma. 9/21/23
We are having a second celebration of John’s birthday with a fancy dinner at a winery inSonoma, CA. Each dish is paired with a wine from the winery in a multi-course dinner. We do not go out to dinner or … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Desserts, Dining out, Fish, Shellfish, soup, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Seared scallops with Brussels sprouts and potatoes. 9/14/23
This is sort of the dinner that John requested for his birthday. He actually asked for asparagus but all the ones in the store were those very thin pencil-ly type. So I substituted Brussels sprouts. (As an aside I looked … Continue reading
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Kenwood shrimp with rice. 9/5/23
The Kenwood Restaurant closed 10 years ago but before they did we asked for and they graciously gave us the recipe for their delicious Kenwood shrimp. We make it every once in a while and it is delicious. Because this … Continue reading
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