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Category Archives: Special occasion
Christmas Eve and Christmas, 2022
I hope everyone had wonderful holidays with great food and good times with family and friends. In the excitement of the holidays and all the good things to eat I forgot to take any pictures. So I can merely give … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Desserts, Holidays, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Fried scallops with tots and salad. 12/8/22
This is my birthday dinner. I love fried scallops and have not had them since July 17, 2020! That’s the thing about having this blog I always know what and when I ate something. So obviously frying stuff is not … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, pescatarian, Salad, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged scallops
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Thanksgiving and the day after. 11/25/22
We had an all-hors d’oeuvres Thanksgiving dinner with the whole family. Each person brought an item or items in appetizer form. It was fun and relaxed although probably as much work as doing the whole big traditional spread. Here are … Continue reading
Autumn soup, hummus, and tabbouleh 9/30/22
Tonight we dressed up our leftover Autumn soup with a strip of bacon each. I made a double batch last week which makes about 10-12 servings. The recipe below is the full fat version. I use about 1/4 of the … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Hot weather meals, leftovers, Mediterranean, Methods, Middle Eastern, Recipes, Salad, soup, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Rosh Hashanah dinner. 9/25/22
Although we are not religious, we still like to celebrate the holidays of both our traditions. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year and begins the Ten Days of Awe which end up on Yom Kippur. As with all good … Continue reading
Posted in American, Holidays, Special occasion, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged bread, Salad, soup
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Steak, grilled potato, and asparagus. 9/16/22
Tonight we are finishing up our celebrations. Our final celebration is marking the anniversary of John’s retiring from full-time employment. We have enjoyed these years without the tedious commute and the office politics. Better that he be employed as my … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged rib eye steak
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A fine dining dinner. 9/15/22
Mostly John and I cook at home every night. But sometimes we splurge, go off our diets, and let someone else do the cooking. Since this is our 50th anniversary year, and John’s birthday, plus the anniversary of John’s retirement … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Special occasion
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Chilean sea bass, Vichy carrots, zucchini and onions. 9/14/22
This was John’s birthday dinner! He chose Chilean sea bass and we negotiated on the vegetables. He said he wanted two vegetable instead of a starch and a vegetable. After he decided that he wanted the zucchini, onions, and garlic … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged Chilean sea bass
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Seared scallops, steamed potatoes, snow peas. 8/13/22
John and I sat in the dining room for dinner tonight. Usually we are in the family room with the TV on but we decided that scallops needed our full attention. John was in charge of searing the scallops and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged scallops
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Grilled steak, grilled potatoes, salad 7/19/22
Greetings from the Olympic Peninsula as we begin our homeward trek. Tonight we we are staying at the Quillayute River Resort which has self-catering units. We are so excited to be cooking together again! John does a masterful job grilling … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Special occasion, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
Tagged Steak
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