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Changing my culinary point of view -4/13/17
Once we were back we started eating like we normally do, a hunk of meat, a vegetable, and a starch. As I ate I thought about my meals in Italy and how much I enjoyed them. They were not centered … Continue reading
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Pan con tomate, pot stickers, and hot and sour soup?? 2/12/17
Tonight is a night for nibbling. We start with a Spanish tapa, pan con tomate. (Bread with tomato) We had this especially in Barcelona when we visited Spain back in 2010. Here’s the picture of our tapas from the restaurant, … Continue reading
Posted in leftovers, Pork, Uncategorized
Tagged hot and sour soup, leftovers, Potstickers, tapas
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Mediterranean fish stew – 2/2/17
Here’s a look at what we are eating this week. You’ll see that Kap’n Mom has been pretty close to the original plan. Only thing different is that we switched around the Pasta with Peanut Sauce and the Mediterranean Fish … Continue reading
Posted in Fish, pescatarian, Shellfish, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged bell pepper, Celery, fennel, garlic, leeks, new potatoes, Onions, Pacific cod, Pernod, scallops, shrimp, shrimp stock, tomatoes
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December 8, 2016 – Birthday!
Today I start out with coffee cake especially made for me by our daughter for my birthday. It replicates the ones that we used to get our house when I was growing up from the Dugan man with his expandable … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Desserts, Dining out, Lamb, Pasta, Uncategorized
Tagged Coffee cake, merguez sausage, penne, Swedish coffee cake
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On vacation!
I am on vacation until December. Currently in South Carolina where there is a LOT of fried food! Instead of a basket of bread we received a basket of hushpuppies served with honey butter! Too addictive! The steamed vegetables side … Continue reading
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Sausage and polenta with peppers and onions – 10/16/16
Tonight was a collaborative effort, Jon did a beautiful job cutting the vegetables and John cooked everything. I directed from the couch. John makes the polenta 5:1 so it is really creamy. This was our last dinner together before Jon … Continue reading
Chicken fajitas – 10/10/16
Mexico is our first stop on our culinary tour. We all pitched in to prepare the dinner. Jon and John worked on the meat and vegetables for the fajitas and I made the beans and rice. Here’s my two favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Legumes, Poultry, rice, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged black beans, chicken, chicken fajitas, Fajitas, Mexican rice
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Kap’n Mom’s Kitchen – 9/29/16
We had some dining rules of the road when the kids were little and we were taking a vacation. When eating in a bad food state never choose a menu item having more than basic steps. The classic example would … Continue reading
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Shrimp tacos again! – 9/26/16
First Happy Birthday to our daughter-in-law, Ryan, who is an amazing mother, excellent baker, and a full-time professional! Now on to the food. Shrimp tacos have become a standard dinner in the rotation. I think we have had them three … Continue reading
Posted in Legumes, pescatarian, Shellfish, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged black beans, shrimp, shrimp tacos, Tacos
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I am sick, no cooking – 9/22/16
Where did this horrible cold come from? I cannot remember being with anyone lately who was sick. I must have touched something that someone left their germs on and now I am congested and coughing and can probably look forward … Continue reading
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