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April 23, 2016 – Spaghetti with meat sauce
I guess having a wheat spaghetti is not the most kosher thing one can eat during Passover but we tend to bend the rules. After having some matzoh and butter for hors d’oeuvres, we had an easy pasta with some … Continue reading
April 18, 2016 – Rutabgas and asparagus with chicken
I decided to put the chicken last in my title because we Americans put way too much emphasis on meat as the main focus of a meal when it should be vegetables and grains as our focus. Plus I put … Continue reading
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Tagged asparagus, chicken, chicken dinner, mashed root vegetables, rutabagas, Vegetables
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April 14, 2016 – Steak with roasted cauliflower and grilled asparagus
I don’t eat much beef but today we had an intense workout with our trainers today and felt pretty depleted. It was actually my idea to prepare steak which is unusual. John grilled the steak to a perfect medium rare … Continue reading
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Tagged asparagus, ribeye, ribeye steak, roasted cauliflower, Steak
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March 11, 2016 – Meat day! Lamb chop with butternut squash and asparagus
Sometimes I literally have to throw John a bone. Last night was a meat night. He’s been super about eating a lot of vegetarian meals and fish but he does get a hankering for something on the hoof occasionally. Since … Continue reading
February 10, 2016 – out to dinner
We went out to dinner with friends on Tuesday. I forgot to take pictures of a totally forgettable meal. It is difficult to dine “lite” when eating out but I did my best by having a salad and seared scallops. … Continue reading
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January 30, 2016 – Lamb chops, rutabagas, and green beans
I haven’t been cooking much the last few days as we have been closing up the Utah house and taking the long ride home. We stopped in Bakersfield and ate at Macaroni Grill where I had a salad and penne … Continue reading
January 21, 2016 – Ribeye steak with grilled potato and spinach
There is just no way to put a vegetarian spin on this meal! After a hard workout today and a week of vegetarian, chicken, and shrimp meals, we decided to grill a steak. John trimmed most of the fat off … Continue reading
October 21, 2015 – Lamb chops with brussels sprouts and new potatoes
Tonight we have a homey kind of dinner and, since Sarah loves lamb, we all eat together! John marinates the lamb and cooks it on the grill. I steam the new potatoes and make the sprouts. I add some of … Continue reading
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Tagged brussels sprouts, grilling lamb, lamb chops, new potatoes
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Monday, February 16, 2015 Carnitas
Our daughter has moved back home with us. She is not so happy with our “American” cooking. We eat lots of different stuff trying to keep our dinners interesting. But she seems to imagine a lot of gray food coming … Continue reading
Friday, February 6, 2015 Penne with meat sauce
We are trying to make room in the freezer. While looking through the contents of the freezer I noticed an older package of chili-grind ground beef. Just regular ground beef set on a coarser grind setting. Since we are planning … Continue reading
