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Chicken enchiladas with spicy beans and corn 12/4/23
I am using the chicken that I shredded off our rotisserie chicken from Friday. This makes two dinners, 2 soups, and 1 lunch so far. I still have to use a wing, thigh, and leg. I foresee a leftover enchilada … Continue reading
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Chicken breast with gravy, butternut squash, and Brussels sprouts. 11/8/23
This dinner looks and eats like a pared down Thanksgiving dinner. The chicken is one of the sliced up breasts from Monday’s Costco rotisserie chicken. John made up a packet of chicken gravy and added some of the chicken jus … Continue reading
Salmon bowl with rice. 11/5/23
We started making these bowls when we came across a recipe from The NY Times. Since that original salmon bowl the recipe has morphed into tofu bowls and shrimp bowls. If you have access to The NY Times cooking site … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Fish, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Methods, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Uncategorized, Vegetables
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Spaghetti with tomato sauce. 10/24/23
Originally we were supposed to be having chickpea stew for dinner. When we looked for the ditalini we discovered that it had been used. So, what to do? I decided on making a quick tomato sauce and using the pasta … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Grilled swordfish, potatoes, broccoli
This was John’s first try at grilling swordfish and it came out perfectly! Whole Foods was having a sale so we thought we would give it a try. It only took about 4 minutes per side so this was a … Continue reading
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No menu for the week? 9/18/23
On Sunday we had the whole family over for a Rosh Hashanah celebration. Our daughter made this spiral challah for the occasion. I made Autumn soup and a salad and we also had a whole bunch of symbolic foods such … Continue reading
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Grilled citrus-marinated pork tenderloin with tortillas and spicy beans. 8/8/23
We saw this recipe, https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024375-poc-chuc-citrus-marinated-grilled-pork?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share, on the NYTimes cooking site and decided to try it with pork tenderloin. Pork tenderloin is notorious for cooking up tasteless and dry. To counteract that John took the pork and cut it into 1 … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grilling, Healthy tips, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mexican, Pork, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables
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Cheese-y polenta with black beans. 7/3/23
John and I made this new recipe for polenta and black beans and it was super yummy! John made his creamy polenta and I was in charge of jazzing up the beans. Between the Serrano chile and the chipotle chili … Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen tips, Legumes, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Turkey sausage in buns with sauerkraut and chips. 7/13/23
Here is another hot weather dinner with minimal cooking. I took about 4 ounces of turkey sausage and microwaved it for two minutes. Then I split it in half length-wise and put it in two buns that I toasted in … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Poultry, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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