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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
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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
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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
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Chicken enchiladas and black beans 6/26/23
We went to Costco today and of course bought a rotisserie chicken. When I got to home I disassembled it and made stock out of the bones. I am saving the legs and thighs for a tagine we are making … Continue reading
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Weekly Menu. June 21 – 25, 2023
Hello again! John and I are back from a month long celebration of a special anniversary. We took a cruise exploring Norway all the way up to the Arctic Circle, Iceland, a very disappointing deletion of seeing Greenland and Newfoundland … Continue reading
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Weekly menu December 26, 2022-January 1, 2023
Happy New Year! Welcome to the first menu that includes 2023! We are still eating a menu that includes some extravagance. Starting January 2, John and I are starting back on our usual fare. You can celebrate for a week … Continue reading
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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
Chicken enchiladas with spicy black beans. 11/22/22
This dish is heavily reliant on staples in your pantry and fridge. The enchiladas are corn tortillas filled with shredded rotisserie chicken, some jarred salsa verde, chopped onion, and cheese. The cheese I used here was what we had, feta. … Continue reading
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Buffalo chicken wings 8/25/22
On Thursday I got sidetracked with planning a trip to Boston with my best friend and dinner got lost in the excitement. Luckily we had bought a bag of frozen chicken wings and made a dinner of them plus a … Continue reading
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