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Weekly Menu. May 17 – 23, 2021
Due to some sort of glitch my menu did not appear in the post. So here is a redo with, hopefully, the actual menu. I have my menu set for the week coming up. It includes four vegan/vegetarian meals, two … Continue reading
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Grilled flank steak, Brussels sprouts, and grilled potatoes. 5/14/21
Here is how this dinner shaped up. John marinated the flank steak which is a lean but tasty cut of beef which is tender when you slice it across the grain. Then he grilled it to a perfect medium rare. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Kitchen tips, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged brussels sprouts, flank steak
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Sous vide chicken breast. 4/13/21
Tonight John cooked our chicken breast using our immersion circulator set to 159F. The constant temperature of the circulating water means that you cannot overcook the chicken. He sealed the chicken in a plastic bag with a sprig of thyme. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Poultry, sous vide, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, chicken, rutabagas
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Grilled harissa chicken with farro and spiced cauliflower (LFD) 4/10/21
The leftover part of our Leftovers For Dinner (LFD) this week consisted of farro that I made extra of on Friday and half of a head of cauliflower. John marinated the boneless, skinless chicken thighs in the harissa (store-bought jar) … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Grilling, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Leftovers For Dinner, North African, Poultry, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged cauliflower, chicken, farro
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Wednesday is Pasta Day! 4/7/21
I am officially declaring Wednesday Pasta Day. What other food is more perfect than pasta to get you over the hump of the weekdays and sliding on into the weekend. Plus noodles of one sort or another are in almost … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged kale, mushrooms, Orecchiette
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Easter bread and Brussels sprouts. 4/4/21
On Sunday we decided to have our eggs in the form of cake. Our daughter made this delicious yeast cake/bread called Colomba di Pasqua, or dove of Easter in Italian. It was so good! We ate a lot of it. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Desserts, Holidays, Italian, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged bread, brussels sprouts, cake, Easter
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Lentils over kale. 4/2/21
Friday night’s dinner was just what we needed to get us back on our diet track after a prolonged venture into too many dangerous foods. (I’m looking at you wine and matzoh with butter!) In addition to the lentils we … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Poultry, stew, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged lentils, turkey sausage
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Scallops and asparagus. 4/1/21
Having scallops for dinner always makes it feel like a special occasion night. Seared scallops and sautéed asparagus in a lemony tartar sauce It takes just minutes to cook these U-10 scallops and John did a great job. They were … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Shellfish, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged asparagus, scallops
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Salmon, rice, broccoli. 3/29/21
John and I had a disagreement over how to cook the salmon. I read somewhere that you should cook it in a 400F oven for 10 minutes an inch on a rack that has been sprayed with an oil spray … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, Lamb, Leftovers For Dinner, pescatarian, rice, Uncategorized, Vegetables
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