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Category Archives: Vegetables
Fusilli and mushrooms in a pesto sauce and salad. 5/17/23
Note: This will be my last post for a while. I hope to start up again on a regular basis in July. We started off dinner with a large platter of salad for the three of us. I have been … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, Salad
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Grilled hamburgers, chips, and salad. 5/15/23
We will probably be having this dinner frequently over the summer. John grills the burgers and I make a prepackaged salad and open a bag of potato chips. What an easy dinner with minimal mess! It does remind me however … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Healthy tips, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beef. hamburgers
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Tossed salad with egg. 5/14/23
Although you cannot see them in the picture my dinner salad is full of tasty tidbits. Hiding under the lettuce and scrambled egg are tomatoes, mushrooms, green onions, ham strips, croutons, Gorgonzola crumbles, and a drizzle of olive oil and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Pork, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggs, Salad
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Chilean sea bass, new potatoes, broccoli 5/13/23
This look like a pretty simple dinner. In fact it is quick and easy. But the quality of the components is so good that a simple piece of fish with vegetables can become a special occasion dinner. I am, of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged Chilean sea bass
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Thai basil eggplant with tofu. 5/12/23
Every time John and I have made this dish we are hoping it will turn out like our favorite dish at a nearby Thai restaurant but it doesn’t. Of course we keep making the same recipe so there is no … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Methods, rice, Thai, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggplant, tofu
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Grilled lamb chops and potatoes, glazed carrots. 5/11/23
If we are going to eat red meat there are only two ways I like it, as hamburgers (or it’s cousin meat loaf) and lamb chops. I tend to think of lamb chops as a special occasion meal but it … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Methods, Recipes, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Lamb
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Noodles and zoodles with mushroom scampi 5/10/23
I made a mushroom scampi sauce for the first time last week and it was a big hit with John. All you need to do is sauté the mushrooms and a shallot in a tablespoon each of butter and olive … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged mushrooms, pasta
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Chicken Marsala with mashed potatoes and green beans. 5/9/23
Here is another idea for using rotisserie chicken.After taking the meat off the chicken (and turning all the bones and bits into stock) we sliced one of the breasts into several smaller pieces. John made the Marsala sauce by creating … Continue reading
Seared shrimp with polenta and broccoli. 5/8/23
John and I really love this dinner and we probably make it twice a month if not more. The shrimp cooks in about five minutes so you just have to prepare the polenta with a 20 minute lead time. We … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Grilling with the family. 5/7/23
Our son’s wife is on a trip with her folks so we had him and his two teens over for lunch. Two favorites were on the menu – Zaydeburgers and Beeba mac ‘n cheese. We also had salad, chips, and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Lunch, Salad, Vegetables
Tagged hamburgers
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