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Category Archives: Vegetables
Hot dog and salad. 6/22/26
Easy dinner tonight. We needed to use up three hot dogs and some sauerkraut as well as a packaged salad that was nearing its “best by” date. The hot dogs are the Costco brand that are bigger and so much … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetables, Beef, American, Easy, Salad, Weeknight dinners, Hot weather meals
Tagged hot dogs, Salad
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Pasta with sausage and fennel. 6/18/26
Tonight was Sarah’s night to cook. Since we had a leftover fennel bulb she was determined to find a pasta recipe that called for the leftover fennel and a little pork sausage that she had frozen. She also used shells … Continue reading
Tilapia with mustard sauce. 6/17/26
I feel like this fish dish is becoming as prevalent in our menu as Classic Chicken. With the rice already made all I have to do is heat it up in the microwave and cook the broccoli. Quickly mix together … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged rice, broccoli, tilapia
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Chicken piccata with rice and asparagus. 6/16/26
Another new dish this week! John found this AI generated recipe while he was looking for hints for making chicken piccata. John said his chicken was a little tough but mine was perfect. I think I would like a thicker … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, Recipes, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Hummus, pita, and salad. 6/13/26
Hopefully this is our last really hot day for a while. Tonight we simply had pita with hummus and a salad.
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Chicken burrito bowl. 6/12/26
For tonight’s no-cook dinner I made a chicken burrito bowl. What’s that you ask? It is everything you might find in a burrito served on rice! Mine included rotisserie chicken, black beans, corn, cabbage, salsa, avocado, green onion, and cilantro … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Mexican, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Asian tofu bowl. 6/11/26
It is really hot here. Really, really hot. On Wednesday it was 97F and today it is over 100F. There will not be significant cooling until maybe Sunday. It is early in the season (it is not even summer yet!) … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Hot weather meals, Legumes, rice, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged rice, Salad, tofu
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Open-faced tuna salad sandwich and Asian salad. 6/10/26
This is the first of a series of HOT days. Our dinners for tonight are open-faced tuna salad sandwiches and an Asian salad.
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Hot weather meals, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Salad, Sandwiches, tuna
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Classic chicken. 6/9/26
Forgot to take a picture of Monday’s dinner which was hot dogs with spicy white beans and sauerkraut. I bought some Costco hot dogs and I was well satisfied with them. They were tasty and filled the length of the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged asparagus, chicken, mashed potatoes
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Grilled California burger and salad 6/5/26
When I was growing up in New Jersey we would frequently go to the Palace Diner that was within walking distance of our house. My favorite thing to order was their California burger and fries. A California burger consists of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hamburgers, Salad
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