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Category Archives: Vegetables
Chicken piccata with sheet pan veg 7/6/21
We were too busy to go to the grocery store today so I ended up with a sheet pan of vegetables which did not really go with chicken piccata. But since they still tasted really good, the dinner was a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Poultry, Sheet pan, Vegetables
Tagged chicken
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Whole grain spaghetti with pesto, salad 7/5/21
Tonight we started with a salad since we were having pesto rather than vegetables in our pasta. The salad had a mix of greens, mushrooms, scallions, and cherry tomatoes. I make a very low fat salad dressing using two of … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Salad, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged pesto, Spaghetti
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Grilling on the Fourth. 7/4/21
Happy Fourth of July! We took advantage of a beautiful day here in Northern California grilling our dinner and eating al fresco. Because we like to eat volume so we used our one roll to support two different burgers. This … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grilling, Healthy tips, Legumes, Recipes, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Bean burger, Portobello mushroom, tabbouleh
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Kitchen sink salad. 7/3/21
I decided to make a salad tonight rather than the planned eggs. John opted for a bowl of cereal. I finished up the last of a bag of carrots and stalk of celery as well as making a significant dent … Continue reading
Healthy shrimp scampi with broccoli and rice 7/2/21
John and I were wondering tonight, why don’t we make this more often? Good question because it is healthy and delicious. I am definitely going to make sure that it appears on the menu at least once a month from … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Shellfish, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged shrimp
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Seared scallops, collards, and corn 7/1/21
The only negative thing I can say about this dinner is that there were not enough scallops!! We have been getting frozen scallops at Costco in the counter with the fish for ages but the past two times that we … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged scallops
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Penne and chickpeas with greens and mozzarella. 6/30/21
Since I do not eat much cheese, this recipe is a real treat for me. Of course, if you are eating strictly vegan you should omit the mozzarella pearls (a product by Bel Gioso that I found at WalMart.) The … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged pasta
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Sesame salmon bowl. 6/29/21
This is a new recipe for us and it comes from the NYTimes cooking site which is behind a paywall and configured so it cannot be copied. If you have a subscription I highly recommend trying this dish. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, Japanese, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables
Tagged salmon
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Thai green curry with zoodles and chicken. 6/28/21
What can I say positive about this dish? It is colorful but does not really taste like curry and using light coconut milk even bumped up with coconut extract gives it a thin non-coconutty flavor. I really wanted it to … Continue reading
This week’s BFD. 6/27/21
As you know Sunday is Breakfast For Dinner (BFD) day at our house. This is partly to give us a break from all the heavier duty cooking during the week and mostly because our weekly weigh-in is on Monday morning. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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