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Category Archives: Vegetables
Pan-seared salmon and mango salsa, rice, and green beans. 5/10/21
John brined the salmon before starting it in a cold pan and it worked out much better than his last attempt at not overcooking it and keeping the white goop from seeping out. When he was at the grocery store … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables
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Planning ahead – Leftovers For Dinner (LFD). 5/8/21
Does this plate look familiar? It looks familiar because this is the other half of the double portion of Chana dal we made on Monday. What a pleasure to know that Saturday night’s dinner only needs a reheat and a … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Leftovers For Dinner, Legumes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Chana dal, chickpeas, Dried chickpeas
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Farro and mushroom stuffed peppers. 5/7/21
John and I kind of invented this dinner on the fly when we were thinking about our weekly menu. We talked about wanting to use tofu and farro and decided that a stuffed pepper would be a way to combine … Continue reading
Chilean sea bass with sheet pan potatoes and green beans. 5/6/21
Using this frozen Chilean sea bass from Costco makes a pricy fish affordable. We probably have some rendition of this dinner every two to three weeks. It definitely does not get old! To keep the number of pots and pans … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables
Tagged Chilean sea bass
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Pasta Puttanesca. 5/5/21
Tonight’s dinner is pasta puttanesca or pasta in the style of the prostitute. It is an odd name for a delicious dish. I used a can of tomatoes with chiles supplemented by part of a can of regular chopped tomatoes. … Continue reading
Classic chicken dinner with rutabaga and broccoli. 5/4/21
May the fourth (of good nutrition) be with you. I remember taking our son to see the movie in 1983 when he was six years old. He’s been a Star Wars fan since and his kids are too. Personally I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Poultry, sous vide, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, chicken, rutabagas
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Chana dal with kale and cauli-rice. 5/3/21
This is one of my favorite meals and we made a double recipe so that we could have it again on Saturday, our Leftovers For Dinner (LFD) day. We used two cups of the Chana dal plus one half cup … Continue reading
Posted in Indian, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, lentils, pigeon peas
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BFD – Egg and veg stir-fry with cauli-rice. 5/2/21
Sunday is always Breakfast For Dinner day. John always makes some sort of omelet and I always make, well, a bunch of different things! Tonight my BFD was a stir-fry of mushrooms, onions, garlic, green beans, broccoli, carrots, and celery. … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Healthy tips, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Orecchiette with broccolini and mushrooms. 5/1/21
Happy May! And for me, happy to be home!! What a pleasure to be cooking in my own kitchen where I have everything I need close at hand. John said he felt like pasta so while he heated up the … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged broccolini, mushrooms, pasta
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Penne with asparagus and mushrooms 4/28/21
We started off tonight’s dinner with some tuna salad appetizers. I had made the tuna salad for lunch and there was a little left over so I toasted up a piece of bread and used a slice of cucumber as … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged asparagus, penne
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