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Category Archives: Vegetables
Dining out – better choices 4/27/21
One thing we were planning on doing during our road trip was to have picnics. That way we would have better control of the ingredients that would go in our lunches. In fact we even brought along a folding table … Continue reading
Posted in American, Dining out, Eggs, Fish, Legumes, Mediterranean, Poultry, stew, Vegetables
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Dining out – Grand Junction, CO and Moab, UT
I have been finding a few better choices for lunches and dinners. Here are some suggestions for you to try the next time you are faced with a restaurant decision. Corn tortilla grilled shrimp taco This salad was part of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Dining out, Healthy tips, Italian, Mexican, rice, Thai, Vegetables
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Dining out – Ely, NV 4/18/21
Remember a couple of days ago when I suggested that dining on ethnic food might be a good way to eat in a healthy manner? After three days of not very good dinners, John and I have decided that maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged shrimp
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Winning strategies when dining out. 4/15/21
If you are like me you are yearning to get out of the house and into the world of traveling again. We are wetting our toes with a road trip. Trying to eat reasonably is difficult. It takes a combination … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Fish, Healthy tips, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Thai, Vegetables
Tagged shrimp, swai, tofu
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Afghani dal with lacinato kale. 4/14/21
Afghani style red lentils over lacinato kale with pita For as quick and easy vegan dish it is hard to beat these fast-cooking red lentils. Here is the recipe – Afghani Dal 2 tsp. olive oil 1 finely chopped medium … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged lentils
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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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Linguine with Mushroom Bolognese. 4/12/21
Monday’s whole grain linguine was topped with a Bolognese which was vegan/vegetarian and sat on a bed of raw Lacinato kale. Mushroom Bolognese is a delicious vegetable based spaghetti sauce. I posted a lengthy discussion and recipe back in February. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged mushrooms, pasta
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Cabbage, mushroom, and egg frittata BFD. 4/11/21
Tonight’s Breakfast For Dinner (BFD) was actually more like dinner than breakfast. I needed to use a piece of a cabbage and entered “egg cabbage” into Google. What I got among other things was a recipe from the Egg Board … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Grains, Kitchen tips, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cabbage, Eggs, Mushroom
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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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Farro vegetable bowl with nuoc cham 4/9/21
After the heft of our dining-out experience on Thursday we decided on much lighter fare for Friday. Baking the farro in a 9 x 9 inch glass baking dish is a simple but delicious way to cook farro. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Oven … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grains, Kitchen tips, Recipes, Sheet pan, Thai, Vegetables
Tagged farro, Vegetables
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