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Category Archives: Vegetables
Chilean sea bass, glazed carrots, rice. 10/1/20
Wow, was this delicious! John cooked these thick chunks of fish for fourteen minutes in a 400F oven topped with a little olive oil, salt, garlic powder, paprika, and bay leaf. They came out perfectly! To accompany the fish I … Continue reading
Tuna and white bean gratin. 9/30/20
Another new dinner entree tonight. This is a mixture of canned tuna, white beans, refried beans, garlic, Gruyere, and panko breadcrumbs. The original recipe calls for cream and milk and for purée-ing the beans. We were able to get by … Continue reading
New dish! Spiced ginger shrimp. 9/28/20
The shrimp we made was spiced with curry powder and ginger in this dish from Melissa Clark. The recipe as written gives you options for the main spice, garam masala, Baharat, five-spice, chili powder, etc. We were in a curry mood. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Indian, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Middle Eastern Delight (vegan). 9/26/20
Although the parsley-forward Lebanese tabbouleh is quite a lot of work, the hummus, salad mix, olives, and pepperoncini are all ready-made. I got my recipe from NY Times Cooking which is behind a paywall but it easy to find other … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Kitchen tips, Middle Eastern, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged hummus, Salad, tabbouleh
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Chickpeas with ditalini and greens (vegan). 9/25/20
This stew/soup is a lot like the vegan vegetable soup I had for dinner a few days ago. Instead of kale I used a pre-washed combo of spinach and arugula and rather than potatoes the starch in this dish was … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Costco chicken classic dinner. 9/24/20
This is our second dinner made with the rotisserie chicken we bought at Costco on Tuesday. We warmed the meat up slowly and kept it under a simmer so the meat would not dry out. The root vegetable mash is … Continue reading
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Chicken and shallots in a mustard jus. 9/22/20
We tried to do something new with the thighs and drumsticks from a Costco rotisserie chicken. If you have not bought a Costco chicken, it is twice the chicken for half the price of a grocery store rotisserie chicken. (And … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy tips, Middle Eastern, Poultry, Recipes, rice, Vegetables
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Eat more fish! It is good for you! 9/21/20
Since I have lost over 50 lbs. my overall cholesterol is great. One thing that is not so great is my HDL (good cholesterol) reading. It is lower than it should be. My doctor told me to eat less fat … Continue reading
Rosh Hashanah dinner. 9/19/20
Note: Eek, I wrote this post on Saturday and then forgot to post it! Sorry. Although we are not religious, we still like to celebrate the holidays of both our faiths. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year and begins … Continue reading
Shrimp in a Pernod cream sauce. 9/17/20
This is a pretty fancy dinner for an ordinary weeknight. We have had this before and I posted the recipe here. John did the cooking and I did the chopping for this dish. We served it with rice and finished … Continue reading
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