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Category Archives: Vegetables
Rotini with mushroom/meat sauce. 5/13/20
Just looking at this bowl of pasta makes me happy! Even though I only allowed myself two ounces of pasta and two ounces of meat, the small pieces of mushroom mimicked the meat, and the sauce was plentiful and delicious. … Continue reading
Spicy chicken yassa. 5/12/20
I got this West African recipe by Alexa Weibel from the NYTimes Cooking site. It turned out to involve a lot of steps, a lot of pots and pans, and too spicy for me. First you marinate the chicken, then … Continue reading
Busy cooking days! 5/10 and 5/11/20
First I made some soup, lentil and vegetables. Why? Mostly because I had collard greens that were on their last legs in the crisper. I made it my usual way—sauté onions and garlic, add the celery and carrots, then the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Indian, Kitchen tips, Legumes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs, lentils, rice
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Split chickpeas with spinach and basmati rice. 5/9/20
It looks as though I was trying to match the split chickpeas to the rice! Good job, me! I guess what happened is that both recipes included turmeric. I made the split chickpeas (Chana dal) in the Instant Pot and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, leftovers, Legumes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas
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Vegan/vegetarian rotini and asparagus. 5/8/20
I usually make this pasta dish with penne because it mimics more closely the look of the asparagus. But when I went to the store in search of whole grain penne there was none to be found. In fact about … Continue reading
Sous vide pork tenderloin with roasted vegetables. 5/6/20
I have some catching up to do! On Wednesday John sous vide a pork tenderloin. We have often sworn never to buy pork tenderloin again. Usually it turns out dry and tasteless. Using the immersion circulator set to 130F (a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, omnivore, Pork, sous vide, Vegetables
Tagged Pork tenderloin, roasted vegetables
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Pinto bean tacos. 5/5/20
Happy Cinco de Mayo! To honor this quasi-holiday and because it is Tuesday we are having tacos! Since I am trying to do an every other day vegan/vegetarian dinner, we are preparing pinto bean tacos accompanied by cole slaw. My … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Mexican, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, Tacos
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Instant Pot biryani with shrimp. 5/4/20
Since making shrimp in the Instant Pot under pressure is a no-go due to the shrimp being too delicate and becoming overcooked, I adapted a recipe to make the rice in the I.P. and the shrimp in a sauté pan. First … Continue reading
Posted in Indian, Instant Pot, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables
Tagged rice, shrimp
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Sort of a British fry-up. 5/3/20
For BFD (Breakfast for Dinner) this week I made an abbreviated British fry-up. I am missing beans and meat but I have the eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, and toast. My eggs kind of got away from me due to the pan … Continue reading
Shrimp with roasted vegetables. 5/2/20
To wind up this week we made sautéed shrimp served with a sheet pan of roasted potatoes, cabbage, carrots, celery, onions, and mushrooms. All this was served with a Dijon mustard sauce. In addition to being super easy with no … Continue reading
