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🥬 I served a vegetarian meal to guests and they liked it! 1/2/20
We had old out-of-town friends whom we have not seen for a while over for dinner last night. I made my chickpea stew and a fabulous blood orange and roasted golden beet over hearty greens salad. I served this with … Continue reading
Posted in American, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged blood oranges, chickpeas, ditalini, Golden beets
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⚓️ New Year’s Eve scallops. 12/31/19
Happy NYE and I hope you have celebrated responsibly. Our scallop dinner was a fine way to usher in 2020. John seared some scallops and I made the broccoli, new potatoes, and tartar sauce. John bought a half bottle of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Holidays, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables, WW points
Tagged scallops
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🐖 Pulled pork chili. 12/30/19
I am behind in getting these meals that we so carefully planned posted. We have been sticking to the menu this week and eating lots of good things. Unusually for us we are eating pork tonight in a pulled pork … Continue reading
🥬 New! Coconut red curry with tofu 12/28/19
I wish I could link the NYTimes Cooking site recipes to my blog but they are behind a paywall. So if you are subscribing to the app, you might want to try this recipe with the following caveats! John and … Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen tips, rice, Thai, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, WW points
Tagged Curry, tofu
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⚓️ Shrimp tacos. 12/27/19
On Christmas Eve one of the hors d’oeuvres we served was poached shrimp with a cocktail sauce. We had some left over so for dinner tonight we made very easy shrimp tacos. John heated up the shrimp in a pan … Continue reading
🥬 Red lentils and ginger with creamed spinach. 12/26/19
Our house is still awash with baked goodies—rum cake, all sorts of cookies, focaccia, and panettone, but it is time to put the brakes on the endless eating. Oh, I have enjoyed it, the prime rib, the silky mashed potatoes, … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, American, Easy, Healthy tips, Holidays, Legumes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Lentls, spinach
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🍗 Comfort food – Chicken breast, smashed potato, Brussels sprouts. 2/22/19
There is a lot going on in the kitchen today. I am making pulled pork and John is roasting beef bones for gravy and then using them to make stock. Our daughter is working on making a panettone in remembrance … Continue reading
🥬 Chickpea, fennel, and mustard greens with ditalini. 2/20/19
Our regular chickpea stew got some new ingredients for tonight’s supper. Instead of celery, I used fennel. In place of collard greens or kale, I used spicier mustard greens. It is the same comforting dish with a slightly altered taste.
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, fennel, mustard greens
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⚓️ Vietnamese sour soup, Take 2. 12/19/19
We re-made our authentic Vietnamese sour soup a little less authentic on the second try. This time we made it more to our liking adding a vegetable broth and more vegetables, a little less tamarind, and a more balanced fish … Continue reading
🍗 White chicken chili. 12/17/19
Our take on white chicken chili is based on a recipe from Food Network that you can find here. It is super easy utilizing such time savers as rotisserie chicken and canned cannellini beans. Instead of two cans of the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, omnivore, Poultry, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged Chili
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