Category Archives: Vegetables

BBQ chicken, Brussels sprout slaw, smashed potato salad. 10/13/18

 We are supposed to be making Instant Pot Shrimp Biryani tonight but we cannot find curry leaves. Plus buying U-20 shrimp costs about $25.00 for a frozen pack. So while we are out at the store we have to change … Continue reading

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It is still summer here. 10/12/18

Here it is almost the middle of October and the high temperature yesterday was 89F. That is much too hot for this time of year. All the magazines and websites have articles extolling hardy fall dishes and I have no … Continue reading

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Burger, slaw, chips. 10/11/18

John grills the hamburgers. I make the cole slaw. We open a bag of chips. Dinner. (At least the cole slaw is homemade!) 

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Mushroom farrotto 10/10/18

In farro with mushrooms the farro is taking the place of rice which would have made this dish mushroom risotto. Farro is a tasty grain and kind of looks like brown rice’s big brother with a nuttier flavor and a … Continue reading

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Currying flavor. 10/9/18

John and I arrive back in California around 10 AM which means we got up really early this morning to drive to Las Vegas for our flight. We need something simple for supper. Curried chicken and rice fits the bill! … Continue reading

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Steak, potatoes, salad. 10/6/18

What could be more American than steak, potatoes, and a salad. The surprising thing, though, is that this dinner turned out much more delicious than any comparable dinner of recent memory. What is up with that?! John sous vide the … Continue reading

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Planned-overs. 10/5/18

On Thursday as I was making the couscous for dinner I thought that I would put in some vegetables to give it some color and texture. But I was also thinking, I know I will have leftover couscous and I … Continue reading

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Classic chicken. 10/4/18

Today’s classic chicken is John’s sous vide chicken breast served au jus with my confetti couscous, and spinach. We are supposed to be having butternut squash but the cut up squash I bought has not liked sitting around for a … Continue reading

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Vegan Tuesday morphs to Wednesday. 10/3/18

We are in the process of selling our house here in Utah and a couple of real estate agents came over on Tuesday to look at our house and give us their pitch. Needless to say by the time we … Continue reading

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Sous vide 3-Cup Chicken. 10/1/18

Happy October! Our air conditioning is fixed and it looks like lower temperatures (inside and out) are on the way!! We have made 3-cup chicken before using the America’s Test Kitchen recipe. We have had varying results. Because we are … Continue reading

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