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Category Archives: Vegetables
Gazpacho! Tabbouleh! Veggie Burgers! 7/7/18
Dinner on Saturday was a mostly non-cooked vegan feast. It has been in the upper 90’sF for the last few days and too hot to be heating up the kitchen by turning on the oven or using the cooktop! Our … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged bulgur wheat, cucumber, Gazpacho, jalapeno, parsley, tabbouleh, tomatoes, veggie burger
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Not classic chicken dinner. 7/5/18 (a recipe included)
According to my menu I was supposed to be making chicken breast, mashed potatoes, and a green vegetable. But I was just not feeling it. Summer temperatures are just too warm for the classic. Plus I had left over salads … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grilling, leftovers, Poultry, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, chicken, Grilling, potatoes, recipe, summer salad
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Fourth of July grilling 7/4/18
We had a small Fourth of July celebration. Our daughter-in-law is recovering from having her wisdom teeth extracted so there were no big party either at their house or at ours. Plus it is a little hard to get revved … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Grilling, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli salad, hamburgers, Potato salad
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Vegan pantry pasta dish! 7/3/18
This is a super easy and delicious vegan pantry dish. The sauce is made up of a can of tomatoes, some capers and olives and garlic and onions. The topping consists of some toasted garlic and breadcrumbs with parsley. From … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, Kitchen tips, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged breadcrumbs, capers, garlic, olives, pasta, Spaghetti, tomatoes
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Salmon, salsa, beans, and potatoes. 7/2/18
Finally found some decent salmon to buy to start in on our two pescatarian dinners this week. John used the America’s Test Kitchen technique for cooking the salmon which starts with a quick brine and continues with beginning the cooking … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged green beans, potatoes, salmon, salsa
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Grilled chicken with corn and slaw. 7/1/18
We were originally supposed to have take-out from our favorite Chinese restaurant but we had too many vegetables that needed eating so we opted to move our menu one day ahead. Nothing says summer better than some chicken grilled out … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grilling, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged brussels sprouts, chicken thighs, cole slaw, corn on the cob, Grilling
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Shrimp with rice, chard, and corn 6/29/18
This is the same shrimp with saffron and Pernod that we made a few weeks ago. The recipe is here. https://dininglite.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=3781&action=edit We like the shrimp cooked this way and the sauce is great with rice and vegetables. Our sauce last … Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged chard, corn, Pernod, rice, shrimp
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New dish! Afghani lentils. 6/27/18
(This is a vegetarian dish when made with vegetable stock. For vegans omit cheese and yogurt or use substitutes.) We had such a delicious lunch at the Khyber Pass Afghani Restaurant that I wanted to try to recreate it at … Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen tips, Legumes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, cucumbers, lentils, red lentils, Vegan, vegetarian
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Curried chicken and rice. 6/26/18
This is a curry-type dish that John likes to make. He toasts the spices in butter, adds onions, garlic, and ginger and then the rice and liquid so they cook together. The pre-cooked chicken, carrots and raisins get added later. … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Poultry, rice, Vegetables
Tagged carrots, chicken, Curry, rice raisins
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