Category Archives: Vegetables

Chicken Cacciatore. 4/11/18

We made this tasty dinner using boneless chicken thighs, fennel, red bell pepper, onion, garlic, olives, red wine, and chicken stock.

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Turf then surf. 4/8 and 4/9/18

On Sunday we turfed with a ribeye cap steak which we first cooked in the immersion circulator to a delicious 125F degrees. Then John put it on the grill along with a microwaved baked potato cut in half to get … Continue reading

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Spaghetti rigate X 2. 4/6 and 4/7/18

We bought some Barilla spaghetti rigate the other day and thought we would return to Italy for the evening meal. Rigate means striated and the spaghetti has grooves on it that run the length of each strand. It helps the … Continue reading

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Chicken and sausages. 4/4 and 4/5/18

What can I say about this chicken dinner? It was part of my do nothing, I am still jet lagged cuisine. Rotisserie chicken from the grocery store, leftover mashed potatoes and gravy and frozen spinach – I have got to … Continue reading

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Instant Pot dried beans. 4/3/18

While discussing what to make for dinner the other morning we came up with a soup idea for the 6 oz. of lamb we still had from Sunday. We decided on lamb with cannellini beans and ditalini. However we had … Continue reading

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Leftover festive dinner. 4/2/18

On Sunday we had the family over for a festive dinner. John grilled a boneless lamb leg and I made some fancy mashed potatoes and asparagus. Our daughter made macaroons. On Monday we had the replay. Here’s what a plateful … Continue reading

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Homey goodness, chicken dinner. 3/30/18

Nothing says being home more than my favorite chicken dinner. Usually I serve this on Chicken Mondays but I just could not wait. Because we are in the throes of jet lag I cheated a little and used a rotisserie … Continue reading

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More dining in Rome. 3/11/18

Sometimes you say, oh, I don’t care. I just want something to eat. You’re wrong. You care. This lasagna was not good but at least the serving person was charming. It is raining as we leave Rome. We are headed … Continue reading

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When in Rome… 3/9/18

We are in Rome! After a busy morning sightseeing and walking a lot, we stop at Ristorante Leonetti for some typical Roman dishes. I chose cacio e pepe. It is a simple dish of pasta, cheese, and black pepper. For … Continue reading

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Last Supper. 3/6/18

This is our last supper before leaving for Italy tomorrow! We made something easy, steak and asparagus. The asparagus was on sale for $1.29/lb. and I could not resist. John used the immersion circulator to cook the steak to 125F … Continue reading

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