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Category Archives: Vegetables
Roger Federer and hot dogs 3/5/18
Last night John and I went to see Roger Federer at an exhibition match at the SAP Arena in San Jose, CA. Called the Match for Africa 5 Silicon Valley, it benefited his foundation which funds early childhood education in … Continue reading
Unsuccessful fried rice. 3/4/18
I tried a new recipe for chicken fried rice made with a Thai twist and it was not very good. Along with the rice, chicken, and vegetables we put in fish sauce and basil. Squeezing some lime over it helped … Continue reading
Shrimp in Pernod sauce. 3/2/18
On March 1 we went to our son’s concert and just picked up a burger at In ‘n Out afterwards. This is the iconic California fast food joint. If you are ever going to one my advice is do not … Continue reading
Afghani lunch. 2/27/18
Today my daughter and I went out to lunch since it was a workday in the office for John. We are always on the lookout for someplace interesting or new and settled on an Afghani restaurant. I ordered mantoo. It … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Dining out, Lamb, rice, Vegetables
Tagged Afghanistan, Dining out, mantoo, quablili pallow
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Chicken Monday Classic. 2/26/18
Our classic Chicken Monday plate always reminds me of Thanksgiving and is a real comfort dish for me. John sous vide the chicken breast which we split between us. I made the rutabagas in the Instant Pot and mashed them. … Continue reading
Thai basil eggplant and tofu. 2/25/18
Sunday is often when we take a break from cooking and order Chinese food but we decided to make our own Asian cuisine tonight. We are trying to perfect this dish and we still have not got the sauce to … Continue reading
Posted in rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged basil, Eggplant, rice, Thai, tofu, Vegan. Vegetarian
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Instant Pot beef shanks. 2/24/18
On Saturday we decided we would make a stew out of a couple of beef shanks we had and then save the stew until Sunday to eat. That did not happen. We ate it right away. First we browned the shanks … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Kitchen tips, Vegetables
Tagged Beef shanks, carrots, mushrooms, Onions, potatoes, stew
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Sausage cacciatore. 2/22/18
Due to the tendinitis of my left hand I still felt on Wednesday that cooking was too hard and we ordered a pizza for delivery. On Thursday, though, things were improving so I suggested we defrost a couple of sausages … Continue reading
Chicken cacciatore on a bad day. 2/20/18
Today was not a good day. I got a cortisone shot in my knee (ouch!) and a splint for my left hand due to de Quervain’s something which is like tendinitis. I woke up with a lump on my hand … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged bell pepper, chicken, chicken cacciatore, fennel, onion, peppedew peppers, red wine butter, tomatoes
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Flexible spaghetti. 2/19/18
Here is my menu for the week. Sunday was chili night, check. Tonight should be chicken cacciatore, right? It should especially be so since it is Chicken Monday. But we were late getting the chicken to marinate and nobody felt … Continue reading
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