Category Archives: Vegetables

Classic chicken dinner. 12/7/25

I am back from my trip! John got the ingredients together for a comfort food dinner. I have a bad case of jet lag and we ended up eating this cozy dinner mid-day on Sunday. Since I am typing this … Continue reading

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Spaghetti with kale. 11/16/25

It has been our tradition to have breakfast for dinner on Sundays. While John has been content with his omelet every week I have grown weary of the same-old same-old egg routine. I am branching out in a new direction … Continue reading

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Chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, and broccoli 11/15/25

This is our chicken comfort meal. I wish I could say it is what I ate in my childhood but my mother would have just thrown a chicken in the pressure cooker and the result would be over-cooked chicken with … Continue reading

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Kung Pao Shrimp. 11/14/25

Our Kung Pao shrimp turned out great! We followed a recipe by Jet Tila which you can find here-https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/kung-pao-shrimp-7112947 The cooking goes really quickly so it is important to have your mise en place ready when you begin cooking. Although … Continue reading

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Pasta with sausage and kale. 11/13/25

This is one of my favorite meals that Sarah makes. She uses spicy Italian sausage with various shapes of pasta and usually kale. It is so good! Yum!

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Hot dogs etc. 11/10/25

Other than these Nathan’s hot dogs being too skinny and my over-seasoning the beans with chipotle powder, this was an all-American dinner. The hot dogs were advertised as spicy which they were not. They were also “bun length” which made … Continue reading

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Simple pasta dish. 11/9/25

Although Sunday is supposed to be breakfast for dinner night I was just not feeling like it. Instead I boiled up 3 ounces of thin spaghetti and drained it by putting the spinach in the bottom of the colander and … Continue reading

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Meatloaf, potatoes, and snow peas. 11/8/25

Now that John has the green light to eat what he wants again he chose meatloaf. I have not made meatloaf in a long time except for dabbling in trying to make it with oatmeal once last year. Saturday’s meatloaf … Continue reading

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Salmon with mustard sauce, rice, broccoli. 11/7/25

Usually I am just so-so when it comes to salmon but last night’s was really, really good. We went to Costco and bought a package of six really nice pieces. We would have three for tonight and freeze the other … Continue reading

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Merguez sausages with crispy chickpeas. 11/6/25

Recently Sarah got a 2-Good-2-Go surprise bag from Eataly, an Italian gourmet market. Among other things a package of six Merguez sausages was included. She looked through recipes and found one that we had all the ingredients for and made … Continue reading

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