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Category Archives: Vegetables
Light New England clam chowder. 2/24/23
I have gone off the menu again! It is so cold and wintry today that I felt like a warm bowl of soup. Plus my leeks needed to be used before they got any older! The amount of heavy cream … Continue reading
Posted in American, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables
Tagged clams, leeks, potatoes
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Chickpea stew with ditalini and kale. 2/23/23
With John opening cans and me chopping up vegetables we were ready to make this stew in no time. If you have canned chickpeas, Rotel, ditalini or other small pasta, and vegetable or chicken stock all you need fresh are … Continue reading
Posted in Pasta, Vegetarian, Vegan, Vegetables, Legumes, American, Recipes, Easy, stew, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chickpeas
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Potstickers and broccolini. 2/22/23
We were supposed to be having chickpea stew but at 7PM I had not done anything about dinner. We were watching an episode of America’s Test Kitchen where Lan was making a Chinese dish and it made me remember that … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Chinese, Easy, Methods, Pork, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pot stickers
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Hamburger and salad. 2/16/23
Easy dinner tonight. John grilled the burger outside to about medium but still juicy and our salad consisted of a Taylor Farms Steakhouse pre-made. I am off on Friday to visit my dear friend in South Carolina for a long … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hamburgers
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Valentine’s Day fancy dinner. 2/15/23
We had a wonderful dinner at EDGE in Sonoma. The food, wine, and ambience were superb. I have no regrets over this splurge.
Classic chicken dinner. 2/14/23
Since we are going out for a fancy Valentine‘s Day dinner on 2/15, I made an actual ❤️-day dinner that is like an uncomplicated warm hug! While John heated up some rotisserie chicken in packet chicken gravy, I boiled up … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Holidays, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken
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Lentil stew with turkey sausage, carrots, celery, and mushrooms. 2/13/23
We make this stew in stages. First we brown the turkey sausage that comes packaged already cooked through. Take that out of the pan and use the fat to cook the mushrooms. When the mushrooms are almost done add a … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, Vegetables, Legumes, Kitchen tips, American, Easy, stew, Weeknight dinners, Methods
Tagged turkey sausage, lentils
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Grilled lamb chops and potato with asparagus. 2/11/23
I think I have hit all the family favorites this week—Chana dal, shrimp bowl, pasta, chicken enchiladas, and finally, grilled lamb chops! While we rarely eat red meat, we will make an exception for lamb chops. Yum! John cooked the … Continue reading
Tilapia, rice, and broccoli with mustard sauce. 2/10/23
Easy dinner tonight. John roasted the tilapia in a 400F oven for 8 minutes. The rice was left over from the oven baked rice I made on Tuesday. I cut up all the broccoli I had and cooked it in … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged tilapia
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Chicken enchiladas and spicy black beans. 2/9/23
There is nothing difficult about this dinner except for the fact that it takes a lot of assembly. John chopped up an onion and made the beans. The beans are simply a drained, rinsed can of black beans and a … Continue reading
Posted in Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, chicken, enchiladas
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