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Category Archives: Vegetables
Hummus with pita and Lebanese tabbouleh – June 19, 2017
It is really hot here in the Bay Area. We never expect hot weather to last more than three days and we are hunkering down to try to preserve our cool. Sunday night the power went out and we were … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, leftovers, Legumes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged hummus, Pita, tabbouleh, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian
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Visiting family! – 6/3/17
Our son and two grandsons are here for a little over a week. The dinners we prepare are going to be more kid-centric and less dining lite. The first night they were here we had Zayde burgers or hamburgers made … Continue reading
Meatless Tuesday’s chickpea stew – 5/30/17
Healthy and delicious chickpea stew is one of my favorite meatless dishes. It takes a fair amount of chopping but comes together pretty quickly. If you are good at multi-tasking you can be chopping quicker cooking vegetables at the same … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy tips, Legumes, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged carrots, Celery, chickpeas, ditalini, garlic, kale, Onions, pasta, tomatoes, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian, zucchini
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More Memorial Day Grilling – 5/29/17
Memorial Day is, among other things, the unofficial start of summer. In some places such as Florida and here in Utah it certainly feels like summer has been going full blast for a while. Nonetheless it is time to get … Continue reading
Memorial Day Grilling – 5/28/17
We had our Memorial Day grill fest on Sunday instead of Monday and we had my favorite, burgers. Once again I served them in my semi-roll style. When eating this you flip it over so the roll is on the … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Healthy tips, Legumes, Vegetables
Tagged bell pepper, black eyed peas, Burger, carrots, Celery, corn, garlic, ground beef, lettuce, Onions, Salad, tomatoes, Vegetables
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Grilled shrimp, coconut rice, peapods, and pineapple salsa – 5/27/17
Looks good, right? As they say, looks can be deceiving. This was one of the worst dinners we have made in a long time. The best component was the pineapple/habanero salsa I bought. Good concept, bad execution. Way over-salted shrimp, … Continue reading
Posted in rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Portion control – Steak, baked potato, and broccoli – 5/26/17
I know that you cannot live your life eating only ultra low-calorie protein. I have tried that and merely rebounded after starting to eat “normally” again. And, if you are not a vegetarian or vegan, chances are that you will … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Healthy tips, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, diet, grilled potato, rib eye steak, Vegetables
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Baby broccoli, tuna, and penne – Eat down dinner – 5/23/17
We are leaving for Utah tomorrow so we need to eat up some of these vegetables that we have in the refrigerator. Plus the herbs outside are growing rampantly and we should use one of those as well. With this … Continue reading
Posted in Fish, Pasta, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, garlic, mushrooms, Onions, oregano, pasta, penne, pescatarian, tuna, Vegetables
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Delicious scallops! – 5/22/17
Normally we do not fry anything. However, we found that these scallops which ended up being too watery to sear properly can be cooked to delicious perfection by frying them. If the only thing you ever eat fried are scallops … Continue reading
Posted in pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged green beans, new potatoes, Onions, pescatarian, scallops, Vegetables
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“Quick” Vegetarian Pad Thai – 5/20/17
This pad Thai, adapted from a Food and Wine recipe, may be quick to cook but the prep time is not minimal. There is a lot of chopping and sauce making ahead of time. Here is the original recipe http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/quick-shrimp-pad-thai … Continue reading
Posted in Eggs, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged carrots, cilantro, Eggs, fish sauce, garlic, green onions, limes, Pad Thai, rice noodles, shallots, snow peas, tofu, Vegetables, vegetarian
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