Category Archives: Vegetables

Lentil stew with kale and turkey sausage – 2/13/17

For a vegan/vegetarian version of this dish omit the turkey sausage. Here is an easy, fairly quick, and filling stew. Although we prepare it with turkey sausage, it is easily made omitting the sausage for a vegan dish.  First we … Continue reading

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Turkey meatloaf -2/10/17

Boy, do I love meatloaf. But meatloaf is not a friend of trying to eat healthier. So I have been working on a ground turkey version.  We ended up making a large meatloaf using 2 lbs. of lean ground turkey. … Continue reading

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Out to lunch – 2/9/17

Here it is Friday and I haven’t made dinner for two nights in a row. I think before Wednesday I had cooked twelve days in a row so I guess I am entitled to a rest. Wednesday we had Moo … Continue reading

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Chicken Tuesday – 2/7/17

I pushed Chicken Monday to Tuesday this week because we needed to eat up the leftover fish stew. (And it was easier to heat up something rather than make a whole new meal!) Once the water comes up to temperature … Continue reading

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Augmented fish stew – 2/6/17

Cauliflower has been on sale this week – 2 heads for $3! I bought a couple to have for snacks.  John and I enjoy our “cocktail hour” and instead of eating some chips or cheese and crackers with our glass … Continue reading

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Pasta with sweet Italian sausage – 2/5/17

Remember the chicken cacciatore from Friday night? Here is the sauce from that dinner being used again in a yummy pasta dinner. We had part of a box of cellentani, three sweet Italian sausages, and a little of the cacciatore … Continue reading

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Hamburger on a bun – 2/4/17

I have to admit it, I do love a hamburger on a bun with some mayo, ketchup and onion. We started tonight’s dinner with a salad and followed it up with this lovely fellow. Tasty! And speaking of tasty, here’s … Continue reading

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Chicken cacciatore with pasta – 2/3/17

Just like yesterday’s meal this is a dish that includes a lot of chopped vegetables. I chopped up onions, fennel, leek, herbs, olives, and tomatoes. The original recipe called for a whole chicken set upon all these vegetables to cook. … Continue reading

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Mediterranean fish stew – 2/2/17

Here’s a look at what we are eating this week. You’ll see that Kap’n Mom has been pretty close to the original plan. Only thing different is that we switched around the Pasta with Peanut Sauce and the Mediterranean Fish … Continue reading

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Pasta with broccoli and peanut sauce – 2/1/17

Wow, we are eating vegetarian two days in a row! Tonight after a beforsie of roasted cauliflower, we continued our meal with an easy pasta with broccoli and peanut sauce. Included in the sauce was about 3/4 cup of pasta … Continue reading

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