Category Archives: Vegetables

Lamb chops with Brussels sprouts and rice

As I have mentioned before lamb chops are not photogenic. John grilled them and I heated up the brown rice that we had earlier in the week and I also prepared the Brussels sprouts. In our family they are known … Continue reading →

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Comfort curry – 2/22/17

Having undergone the trauma of the past four days, we decided on some comfort food.  John made up his spice blend and cooked it in some oil with the onions, garlic, and ginger to round out the flavors. Then he … Continue reading →

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Please just a normal dinner and no more driving – 2/21/17

All we want is a normal dinner tonight. No more eating crap on the road. We decide to share a chicken breast, rice, and asparagus. I bought asparagus in St. George for $1.77 a pound (WOW). It made the return … Continue reading →

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On the road again, Part 2 – 2/20/17

We arrived in SG around 2PM on Sunday. We plan a dinner of burgers but after having a late lunch decide that we are too full to eat dinner. We have an English muffin with peanut butter instead. On Monday … Continue reading →

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On the road again – 2/18/17

So we did not leave for St. George on Friday. We thought the leak in the roof was fixed but it was not. However, the crew came back on Friday afternoon and assured us that now they had really fixed … Continue reading →

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Fajitas and fixins’ – 2/16/17

I am still trying to use up stuff in the refrigerator. We have so many tortillas! They don’t come in a package size for two people who don’t eat tortillas every night!! After tonight we will have fewer. I am … Continue reading →

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Bits and pieces – 2/15/17

What can I say? We are leaving on Friday and clearing out the refrigerator and freezer. BTW the asparagus was awesome!

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Angel hair pasta with tomato sauce and meatballs – 2/14/17

I was not feeling well on Valentine’s Day so I just made something easy. Since we did not have a jar of spaghetti sauce, John made a sauce with some onions, garlic, tomato paste and jarred diced tomatoes and tomato … Continue reading →

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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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