Category Archives: Vegetables

Orrecchiette with winter squash – 10/31/16

Well, it is Halloween at our house and we are ready for trick or treaters. Unfortunately, no one shows. Must be a combination of a Monday night, on and off rain, and being at the end of a cul-de-sac. Guess … Continue reading

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All-American burger dinner – 10/29/16

Tonight’s dinner we ate in two stages. The two salads we had as an appetizer and then John cooked the burgers as the main. It makes dinner last longer! I really like these two salads. The sweet, oniony, salty dressing … Continue reading

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Pacific cod with chickpea purée, parsley sauce, and zucchini – 10/28/16

This is quite a delicious dish but I need to find better fish. I got frozen Pacific cod fillets from Costco and they just don’t have a lot of flavor. I guess next time I will go over to Whole … Continue reading

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Lentils with turkey sausage – 10/27/16

This is a really comfort food dish for us. We haven’t made it for a while so we are really looking forward to it. We had a hard workout at the gym today and need some food good for building … Continue reading

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Lamb chops, couscous, and broccoli – 10/26/16

We buy Australian lamb from Costco. It is always good quality and everyone in the family likes it. I was looking at the per capita consumption of various meats and it looks like chicken, beef, and pork are far more … Continue reading

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Chicken Monday – 10/24/16

Using the immersion circulator continues to be our favorite way of cooking chicken. The meat is perfectly cooked and we finish it with a quick run under the broiler for some color. The sides are left over from yesterday although … Continue reading

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Family Fall Fest – 10/23/16

Since my previous post we drove home from Utah and had breakfast for dinner when we got in from 12 hours on the road. Saturday night we opted for Chinese food. But on Sunday we had the whole family over … Continue reading

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Out of the freezer – 10/20/16

I made this dinner on September 11, 2016 and stuck the leftovers in the freezer. Since we are leaving Utah for home tomorrow and don’t want to mess up our just cleaned kitchen, tonight is the perfect time for planned-overs. … Continue reading

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Polenta and deli meat leftover dinner – 10/19/16

We are still working our way through the leftovers! What we had left was a few slices of deli meat and a container of polenta left over from our sausage and polenta dinner on Sunday night. This was not totally … Continue reading

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Ninfa’s, St. George, Utah – 10/19/16

After years of not trying any new places to eat in St. George we decided these past two weeks to try again. Part of this was driven by our son who likes to eat lunch out and enjoys Mexican food. … Continue reading

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