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Category Archives: Vegetables
Steak cooked in a non-traditional way – 11/12/16
Costco sells this prime ribeye cap coiled up. It is super delicious. In order to keep it from turning into charred outside and raw inside on the grill, John used the sous vide method. He set the steak jacuzzi on … Continue reading
Eat it twice! – 11/10/16
We ate this on Tuesday and we are eating most of the rest of it tonight. We added some more kale and some pieces of turkey sausage so it would taste new. We even have enough left over from this … Continue reading
Posted in leftovers, Legumes, Pasta, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged chickpeas, ditalini, smoked turkey sausage
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Chickpea stew with ditalini and kale – 11/9/16
If you like to chop vegetables up then this is the dish for you! I did all the prep work while John was at work and so almost the entire dish was dump and sauté according to length of cooking … Continue reading
Posted in Legumes, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, ditalini, kale, Vegan. Vegetarian, Vegetables
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Election Day chicken – 11/8/16
Maybe we should be eating crow given the loss of our preferred candidate. Or humble pie. It was Republican candidate Herbert Hoover who promised “a chicken in every pot” if he was elected in 1928. That didn’t work out so well … Continue reading
Posted in leftovers, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged chicken breast, mashed potatoes, sous vide, spinach
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Veál shanks, mashed potatoes, and green beans – 11/5/16
We have had these veal shanks in the freezer for ages and finally decided to cook them. I whizzed up onion, carrot, celery, and garlic in the food processor to use as a flavor base. After searing the meat John … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Vegetables
Tagged braise, green beans, mashed potatoes, Veal, veal shank
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Quick pad Thai with shrimp – 11/4/16
I have made this dish 4 or 5 times since I discovered it through an email from Food & Wine. As long as you have the mise en place done, the cooking moves along very quickly. The sauce, instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Eggs, Pasta, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged fish sauce, Pad Thai, rice noodles, shrimp
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Rigatoni with White Bolognese – 11/2/16
I have been to Italy over 20 times but I have never been to Bologna. I do not even know what there is to see there! Maybe next time I shall make sure it is on my visit list. One … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Pasta, Pork, Vegetables
Tagged Bolognese, ground beef, Italian sausage, rigatoni, white Bolognese
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Chicken Tuesday – 11/1/16
Once again we did not manage to get the chicken on the proper day. Perhaps I will give up on Chicken Monday altogether. Secretly, I would like to make it Meatless Monday but John is unconvinced. Tonight we had the … Continue reading
Posted in leftovers, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged Almonds, broccoli, butternut squash, chicken breast, chicken gravy, sous vide
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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
Posted in Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged butternut squash, pasta, ricotta salata, walnuts
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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
