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Category Archives: Vegetables
Sicilian Swordfish. 4/4/25
Individually frozen 6 oz. portions of swordfish were on sale at our local grocery store a few weeks ago. We have had some good swordfish in Italy so we went about looking for an Italian recipe that looked tasty and … Continue reading
Posted in Fish, Italian, Mediterranean, pescatarian, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged swordfish, tomatoes
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Shrimp scampi with rice and snow peas. 4/3/25
We chose rice as the starch to soak up the garlicky sauce of shrimp scampi. Pasta would work well too. I am including the recipe. Be careful with the lemon juice, tasting and adding a little at a time. You … Continue reading
Posted in American, Italian, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged rice, shrimp, snow peas
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Two vegetarian meals 3/30/25 and 3/31/25
On Sunday I decided that I just did not want to eat eggs. Instead I boiled a couple of ounces of pasta and when it was done I put it back in the pot with some shredded carrots, kale, green … Continue reading
Burrito bowl. 3/26/25
Sarah likes to make all sorts of “bowls” for her dinners. On Wednesday she made burrito bowls for John and her. A burrito bowl consists of everything you might find in a burrito over rice. In this burrito bowl she … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Burrito, chicken
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Sheet pan kielbasa, potatoes, and cabbage. 3/21/25
John made this sheet pan dinner for Sarah and him the other night. I wish I could have been there. it looks so good! Here are John’s notes about the dinner. I do not know how much more cooking John … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Pork, Recipes, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged cabbage, Kielbasa, potatoes
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Whole-grain orecchiette with sausage and kale. 3/20/25
John is taking over cooking duties this week while I am away. Tonight he makes one of his favorites, orecchiette with sausage and greens. This is a dish we first had in Puglia, the heel of the boot of Italy. … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, Pasta, Pork, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged greens, pasta, Sausage
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Two-fer. 3/18 and 3/19/2025
On Tuesday John did most of the chopping for our dinner of chicken lo mein. I was hurriedly packing for a trip to the East Coast to be with my dear friend whose husband had died a few days before. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Asian, Chinese, Easy, Eggs, Leftovers For Dinner, Methods, Pasta, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, chicken lo mein, leftovers
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Corned beef and cabbage. 3/17/25
We enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day with this traditional dish. The recipe we used is this one from NYTimes Cooking with the exception of omitting the glaze in Step Four.
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Holidays, Recipes, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Corned beef
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Roasted salmon with mustard sauce. 3/15/25
This is a quick and nutritious dinner. John roasted the salmon in a 400F oven for 11 minutes and it turned out pink and juicy. During this time I steamed the broccoli, reheated some previously made white rice, and made … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged salmon
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Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. 3/12-14/25
Somehow most of my carefully planned menus fell by the wayside this week. First there were no rotisserie chickens, then there was torrential rain, followed by a holiday celebration. Here is what we ended up eating. Now we are back … Continue reading
Posted in American, Chinese, Holidays, Italian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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