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Category Archives: Vegetables
Kenwood Shrimp. 1/16/25
This is one of my favorite recipes given to me by the chef at the now defunct Kenwood Grill. For many years we enjoyed going to this restaurant when we were visiting Sonoma County Wine Country. Even though they have … Continue reading
Posted in American, French, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
Tagged shrimp
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Sarah’s Burrito Bowls. 1/15/25
Tonight we are enjoying a dinner made by our daughter. Basically it is a bowl which contains the insides of a burrito. Our bowls contain chicken, corn, black beans, cheese, cabbage, onions, rice, chiles, cilantro, and salsa. I stuck some … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, rice, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, cheese, chicken, rice
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Afghani lentil stew with rice and kale. 1/14/25
This quick vegetarian/vegan lentil stew uses red lentils which cook in about 15 minutes. This is the recipe I mostly follow https://www.afghancultureunveiled.com/humaira-ghilzai/afghancooking/2010/01/dal-afghan-soul-food.html-san92 Changes that I have made are reducing the amount of ginger to 1/2 tablespoon, using a tablespoon of … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Asian, Easy, Legumes, Recipes, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged kale, lentils
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Grilled steak, sweet potato, cauliflower. 1/13/25
Tonight we are having a grill and sheet pan meal. John grilled the steak to perfection and put the sweet potatoes that I had microwaved on the grill to give them some char. I pumped the oven up to 550F, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, cauliflower, sweet potato
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Chicken enchiladas with kale 1/11/25
When we make our enchiladas we use one of the breasts from a Costco rotisserie chicken which I shred up. John chars a tortilla and hands it off to me. Cradling the tortilla in my hand, I fill it with … Continue reading
Posted in Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Macaroni with sausage. 1/9/25
Sorry for the messy looking bowl. As usual when presented with a bowl of pasta, all I want to do is eat it, not take its picture. Tonight was Sarah’s night to cook. She often makes such delicious smelling dinners … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, Pasta, Pork, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged kale, pasta, Sausage
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Gochujang potato stew. 1/8/25
I will happily eat anything potato. We have only made this once before and I find it hard to believe this dish is not in our monthly rotation. It is quick and easy to make. It has a hardiness and … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, gochujang, potatoes
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Buffalo chicken wings. 1/7/25
We were supposed to be having our classic chicken dinner tonight but we started watching a cooking program where the contestants were making chicken wings. I knew we had a couple of wings from the chicken we bought today and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, Vegetables
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Tilapia with mustard sauce, rice, and broccoli. 1/6/25
I seem to be having trouble getting back into the routine of taking pictures of my dinners! Trust me, John baked the fish and made the rice. I prepared the mustard sauce and cooked the broccoli. Hopefully I will remember … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Fish, rice, Vegetables
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Penne and meatballs. 11/23/24
Basically this dinner was all short cuts. I used Rao’s tomato basil sauce and Rosina’s frozen meatballs. Usually I dump the cooked pasta into the sauce but since I had a lot of sauce and a lot of meatballs I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged meatballs, pasta
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