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Category Archives: Vegetables
Penne with Asparagus. 9/1/24
I love the way that the asparagus mimics the shape of the penne in this super easy pasta dish. While the water gets to boiling I prep onion, garlic, and the asparagus. Once the pasta goes in the water to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Chicken and Rice with Asparagus. 8/30/24
This is one of our typical rotisserie chicken dinners. We slice up the white meat and warm it in some gravy. The chicken gravy is good with both the chicken and the rice. To jazz up the asparagus, first I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Sumac Tilapia, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli. 8/29/24
We made this recipe for sumac whole fish from a recipe on NYTimes Cooking a few weeks ago. It was so good we made it again. Making it with a filet of fish is much easier than going the whole … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Recipes, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Hamburgers and Salad. 8/28/24
Delicious medium rare grilled hamburger and a lovely Romaine and kale salad with chopped carrots, homegrown tomatoes, cucumber, and scallions — the quintessential summer dinner.
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Tofu sesame bowl. 8/27/24
This is an excellent hot weather meal. There is no cooking at all! If you follow my blog you know that my sesame bowl has three iterations salmon, shrimp, and tofu. Each is delicious. Asian Sesame Bowls
Posted in Asian, Easy, Recipes, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged tofu
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Gazpacho. 8/26/24
Guess what. It’s hot again. The rest of August has been pretty tolerable but Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday this week it is back to the upper 90s. As a result I am shifting to my hot weather dishes. Gazpacho is pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mediterranean, Recipes, soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Noodles and Zoodles with Pesto. 8/24/24
Having homemade pesto in the freezer helped to streamline this dish. Here is the way our dinner came together. While the water was coming to a boil John zoodled the zucchini and I sautéed onions and garlic. As the pasta … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, pesto, zucchini
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Chicken Enchiladas. 8/23/24
Dinner number two from our rotisserie chicken is enchiladas made with the white meat that I shredded yesterday. John and I have an assembly line where he toasts the tortillas over an open flame and then I stuff them with … Continue reading
Posted in American, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Vegetables
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Chicken Dinner. 8/22/24
Tonight is dinner number one from our Costco rotisserie chicken. Sarah is our expert chicken disassembler and now we have bags of dark meat, white meat, and shredded white meat (my job is shredding) in the refrigerator and additions to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Grilled NY Strip, Grilled potato, Brussels Sprouts. 8/21/24
Gosh, we are having tasty meals this week! John grilled the steaks to a perfect medium rare and tended over the potato I had baked earlier so that the surface slightly charred. I made what my family calls IDBS, incredibly … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged brussels sprouts, Steak
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