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Category Archives: Vegetables
Penne with mushrooms and asparagus. 5/9/24
I really like the look of penne and asparagus. The asparagus mimics the shape of the penne. Plus this is super simple and quick to make. While the water is heating up for the pasta is plenty of time to … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, mushrooms, pasta, penne
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Chicken enchiladas. 5/8/24
We went to Costco today and bought a rotisserie chicken. Out of the chicken we will fashion our enchilada dinner, a classic chicken and gravy dinner, and a couple of lunches. Each enchilada is a combination of salsa verde, shredded … Continue reading
Posted in Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Salmon bowl with soy vinaigrette 5/7/24
We make this bowl three different ways—one with shrimp, one with tofu, and one with salmon. This is a good hot weather meal since it is basically a salad with rice and a quickly cooked piece of fish. The vinaigrette … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Fish, Hot weather meals, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Stuffed peppers. 5/6/24
Stuffed peppers takes some work. Rather than use some overly sweet jar of tomato sauce I always opt to make my own. Luckily we had some leftover brown rice from the chicken stir-fry the other night. I seasoned and browned … Continue reading
Cinco de Mayo vegetarian nachos 5/5/24
Usually on Cinco de Mayo we are enjoying tacos or enchiladas and washing it all down with margaritas. But this year of the very-stubborn-pneumonia when I am still on a bunch of drugs we had a much more sedate celebration—nachos … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Mexican, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Chicken stir-fry with brown rice. 5/4/24
Tonight we used the vegetables left in the crisper for a simple chicken stir-fry. John manned the stove while I chopped up all the vegetables. I had made the brown rice using the oven method earlier in the day. It … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Methods, Poultry, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Gochujang shrimp fettucine. 4/3/24
Korea meets Italy in this new recipe we tried tonight. This is a really simple and quick dish. In the time it takes to get the water to boiling and cook the pasta you can make the sauce. Although John … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Italian, Pasta, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, shrimp
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Roasted tilapia, rice/quinoa mix, zucchini 5/2/24
Originally dinner tonight was supposed to be the fish, polenta, and broccoli. But I was feeling a bit broccoli-ed out so we decided to switch gears. The result was quite tasty! John seasoned and roasted the tilapia in a 400F … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged tilapia, zucchini
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Grilled flank steak, sweet potato, broccoli. 5/1/24
John grilled flank steak to a nice rosy medium rare and also put some char on the sweet potatoes that I had microwaved. Part of the darkness on the sweet potatoes comes from the use of chipotle powder which unfortunately … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged flank steak, sweet potato
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Lamb and white bean chili. 4/30/24
On the last day of April John made our adaptation of Melissa Clark’s (NYTimes Cooking) lamb and white bean chili. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12300-lamb-and-white-bean-chili?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share Unfortunately it is behind a paywall so unless you have a subscription you cannot see it. I have an … Continue reading
Posted in American, Lamb, Legumes, Methods, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
Tagged beans, Chili, Lamb
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