Category Archives: Vegetables

Tuna salad, salad. 10/8/23

Today it turned stupidly hot, in the 90s. C’mon October! The rest of the country is cooling down but here on the West Coast we are going in the opposite direction for the next two or three days. All this … Continue reading

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Vegetable rice noodle soup and kung pao pork. 10/4/23

I made a couple of dishes yesterday. One was a vegetable soup with rice noodles. I love a big bowl of vegetables and noodles. Since I have acquired this gluten sensitivity I have been missing noodles. Last week I made … Continue reading

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Chilean sea bass, new potatoes, broccoli. 10/3/23

This Tuesday seemed like a special occasion since we were dining on Chilean sea bass. Such a delicious fish! We have two more pieces left in the freezer before this fish will be relegated to “on sale” or actual special … Continue reading

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Faux chicken pho. 9/30/23

Authentic pho showcases a delicious broth that takes hours to make. My quick version which I made up on the fly started with some homemade chicken stock but you could use a good packaged chicken stock as well. I have … Continue reading

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Kung Pao Shrimp. 9/27/3

We saw Jet Tila make Kung pao shrimp on his show on Food Network, Ready, Jet, Cook! He made it sound pretty simple and it is! The most important thing is to have all your ingredients ready to cook because … Continue reading

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Buffalo chicken wings and salad. 9/26/23

We were supposed to be having Kung Pao Shrimp tonight but had to pivot since I am waiting on a bottle of gluten-free oyster sauce that I ordered from Amazon. Maybe tomorrow night. Instead I made Foster Farms “Take Out” … Continue reading

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Chicken chili. 9/25/23

The recipe I use for chicken chili is this one, https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/white-chicken-chili-recipe-1922199, by the Neelys from Food Network. Since I did not have a rotisserie chicken handy I used a defrosted chicken breast diced smallish and cooked within the stew. Instead … Continue reading

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Breakfast for Dinner scrambled egg nachos. 9/24/23

My kids were talking about how they had made yummy nachos on Friday and it stuck in my mind that I would like to have some nachos. I decided to see if I could make scrambled egg nachos. I put … Continue reading

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New England clam chowder. 9/23/23

I am so happy to be making soups and stews again! The weather here in Northern California has been in the 70s during the day and in the 50s at night. Currently at about 5:30 PM it is in the … Continue reading

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Tilapia with mustard sauce, new potatoes, salad. 9/22/23

We ate our dinner tonight like it was two separate course. First came the salad course which featured an Asiago dressing and tomatoes from our daughter’s garden plot. We were supposed to be making Singapore shrimp but after our big, … Continue reading

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