Category Archives: Vegetables

Stuffed bell peppers. 9/7/23

I made these stuffed peppers yesterday morning and reheated each pepper half for two minutes in the microwave. My steps to making these fairly light stuffed peppers are to cut 3 peppers in half and clean out the large ribs … Continue reading

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Chicken piccata with rice and broccoli. 9/6/23

Today we went to Costco and picked up one of their rotisserie chickens. Once home, I dismantled the chicken saving one breast for tonight’s dinner, shredding the other breast for enchiladas next week, putting the legs and thighs aside for … Continue reading

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Kenwood shrimp with rice. 9/5/23

The Kenwood Restaurant closed 10 years ago but before they did we asked for and they graciously gave us the recipe for their delicious Kenwood shrimp. We make it every once in a while and it is delicious. Because this … Continue reading

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Grilling on Labor Day. 9/4/23

John makes the most perfect hamburgers! They are juicy and medium rare. What a fine dish to close out the summer and celebrate Labor Day! For my part I made coleslaw with a dressing of mayo/yogurt, vinegar, and celery seed. … Continue reading

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Breakfast for Dinner! 9/3/23

It is hard to keep coming up with different things to do with eggs every Sunday. Sometimes I just have to go back to the basics. Tonight’s BFD is simply soft scrambled eggs. The secret to not getting a dried … Continue reading

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Grilled steak and potato with tomato/cucumber salad. 9/2/23

All-American dinner tonight! John grilled the rib eye cap steak perfectly and did a fine job on the potatoes that I had microwaved earlier. A real star of the dinner was the tomato, cucumber, and red onion salad I made … Continue reading

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Tilapia with mustard sauce, new potatoes, and broccoli. 9/1/23

Happy September! I hope it is cooling off where you are. We had a very pleasant day with highs only in the 70s. It is actually supposed to be un-hot for the next three days so I am imagining maybe … Continue reading

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Hummus and tabbouleh. 8/30/23

I am hoping that Wednesday was our last really hot day of the season. I am well-known in my household for saying repeatedly, Do you think it’s over? Is this the last day? all through September. Our son got married … Continue reading

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Tuna tataki with salad. 8/29/23

This is such an easy but delicious recipe to make. I found it on the Food Network site. John coated the tuna according to the recipe and seared it quickly. I took a shortcut on the salad using prepackaged greens. … Continue reading

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Lentils with turkey sausage. 8/28/23

Just when I was saying we were in for at least another 4 weeks of summer we threw in one of our more winters dishes into the lineup! I have to admit it was a nice change from our usual … Continue reading

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