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Category Archives: Vegetables
Southwest salad with omelette strips. 8/6/23
This week’s Breakfast for Dinner is similar to last week’s. I merely changed the form factor of the egg. Last week I topped the Taylor Farms Southwest Salad with a scrambled egg and this week I made an omelette and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggs, Salad
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Turkey sausage, sauerkraut, and black beans. 8/5/23
We were supposed to be having tofu bowls tonight but our avocado did not ripen fast enough. So I cast about the kitchen trying to devise a new dinner plan when John suggested turkey sausage. I had bought a couple … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Tilapia with mustard sauce, rice, and broccoli. 8/4/23
Pretty straightforward dinner tonight. John cooked the 4.5 ounce portion of tilapia (frozen from Costco) for 3-4 minutes per side in a little olive oil. I sautéed the broccoli in a tablespoon of water and a teaspoon of butter. My … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Chicken Chili with Salsa Verde
Here’s a super easy and very tasty chicken chili that John and I invented as we cooked last night. We still had some of our rotisserie chicken from Costco left over so I chopped up a breast and a thigh … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, leftovers, Mexican, Poultry, Recipes, rice, Southwest U.S., stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, chicken, Chili
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Lightened clam chowder and salad. 8/2/23
When I first saw this recipe I thought yes, I would like to make clam chowder but no, I cannot use three cups of heavy cream! So I went about trying to lighten it up. First I jettisoned the guanciale, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables
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Grilled hamburgers and salad. 8/1/23
Happy August! We are having some beautiful weather this week before it gets dreadfully hot this weekend. It was nice to sit outside while John grilled the burgers and enjoy the evening air redolent with the aroma from the grill. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Cheese-y polenta with black beans. 7/3/23
John and I made this new recipe for polenta and black beans and it was super yummy! John made his creamy polenta and I was in charge of jazzing up the beans. Between the Serrano chile and the chipotle chili … Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen tips, Legumes, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Salad and eggs. 7/30/23
Sunday is Breakfast For Dinner day which merely means incorporate eggs into your dish. John always, always has a ham, cheese, and mushroom omelet and I have something different every week. Today’s BFD is a southwest salad topped with a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Hot weather meals, Salad, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Salad with shrimp and avocado. 7/29/23
On Saturday we were supposed to be making cheese-y polenta with saucy beans. However, John defrosted some shrimp thinking our dish was shrimp with polenta and broccoli. So we changed plans and made a packaged salad that I needed to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, pescatarian, Salad, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Grilled loin lamb chops, butternut squash, and cauliflower 7/28/23
Today was less hot than previous days so we went with a heartier dinner. When John and I went out to grill the dinner the temperature was in the mid-70s so it was quite pleasant. We really like these Australian … Continue reading
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