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Category Archives: Vegetables
Chickpeas with ditalini and greens. 9/12/22
I am so glad that it finally cooled off and we are able to make more Fall-like dinner dishes. Chickpeas with ditalini and greens is an easy and versatile entree. We always make extra because it is so good for … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Salade Niçoise sans thon (tuna). 9/11/22
I have really been loving these Sunday salads. Since I wanted a lot of different components every time there was a commercial during the US Open I would get up and chop something up or blanch the broccoli etc. I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Eggs, Hot weather meals, Methods, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs, Salad
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Spicy Thai basil eggplant with tofu. 9/10/22
This is our favorite dish to order at Thai restaurants. Our efforts have not resulted in a comparable dish thus far. I think that since we only use two teaspoons of oil has a lot to do with it. We … Continue reading
Hummus and tabbouleh with pita 9/8/22
Thursday night’s dinner was another extreme hot weather enterprise. This no-cook dinner featured hummus bought from the local grocery store, whole grain pita, radishes, feta, pepperoncini, and tabbouleh which I made myself. My recipe is one that I adapted from … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Middle Eastern, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Instant Pot Vichyssoise and avocado toast. 9/7/22
I have to admit I much prefer making gazpacho on these seemingly endless days of temperatures well over 100F. With gazpacho I just drop a bunch of raw vegetables in a blender, whiz them up, adjust for salt and acid, … Continue reading
Posted in French, Hot weather meals, Instant Pot, Methods, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Raw vegetable salad with tofu. 9/6/22
We have been eating a lot of these bowls lately. Given the fact that we are under this unrelenting heat dome (113F again, yikes!), this vegetable salad with tofu seemed like the best choice. I had planned on Thai basil … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Methods, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Indoor Labor Day picnic 9/5/22
So much for an outside event today. Happy “All-time record heat” Labor Day. We topped off at about 113F. It’s supposed to be hotter tomorrow. Ugh. Anyway, we made a little picnic in the family room where it was only … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Holidays, Hot weather meals, Vegetables
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Sunday supper salad. 9/4/22
My recent Sunday suppers have been more salad-like and less egg-like. Since it was VERY HOT yesterday, I cooked the egg in the morning and blanched the broccoli in the microwave. Along with the egg and the broccoli I had … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Fish, Hot weather meals, Legumes, pescatarian, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Seared shrimp with salsa slaw and cauliflower rice 9/3/22
Granted this is not a pretty plate of food but it tasted good. We needed a dinner that would have minimal cooking because it was over 100F. Originally John was going to put the shrimp on skewers and cook them … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Asian tofu salad bowl. 9/2/22
We are in the midst of a very hot spell which is forecast to last for a week! Since we are expecting many triple digit days and we are supposed to be conserving electricity, John and I will be trying … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Methods, rice, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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