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Category Archives: Vegetables
Light clam chowder with oyster crackers. 9/1/22
In celebration of it being September and in anticipation of Autumn we made soup even though the temperature outside was 104F! This is a light clam chowder with only 2 to 4 tablespoons of cream in about 4 servings. Since … Continue reading
Posted in American, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged clams
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Fusilli with mushrooms and asparagus over kale. 8/31/22
After two weeks without making pasta due to the heat we decided that we really wanted our Pasta Wednesday! Tonight’s fusilli was joined by asparagus, mushrooms, onions, and garlic as a sauce with some pasta water and olive oil. Because … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, Vegan
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Chicken chili on kale 8/30/22
Although we did not make tacos for Taco Tuesday we still went with a Mexican/Southwest theme with chicken chili. As a base I started with the Neely’s white chicken chili recipe. You can find it on the Food Network site. … Continue reading
Chilean sea bass, asparagus, and riced broccoli mix 8/29/22
Tuesday was a busy day for me and I did not get around to posting Monday’s dinner. It was an especially tasty dinner with a nice thick piece of Chilean sea bass that we got on sale from Whole Foods. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged Chilean sea bass
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Tossed green salad with herbs and chicken. 8/28/22
If this looks a lot like Saturday’s dinner it is because I had leftover shredded chicken and chow mein noodles. But it is not totally the same. The base of this salad is spinach, arugula, Romaine, mint, and basil. I … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Healthy tips, Hot weather meals, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Methods, Poultry, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken
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Crunchy Vietnamese chicken salad 8/27/22
I made this salad for the first time last night. The original recipe is from Food and Wine but I added a few more vegetables and replaced the peanuts with almonds and the fried shallots with chow mein noodles. Using … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Hot weather meals, Poultry, Recipes, Salad, Vegetables, Vietnamese
Tagged chicken
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Grilled flank steak, baked potato, steamed broccoli 8/26/22
Once again having good products means that they can be treated simply and be delicious. John put a dry rub on the flank steak. The rub consisted of salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cumin. He did that around lunch time … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Kitchen tips, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Gazpacho and avocado toast 8/24/22
This week’s gazpacho is the same recipe as last week’s except instead of a squirt of sriracha I put in two Thai chiles. It was pretty spicy but I liked the contrast of the cold soup and the hot flavor. … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mediterranean, Recipes, soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Tilapia tacos with beans and rice. 8/23/22
Tonight was Taco Tuesday at our house. In order to keep the dinner healthy and the calories down, I had one open face taco with a tortilla which is simply seared over the flame on our cooktop. John cooks the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, rice, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
Tagged taco, tilapia
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Salmon bowl. 8/22/22
We have been making some sort of bowl almost every week. The last one featured tofu but this week our daughter asked for salmon. After a short brine John cooks the salmon on a low flame starting from a cold … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Fish, Hot weather meals, Legumes, pescatarian, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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