Category Archives: Vegetables

Shells with sausage and broccolini. 10/27/25

We are back home after our wonderful trip to Utah with our son. Sarah’s friend Mark is staying with us for a few days and she was so gracious to make dinner for all four of us. Our pasta dinner … Continue reading

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Grilled steak, tots, and salad. 10/25/25

We have had a lot of great dinners during our trip. We are celebrating our last night with a delicious ribeye steak that John cooked on the grill. I took care of the tater tots and salad. We are already … Continue reading

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Piccata redo. 10/24/25

Well, this worked out much better than our previous try! We found some sliced chicken breast that John floured and pan-fried. We kept the chicken pieces warm in the oven while I rustled up the rest of the dinner. First … Continue reading

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Shrimp in a Pernod cream sauce with rice. 10/23/25

My contribution to fancy dishes for dinner was shrimp in a Pernod cream sauce with rice. I made extra sauce, as you can see in the swimming pool of sauce above, because it is so delicious. Although there was a … Continue reading

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Jonathan’s fancy scallop dinner. 10/21/25

This is Jonathan’s go-to dinner for special occasions. It is so delicious! I was his sous chef busily cutting up the vegetables and getting the prep done. He was the cook braising the leeks in butter and a little water, … Continue reading

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Penne with sausage. 10/20/25

Jonathan cooked on Monday. We had originally planned on scallops but there were none to be found at Harmon’s. We were promised that they would be available tomorrow. I helped out by chopping the onion, garlic, and mushrooms. Jonathan manned … Continue reading

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Vacation sushi. 10/18/25

Every Fall we take a week’s vacation with our son, Jonathan, to St. George, Utah where we used to have a vacation home. We sold it a few years ago and although we miss it a lot we don’t miss … Continue reading

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Buffalo chicken wings and salad. 10/17/25

Since we are going away tomorrow I wanted an easy dinner and one that would use up the tomatoes we have left. The chicken wings come prepared and frozen so all we had to do was bake them at 425F … Continue reading

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Clam Chowder. 10/15/25

The clam chowder that I make is a cross between the traditional New England clam chowder and Rhode Island clam chowder. It is not so thick that your spoon can stand up in it but it is not just the … Continue reading

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Hot and spicy hot dogs with enhanced canned sauerkraut and beans. 10/14/25

Sarah and I came across a very good buy at Grocery Outlet a few weeks ago. Our family really likes Nathan’s all-beef hot dogs and here we had found Nathan’s hot dogs for 2 8-packs 2/$3.00! But they were not … Continue reading

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