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Category Archives: Vegetables
Vegan split chickpea stew with cauli-rice and kale. 8/20/22
After eating mostly salads all week, I was ready for something a little more substantial. We decided on this chickpea stew (also known as chana dal) because we make it in the Instant Pot so it doesn’t heat up the … Continue reading
Posted in Indian, Instant Pot, Legumes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas
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(Chicken) Niçoise salad. 8/19/22
Early in the morning while it was still cool I blanched green beans, boiled potatoes until tender, and hard-boiled a couple of eggs. The rest of dinner was just assembly. I had some rotisserie chicken that I shredded and quite … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Eggs, French, Hot weather meals, Methods, Poultry, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Grilled hamburger and salsa slaw. 8/18/22
When I was growing up in New Jersey this type of hamburger was called a “California Burger.” I guess it was because it had produce on it. Now that I live in California we just call them burgers. LOL! Since … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged ground beef
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Vegan gazpacho and avocado toast 8/17/22
John could not stop raving about how good this dinner was! Seriously it is so simple to make that all the praise was rather embarrassing. In our week of hot weather meals gazpacho and avocado toast was the easiest and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mediterranean, Recipes, soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Cannellini beans with tuna. 8/16/22
It is hard to know exactly what the temperature is going to be where we live. The San Francisco Bay Area is made up of many micro climates. It can be 105F 35 miles inland where we live and under … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Hot weather meals, Legumes, pescatarian, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, tuna
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Vegan herb-y marinated tofu salad 8/15/22
As predicted it was HOT here on Monday. I think the temperature hit 102F. Since our house is built on a slab it is usually cool and if we get up early and open the doors to let the cool … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Hot weather meals, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Vegetables and eggs 8/14/22
For this Sunday’s BFD (Breakfast For Dinner) I made an Italian flavored stir-fry. In addition to salt I seasoned with dried oregano and red pepper flakes. My garnish was a drizzle of olive oil. The fresh cherry tomatoes were a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Italian, Kitchen tips, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggs, Stir-fry
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Seared scallops, steamed potatoes, snow peas. 8/13/22
John and I sat in the dining room for dinner tonight. Usually we are in the family room with the TV on but we decided that scallops needed our full attention. John was in charge of searing the scallops and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables
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Crispy tilapia with roasted vegetables. 8/12/22
All I had to do for my portion of the dinner is cut up some vegetable, toss them in a bag with olive oil and salt, and roast them in a 400F oven for 25 minutes. Roasted vegetables are so … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged tilapia
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Chicken enchiladas, spicy beans, salsa slaw. 8/11/22
I used a number of shortcuts to make this plateful of yummy Mexican flavors doable for a weeknight dinner. The chicken came from a packet of pulled white meat from the famous rotisserie chickens at Costco. John heated up some … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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