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Category Archives: Vegetables
Chicken and herb salad with nuoc cham. 9/2/25
This was the first time making this recipe so I sort of followed the ingredients but also used comments made by others and my knowledge of what our family likes. It is a NYTimes Cooking recipe that you can find … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Hot weather meals, Poultry, Salad, Vegetables, Vietnamese, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, Salad, Vegetables
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Ribs and corn for Labor Day. September 1, 2025
Ha ha, this is what artificial intelligence thinks my dinner would look like. I guess we must be sitting outside at a picnic table after having grilled our ribs. Unfortunately it was 100F and we stayed inside and heated up … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Pork, Vegetables
Tagged corn on the cob, Pork, ribs
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Quick and easy Gazpacho. 8/30/25
While many people are sighing in relief that the summer is over around Labor Day here in Northern California, if you are not close to the ocean, August and September are the two hottest months. From what I read it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mexican, soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Gazpacho, soup, tomatoes
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Zucchini and rice gratin. 8/29/25
Due to our mixed up week Sarah’s contribution dinner was moved to Friday. She got up early to bake this gratin so the oven would have minimal effect in heating up the house. This is a recipe she got from … Continue reading
Posted in American, Recipes, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cheese, rice, zucchini
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Classic chicken. 8/28/25
John is a bit swollen and bruised from his procedure yesterday so we go with our easy comfort food classic, sliced chicken breast in gravy, mashed potatoes, and broccoli. It is easy to make and clean up and very comforting.
Posted in American, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Chinese take-out 8/26 and 8/27/25
Sometimes things do not go quite as I expect. It has gotten hot again and no one wants the oven on to cook chicken enchiladas. We buy enough Chinese take-out for tonight and tomorrow when John is having his eye … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Beef, Easy, Hot weather meals, Pork, rice, take-out, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, Pork, take-out
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Greek Fisherman’s Stew. 8/25/25
In the past we have tried making a Mediterranean fish stew following a recipe by Rick Stein. It was very fussy with an array of seafood that cooked at different times and loads of vegetables which needed chopping. It included … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Fish, Mediterranean, pescatarian, stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged fennel, potatoes, tilapia
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Grilled NY strip steak, baked potato, broccoli. 8/18/25
Another great dinner while my dear friend is visiting. This one is so easy! John seasoned the strip steaks and cooked them to perfection on our gas grill. He also put some grill marks on the baked potatoes. I steamed … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, Grilling, Strip steak
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Lasagna! 8/15/25
Sarah made delicious lasagna for our dinner tonight. Who doesn’t love lasagna!? Luckily we were able to hold ourselves enough in check that we will be able to have a leftovers dinner on Sunday.
Chickpea stew. 8/13/25
This delicious chickpeas, vegetables, and pasta stew can be easily made vegetarian or vegan.
Posted in American, Legumes, Pasta, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chickpeas, pasta, Vegetables
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