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Category Archives: Vegetables
Lightened New England clam chowder. 3/26/22
This clam chowder recipe is an adaptation of Gabrielle Hamilton’s from an article in The NY Times. Hers, I am sure, is delicious but contained way too much cream and oil for us. So I slimmed the recipe down to … Continue reading
Roasted tilapia with red lentil sauce, butternut squash, and green beans. 3/25/22
Since I knew I was going to be busy towards the end of the day, I starting doing my prep for dinner in the morning. First up was the butternut squash which I split in half, scooped out the seeds, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged green beans, squash, tilapia
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Gingery red lentils with rice and kale 3/24/22
At the top of this well-worn recipe sheet is my comment, “So good!” This humble dish is as brightly flavored as its color is. Plus it is simple to make and cooks in about 15 minutes. I topped mine with … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Easy, Legumes, Methods, Recipes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged kale, lentils
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Sesame salmon bowl. 3/23/22
We were supposed to go out for a special birthday lunch for our daughter on Wednesday but she has caught a cold (rapid COVID home test was negative) and we have postponed our lunch until next week. As a consolation … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Japanese, Kitchen tips, Legumes, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables
Tagged salmon
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Fettuccine and tomato sauce with mushrooms and kale 3/22/22
We moved up our pasta night due to avocados not being ripe yet for our salmon sesame bowl. I have been keeping the avocados in a paper bag with an apple and I think they should be ready by Thursday. … Continue reading
Chicken and gravy with mixed mash, broccoli and leek. 3/21/22
This was an easy, tasty dinner with the vegetables stealing the show. I had a little left over rutabaga mash from last Monday so I decided to extend it with a potato. Rather than peel the potato, cut it up … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Methods, Poultry, Sheet pan, Vegetables
Tagged chicken
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BFD – Breakfast For Dinner. 3/20/22
For this Sunday’s BFD I decided to make an arugula salad and top it with a scrambled egg. I accompanied my bowl with a piece of rye toast with melted ultra thin cheddar. John had his usual omelet and we … Continue reading
Shrimp with polenta and broccoli. 3/19/2
We have had this shrimp dish on and off the menu for weeks now and for some reason have never gotten around to making it. Well, the wait is over and it was really good! It was both light and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, shrimp
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Fusilli with mushrooms and baby cauliflower. 3/18/22
I saw this package of baby cauliflower at Trader Joe’s while I was looking for broccolini. It sort of had the same form factor as broccolini so I decided to try it in this week’s pasta. I did all the … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cauliflower, pasta
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St. Patrick’s Day! 3/17/22
My paternal grandfather was born on St. Patrick’s Day in 1890. Not only would a lot of dinners that I cook seem totally bizarre to him but there is no way my grandmother could have found the ingredients with which … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Methods, Recipes, Sheet pan, soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cabbage
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