Category Archives: Vegetables

Stir fried vegetables with chicken and rice. 2/13/22

Sunday is traditionally our Breakfast For Dinner night but I just was not feeling like eggs. I decided to use a little leftover chicken in my stir fry with lots of vegetables. I served it over some leftover rice. Easy-peasy, … Continue reading

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Farro grain bowl with vegetables. 2/12/22

Farro is a delicious nutty flavored grain that not many people know about. It can take the place of rice in many dishes. I make mine in the oven but you can also cook on your stove top as well. … Continue reading

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Steelhead trout sesame bowl. 2/11/22

If you are thinking that the steelhead trout looks a lot like yesterday’s salmon, you would be right because we had Trout Niçoise yesterday and I misnamed it. Anyway, because we bought a large piece of this trout at Costco … Continue reading

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Salmon Salade Niçoise. 2/10/22

What do I love about this dish most? It’s the decision-making of what to eat next. Do I make a circuit around the plate again and again until everything is eaten? Do I eat the thing I like best entirely … Continue reading

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Moroccan chickpeas with chard, turnips, carrots, and fennel. 2/9/22

I made this vegan dish a few weeks ago and it turned out tasting pretty good so I thought I would try it again. I think it turned out even better this time. I did not have any dried apricots … Continue reading

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Fusilli with tuna, kale, and mushrooms. 2/8/22

Our pasta dinner for this week was very satisfying with the addition of canned tuna. I put the tuna in just at the last minute and left it quite chunky. The furikake that I sprinkled over the top is ebi … Continue reading

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Gingery red lentils with kale and rice. 2/7/22

What a yummy lentil dish this is! The coral colored “red” lentils turn yellow during cooking and are spiced with fresh ginger, onions, garlic, turmeric, cumin, and cayenne. To keep this dish vegetarian/vegan use water or vegetable stock to cook … Continue reading

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Three ways I stretch a pasta serving. 2/6/22

Last week I made a tasty meat sauce that was actually more mushrooms than meat and served it for three dinners and one lunch. Of course that was a lot of pasta to eat so I used some tricks to … Continue reading

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Seared scallops by Jon. 2/4/22

This fabulous dinner was prepared by our son as a thank you for our week together here in Utah.

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Dining out! Chilean sea bass. 2/3/22

We do not dine out much so it is always a treat to go out. Dining out in St. George, Utah has usually been an iffy thing but over the last 20 years it has certainly improved. I almost always … Continue reading

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