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Category Archives: Weeknight dinners
Stuffed peppers again. 4/23/25
The problem with making ten stuffed pepper halves is that they wipe out your dinner plans for the next few days. So here is what we ate on our leftover night. I took one of the halves and topped it … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, leftovers, Leftovers For Dinner, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged stuffed peppers, tabbouleh
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Hummus, pita, tabbouleh, and red cabbage 4/21/25
Clockwise- hummus, pita, tabbouleh, and red cabbage Except for the tabbouleh this was kind of an open packages and arrange on plate kind of dinner. The hummus was Sabra garlic, the pita was Toufayan whole wheat, and the red cabbage … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hummus, red cabbage, tabbouleh
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Shrimp tacos with mango salsa and black beans 4/18/25
Tacos are a fun dinner any night of the week. Sometimes we make beef tacos, sometimes chicken, or fish or shrimp. Tonight’s dinner featured shrimp with a mango/tomato salsa. The yellow honey or Southeast Asian mangoes were on sale for … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, mango, shrimp, shrimp tacos
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Spaghetti with feta and cherry tomatoes. 4/17/25
Thursdays are Sarah’s nights to cook. Tonight she made a pasta dish with spaghetti, roasted cherry tomatoes, olive oil, and feta. It was delicious!
Posted in Italian, Mediterranean, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Cherry tomatoes, feta, pasta
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Leftover lamb, potatoes, and broccoli. 4/16/25
The broccoli was freshly made for tonight’s dinner but everything else was a leftover. We made the lamb by grilling it on Sunday and the potatoes came from last night’s dinner. To reheat the lamb John set up the sous … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Lamb, Leftovers For Dinner, Methods, sous vide, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, Lamb, potatoes
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Chicken lo mein 4/14/25
We have been enjoying this chicken lo mein for a few months now. Using shredded rotisserie chicken, spaghetti, and bagged fresh vegetables already cut have made this an easy weeknight dinner. Below is the original recipe with the changes we … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Chinese, Easy, Pasta, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, pasta, Vegetables
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Chickpea and ditalini stew. 4/11/25
This such a delicious vegan dish. I probably could eat it once a week! Of course if you want to keep it vegan omit the parmesan cheese. Chickpeas with ditalini and kale Ingredients2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil2 carrots, peeled and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mediterranean, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chickpeas, pasta, Vegetables
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Fish tacos, black beans, and mango salsa. 4/10/25
Our dinner of fish (tilapia) tacos was enhanced in a couple of ways. For the black beans I started with plain black beans with no flavoring. After they were rinsed I heated them up with a can of Rotel (spicy … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Mexican, pescatarian, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, mango, salsa, Tacos, tilapia
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Grilled hamburger and salad. 4/9/25
John cooked the burgers and I made the salad. Great dinner in less than a half hour!
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged ground beef, hamburgers, Salad
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Whole grain penne with tuna, zucchini, and herbs. 4/8/25
I had a partially used package of mint that I wanted to use before it went bad. So I googled mint recipes and found this one from NYTimes Cooking. https://recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/gHwiS0Yl2U-azD061aVrTw Recipekeeperonline.com is where I keep all my recipes that I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Italian, Pasta, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged canned tuna, pasta, zucchini
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