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Category Archives: Weeknight dinners
Grilled NY Strip steak, potato, and salad. 2/28/26
Delicious dinner tonight! When my friend was visiting this summer we bought a pack of three steaks and this one was left over and frozen. What a treat to have a good steak from Costco and not one of the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, potato, Salad
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Chickpeas with ditalini and vegetables. 2/27/26
This soup/stew is a favorite of John’s. It is filled with lots of vegetables, a can of drained chickpeas, and a half cup of ditalini. For the stock we use a can of Rotel for a spicy tomato kick, 2 … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, soup, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chickpeas, Vegetables
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Pasta with sausage and greens. 2/26/26
Tonight Sarah made one of our favorites, pasta with sausage and greens. It is so simple but so good. While the pasta was cooking Sarah sauteed onions and 6 ounces of sausage that she later mixed with the cooked and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Pasta, Pork, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged greens, kale, pasta, Sausage
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Tilapia with mustard sauce, rice, broccoli. 2/24/26
Mustard sauce is easy to make and not too rich. It gives our fish dishes a nice tang. John is always happy when I make it. You can see from my picture that it also tastes good on rice and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged rice, broccoli, tilapia, mustard sauce
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Seared scallops, new potatoes, asparagus. 2/23/26
We used to get large frozen scallops in a clear plastic bag from Costco. They have disappeared for at least a year. We decided to try the Kirkland frozen scallops. They are smaller but they turned out really tasty. John … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, new potatoes, scallops
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Grilled hamburger and salad. 2/20/26
John did a superlative cook on the burgers and I made the salad. Great all-American dinner! 👍
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hamburgers
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Kitchen ceiling being repaired. 2/18 and 2/19/2026
Our roof started leaking in November. Unfortunately the workers who fix such leaks were booked up until January. Luckily January was a dry month and the roofers were able to take care of the side of the roof that had … Continue reading
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Salmon with mustard sauce, rice, and asparagus 2/17/26
This is another dinner I could serve to company. John cooked the salmon at 400F for fourteen minutes and I made the rest. The asparagus were especially good and I got them on sale for $1.98/lb! We really enjoy the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Fish, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, mustard sauce, rice, salmon
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Swordfish with agghiotta condiment. 2/15/26
This was supposed to be our Valentine’s Day dinner but I made a lot of guacamole that we had with tortilla chips as a treat before dinner and then we were too full to eat dinner. Agghiotta is a Sicilian … Continue reading
Posted in Fish, Italian, pescatarian, Special occasion, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, swordfish
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Hot dogs, sauerkraut, and salad. 2/13/26
At least the salad and the sauerkraut are healthy! 😁
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hot dogs, Salad, sauerkraut
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