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Category Archives: Weeknight dinners
Baked salmon with mustard-tarragon sauce 10/21/24
John did a superb job cooking the salmon in a 400F oven for 12 minutes. I was in charge of making the sauce which is the same as my mustard sauce from last week with the addition of fresh tarragon … Continue reading
Spaghetti and Meatballs. 10/19/24
Using pantry and freezer components makes this dinner a snap. The meatballs are Rosina’s home style and the sauce is Rao’s tomato and basil. The meatballs defrost while cooking in the sauce which I supplement with chili flakes, garlic powder, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged meatballs, pasta, Spaghetti
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Sheet pan turkey sausage and veg. 10/18/24
Making a sheet pan dinner is really easy and the clean up is a snap. The vegetables I included were onions, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and carrots. They were seasoned with olive oil, salt, pepper, and ground garlic. I preheated … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Poultry, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Grilled Hamburgers. 10/15/24
Hamburgers made out of Kobe ground beef and grilled outside along with a southwestern inspired salad with tomatoes from the garden makes for an excellent late summer/autumn dinner. (Summer lasts a little longer here than in other climes.)
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hamburgers, Salad
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Tilapia with Mustard Sauce. 10/14/24
I have been trying to get some dinner prep done earlier in the day when I have more energy. Early in the afternoon I made the mustard sauce and cleaned and sliced the Brussels sprouts. Here is the recipe for … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged brussels sprouts, mustard sauce, rice, tilapia
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Pizza delivered to our door. 10/10/24
Today no one felt like cooking so we had pizza delivered. It’s not super great pizza but it’s fine. The Italian sausage is very tasty.
Classic Chicken. 10/9/24
John sliced up one of the breasts from our Costco chicken and heated it up slowly in chicken gravy. I reheated some rice made earlier in the day and sautéed asparagus and mushrooms. Easy dinner.
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken
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Egg and Black Bean Nachos. 10/7/24
This is my favorite Sunday egg dinner. It is so easy to make and hits what I like about food – crunchy and salty elements. I lay down a layer of tortilla chips, maybe 10 or 12. Next I mix … Continue reading
Posted in American, Appetizers, Easy, Eggs, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mexican, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggs, nachos
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Shrimp Fajitas. 10/5/24
This is my first time making shrimp fajitas and they turned out really well. I cooked the peppers and onions first with half of the spice blend and then John cooked the shrimp with the other half. Then we mixed … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Fajitas, shrimp
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Grilled Flank Steak. 10/4/24
I have not been writing my blog this week due to not really cooking. It has been so hot, over 100F!, all week. We have been eating take-out and leftovers from lunches out all week. Last night we waited until … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Hot weather meals, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged flank steak, Steak
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