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Category Archives: Weeknight dinners
Grilled burger with salad. 9/10/24
Yum, dinner!
Posted in Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beef burger
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Nachos. 9/8/24
For our Breakfast for Dinner night I made a kind of mishmash of leftovers in the refrigerator. Pepperoni, chicken, green onions, jalapeño, shredded cheese, and an egg went into the mix. I scrambled the egg very loosely and put it … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, leftovers, Methods, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggs
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Gazpacho with Hummus and Pita 9/7/24
The heat seems never ending and I am starting to recycle my hot weather meals. I use this NY Times recipe as a starting point for my gazpacho. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017577-best-gazpacho?unlocked_article_code=1.JE4.HT8S.aPXx_YXLQmVT&smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share Of course there are little tweaks along the way – more … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mediterranean, Recipes, soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Gazpacho, hummus
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Grilled Steak, Potatoes, and Salad. 9/5/24
It has been very hot here in Northern California. Unless you live close to the ocean, which we do not, temperatures have been over 100F. Due to our inept electric company we are asked to conserve energy 4-8 PM. That … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, ribeye steak
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Asian Chicken Salad. 9/4/24
Tonight’s dinner dish starts with either a base of rice noodles or rice. We used rice because we already had it made and it could be heated in the microwave. On top of the rice are shredded chicken breast, avocado, … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Hot weather meals, Methods, Poultry, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken
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Shrimp Tacos and Spicy Beans. 9/3/24
We made these shrimp tacos in stand up taco shells which makes the filling of them much easier. John sautéed the shrimp and I was in charge of the beans and all the accompaniments. The accompaniments were sliced avocado and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Methods, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, shrimp, Tacos
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Hot Dogs and Corn for Labor Day. 9/2/24
We spent part of our Labor Day watching the U.S. Open (tennis) and having a dinner of hot dogs and corn on the cob. John is quite the tennis fan and plays 3 to 4 times per week. I no … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Holidays, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged corn, hot dogs
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Penne with Asparagus. 9/1/24
I love the way that the asparagus mimics the shape of the penne in this super easy pasta dish. While the water gets to boiling I prep onion, garlic, and the asparagus. Once the pasta goes in the water to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, pasta
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Chicken and Rice with Asparagus. 8/30/24
This is one of our typical rotisserie chicken dinners. We slice up the white meat and warm it in some gravy. The chicken gravy is good with both the chicken and the rice. To jazz up the asparagus, first I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, chicken
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Sumac Tilapia, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli. 8/29/24
We made this recipe for sumac whole fish from a recipe on NYTimes Cooking a few weeks ago. It was so good we made it again. Making it with a filet of fish is much easier than going the whole … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Recipes, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged tilapia
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