Category Archives: Weeknight dinners

Quick Vietnamese Beef Pho. 5/21/24

I have been willing to make pho just with beef broth and its usual accompaniments. But the we saw Jet Tila make a quick pho broth on his show, Ready, Jet, Cook and decided to give it a try. Here’s … Continue reading

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Stir-fried vegetables and egg over rice. 5/19/24

Sunday is Breakfast For Dinner day. I had some broccoli left over from Friday’s dinner so I combined that with some sliced carrot, onion, shredded cabbage, and scrambled egg. I seasoned the whole thing with tamari plus ground ginger and … Continue reading

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Buffalo chicken wings and salad. 5/20/24

I cannot take much credit for tonight’s dinner. The chicken wings were from a frozen bag and the salad was from Taylor Farms pre-prepared line of salads. We had a late appointment to see how my pneumonia was doing (much … Continue reading

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Penne arrabbiata 5/17/24

This is a recipe that I found on Serious Eats and adapted to our tastes. Here’s the original website https://www.seriouseats.com/penne-pasta-arrabbiata-sauce-recipe. We changed it up a bit because we like our spiciness coming from various sources—the red pepper flakes for overall … Continue reading

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Chickpeas, ditalini, and greens. 5/15/24

You can make this weeknight dinner vegan, vegetarian, or not depending on whether you garnish it with dairy cheese or use chicken stock instead of vegetable stock. Our dinner used what we had on hand, Parmesan cheese and chicken stock. … Continue reading

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Grilled hamburger and salad. 5/14/24

Although here in California we can pretty much grill stuff all year long there is something about sitting outside while it’s warm and still light out watching John flip burgers that screams summer. John is an expert at medium rare … Continue reading

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Classic chicken dinner. 5/13/34

We have tended to make a chicken dinner on Mondays for years now. In fact our son often makes chicken dinner on Mondays for his family, a holdover from his youth. Monday’s chicken dinner was rotisserie chicken breast reheated in … Continue reading

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Shrimp tacos with chopped salad. 5/10/24

I used crispy stand-up taco shells for our shrimp tacos tonight. John cooked the shrimp to perfection and three large shrimp per taco made for a filling dinner. Along with the shrimp the taco was completed with shredded cabbage, tomato … Continue reading

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Penne with mushrooms and asparagus. 5/9/24

I really like the look of penne and asparagus. The asparagus mimics the shape of the penne. Plus this is super simple and quick to make. While the water is heating up for the pasta is plenty of time to … Continue reading

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Chicken enchiladas. 5/8/24

We went to Costco today and bought a rotisserie chicken. Out of the chicken we will fashion our enchilada dinner, a classic chicken and gravy dinner, and a couple of lunches. Each enchilada is a combination of salsa verde, shredded … Continue reading

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