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Category Archives: Weeknight dinners
Chicken Enchiladas. 7/29/24
A nice surprise when we got home was that Sarah had gone to Costco and bought a rotisserie chicken. She had taken the chicken apart and shredded the breasts, kept the dark meat for her own dinners, and made stock … Continue reading
Posted in American, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Weeknight dinners
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Penne with tomato sauce and sausage. 7/28/24
We got home from our vacation Sunday afternoon. For dinner we needed something simple for which we had all the ingredients on hand. I made a pasta sauce with a large can of crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, minced garlic and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Pork, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, Sausage
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Shrimp Tacos with Mango Salsa and Spicy Beans. 7/12/24
On Friday John was in charge of cooking the shrimp perfectly and searing the tortillas. Great job, John! I took care of the vegetables making the salsa out of a can of fire-roasted Rotel, a lovely ripe mango, cumin, sriracha, … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, leftovers, Legumes, Mexican, Middle Eastern, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, shrimp
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Hummus with Pita and Tabbouleh. 7/11/24
This is a great hot weather meal! There is no cooking at all. Making the tabbouleh is kind of an ordeal what with all the chopping. I mostly used the food processor so it takes much less time than doing … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mediterranean, Salad, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Flank Steak, Potato, and Zucchini 7/10/24
Tonight John was at the grill cooking the flank steak and putting a char on a Russet potato that I had microwaved earlier. I also made zucchini that our daughter had grown in her garden. First I sautéed onions and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Cellentani Arrabiata with Sausage. 7/9/24
Two weeks ago I made an arrabiata pasta sauce which I served over spaghetti. I had made enough sauce that I could freeze a container for another dinner. On Fourth of July John cooked up five hot Italian sausages and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Pork, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, Pork, Sausage
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Sesame Salmon Bowl. 7/8/24
I think this is my favorite of the bowls we make. But I keep changing my mind. It used to be that I liked the tofu bowl the best. Anyway salmon, tofu, or shrimp all the bowls are pretty yummy. … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Fish, Hot weather meals, pescatarian, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Gazpacho. 7/3/24
Today we went out in the insufferable hot weather. While out we made three attempts at getting lunch. First place was closed, no explanation. The second had finished its lunch service a few minutes earlier and told us that they … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mediterranean, soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Asian chicken bowl. 7/2/24
This bowl is similar to our other Asian bowls except we use shredded chicken, add bean sprouts, and substitute rice noodles for rice. The rice noodles I use are ready in about 20 minutes of soaking in hot water. When … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Hot weather meals, Poultry, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Chana dal. 7/1/24
Whenever I ask John what he would like as a vegetarian entree he always says Chana dal. I often try to steer him in a different direction but today I caved so Chana dal it is. While I like Chana … Continue reading
Posted in Grilling, Indian, Legumes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Chana dal, chickpeas
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