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Category Archives: Weeknight dinners
Grilled hamburgers. 4/19/24
Now that I am home again from the hospital it is so great to eat something with seasoning! The hospital did have a hamburger as a lunch selection but the idea of a really low fat, overcooked hamburger with no … Continue reading
Pizza. 4/15/24
It has been a while since I posted anything and that is because the miserable people on the plane coming back from Amsterdam had a wide variety of respiratory ailments that they did not bother to try to keep from … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pork, take-out, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Pizza, pork sausage
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Meatloaf with rice and broccoli 4/6/24
Apparently having the flu has made me lose my appetite for anything other than comfort food from my youth. Usually I want vegetable or seafood based dinners but this week I am all about lamb chops and ground beef. Since … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Methods, rice, South American, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, ground beef, rice
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Chili 4/5/24
We have not had a ground beef chili in years! I pulled a recipe out of my binder which said this one was good from March, 2014! Since I am still under the weather, my contribution to the dinner was … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Legumes, stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged ground beef, kidney beans, tomatoes
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Grilled lamb chops with mixed potato mash and broccoli. 4/3/24
I cannot claim much credit for this dinner since I have been sick and not doing much prep or eating. I did peel the potatoes. John did his usual masterful job of grilling the lamb chops and our daughter prepared … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Lamb, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, Lamb, potatoes
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Vegan Chana dal. 4/2/24
When we first started making Chana dal (dried split chickpea stew) in our Instant Pot we followed the recipe from this website. https://pipingpotcurry.com/instant-pot-chana-dal/ As time went by we changed the recipe so it would be more in sync with our … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Legumes, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Chana dal, dal, Dried chickpeas
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Roast chicken breast with rice and asparagus. 4/1/24
We bought a package of chicken breasts recently. They were on sale at a good price. The only problem is that they are gargantuan! Our half boneless breast weighed one pound (453 g)! Being so big they take quite a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Poultry, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, chicken, rice
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Cheese-y polenta and spicy black beans. 3/30/24
Since I returned home from vacation we have made scrambled eggs Thursday night and skipped dinner altogether on Friday. The 8 hours of jet lag makes it hard to contemplate making meals. On Saturday, though, we decided that eating a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grains, Legumes, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Bo ack beans, polenta
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Oven roasted tilapia with mustard sauce, broccoli, and potatoes. 3/29/24
Hi, I’m back from my wonderful vacation with our daughter. I hope you enjoyed the couple of posts from John while I was gone. I think I am going to try the chicken enchilada casserole he made one of these … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, Fish, potatoes, tilapia
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Chicken enchilada casserole and toor dal. 3/21/24
John seems to be doing fine cooking for himself. One of the things he made is this chicken enchilada casserole. It looks easier than our regular chicken enchiladas since it is stacked instead of rolled. Maybe I will try this … Continue reading
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