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Category Archives: Weeknight dinners
Pasta and Brussels sprouts. 4/6/23
I have never put Brussels sprouts in pasta before. I figured that if I regularly make pasta with broccoli and Brussels sprouts are in the same family, why not?! I sliced each sprout in three pieces through the root end. … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged brussels sprouts, pasta
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Healthy shrimp bowl over rice 4/4/23
This bowl is filled with delicious goodness. Although you cannot see the rice layer, I made a combination of brown, red, and wild rices mixed with riced cauliflower. Healthy and delicious! My bowl is filled with fiber from edamame, cucumber, … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Healthy tips, Legumes, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged shrimp
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Chicken enchiladas with spicy black beans 4/3/23
Today we went to Costco with our main goal of getting a boneless leg of lamb for our Saturday family feast. But who can resist that $4.99 rotisserie chicken?! So we bought one and when we got home I took … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Legumes, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, chicken, enchiladas
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Easy Sunday night dinner. 4/2/23
On Sunday night we usually have Breakfast For Dinner (BFD). We each make our own and it is always easy. I started my BFD with a shared Taylor Farms packaged Greek salad. For the egg portion of my BFD I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Kitchen tips, Methods, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggs
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Shrimp and broccoli with creamy polenta 4/1/23
This dinner is a favorite of ours. The half cup of polenta is made with 3 cups of water, a couple of bay leaves, 2 garlic cloves, a scant teaspoon of salt, and is finished with a teaspoon of butter. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Lamb chops with mixed rice and asparagus. 3/31/23
This is an easy prep and clean-up dinner. John grilled our little lamb chops to a medium/medium rare perfection. I tried for the first time a package of Bibigo brown rice, red rice, and wild rice mix that you micro-wave … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Lamb, Methods, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Lamb, lamb chops
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Afghani dal with rice and kale. 2/20/23
I am so happy to be eating vegetables again! While we were away the occasional salad and the tomatoes in pizza sauce were the only vegetables we had pretty much. The food this week is comfort food such as the … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Easy, Legumes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged lentils
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Mac ‘n cheese with coleslaw. 3/6/23
As I mentioned earlier I am taking a break until the end of March so this will be my last post until then. I may write something occasionally if we have an especially interesting dinner. Monday’s dinner was like a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Pasta, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, macaroni and cheese
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Turkey sausage and vegetable soup or stew? 3/4/23
John and I are a match made in heaven. He likes chicken drumettes and I like the flats when it comes to chicken wings. He likes dark meat and I like white meat. And he likes soup and I like … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Poultry, soup, stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged turkey sausage
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Sheet pan root veg with turkey sausage. 3/3/23
What is easier than a sheet pan dinner?! I cut up carrots, celery, onion, butternut squash, and cabbage. I tossed all the vegetable components in olive oil and salt and then spread them out on a foil-lined sheet pan. They … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Poultry, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged root vegetables, turkey sausage
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