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Category Archives: Weeknight dinners
Spicy vegetables with scrambled eggs. 2/26/23
My Breakfast for Dinner this Sunday was kind of like a deconstructed shakshuka with scrambled rather than poached eggs. I started by stir-frying mushrooms, onions, garlic, carrots, and broccoli stems. Then I added a can of Rotel (spicy tomatoes). I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Methods, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Fish tacos with salad. 2/25/23
We used tilapia as our fish in our corn tortilla tacos. John cooked the seasoned fish in a pan on the stove top in a little oil. They only take 3 to 4 minutes per side. I prepared a salad … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Mexican, pescatarian, Salad, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Chickpea stew with ditalini and kale. 2/23/23
With John opening cans and me chopping up vegetables we were ready to make this stew in no time. If you have canned chickpeas, Rotel, ditalini or other small pasta, and vegetable or chicken stock all you need fresh are … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Potstickers and broccolini. 2/22/23
We were supposed to be having chickpea stew but at 7PM I had not done anything about dinner. We were watching an episode of America’s Test Kitchen where Lan was making a Chinese dish and it made me remember that … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Chinese, Easy, Methods, Pork, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Hamburger and salad. 2/16/23
Easy dinner tonight. John grilled the burger outside to about medium but still juicy and our salad consisted of a Taylor Farms Steakhouse pre-made. I am off on Friday to visit my dear friend in South Carolina for a long … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Classic chicken dinner. 2/14/23
Since we are going out for a fancy Valentine‘s Day dinner on 2/15, I made an actual ❤️-day dinner that is like an uncomplicated warm hug! While John heated up some rotisserie chicken in packet chicken gravy, I boiled up … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Holidays, Methods, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Lentil stew with turkey sausage, carrots, celery, and mushrooms. 2/13/23
We make this stew in stages. First we brown the turkey sausage that comes packaged already cooked through. Take that out of the pan and use the fat to cook the mushrooms. When the mushrooms are almost done add a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Methods, Poultry, stew, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Tilapia, rice, and broccoli with mustard sauce. 2/10/23
Easy dinner tonight. John roasted the tilapia in a 400F oven for 8 minutes. The rice was left over from the oven baked rice I made on Tuesday. I cut up all the broccoli I had and cooked it in … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Chicken enchiladas and spicy black beans. 2/9/23
There is nothing difficult about this dinner except for the fact that it takes a lot of assembly. John chopped up an onion and made the beans. The beans are simply a drained, rinsed can of black beans and a … Continue reading
Posted in Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Simply pasta. 2/8/23
Our pasta meal on Wednesday was merely fettuccine and spiralized zucchini (zoodles) with mushrooms, onions, and garlic. The sauce consisted of olive oil and pasta water.
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged mushrooms, pasta
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