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Category Archives: Weeknight dinners
Grilled hamburger with chopped salad 11/2/22
John made some really yummy hamburgers out on the grill in the dark! He says he can tell if they are done by how they feel and the length of time they have been cooking. This is why I leave … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Clam chowder. 11/1/22
At last we had a rainy day here in Northern California! So we scuttled our plans to have grilled hamburgers and went with a rainy day soup. The clam chowder I make is not the thick type you usually associate … Continue reading
Posted in American, pescatarian, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged clam chowder, clams
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Roasted tilapia, pesto, and sheet pan veg. 10/29/22
This is almost an instant replay of a dinner we had last week. We enjoyed last week’s rendition of this fish dinner plus we had one frozen cube of pesto left so our only change was to add mushrooms to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Methods, pescatarian, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Zoodle-mania. 10/26/22
So here is a silly/stupid thing I did. I wanted to make some zoodles to augment our pasta dish. Unfortunately I pulled a cucumber out of the fridge instead of a zucchini! John snitched a few strands out of my … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Italian, Pasta, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, zoodles
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Seared tuna, lentils, and broccoli 10/24/22
We were supposed to be making lentils with turkey sausage tonight but we saw a nice piece of tuna at Costco and took the lentils in a different direction. I whizzed up a little onion, garlic, and ginger in my … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Fish, Legumes, Methods, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Chicken fajitas. 10/21/22
We had a little Mexican party tonight. It started off with chips, guacamole and margaritas. For the main course we made chicken fajitas. We bought a little packet of chicken fajita seasoning mix which gave us instructions on how to … Continue reading
Tofu bowl. 10/20/22
The avocado finally ripened and we dined on my favorite bowl of our three, the marinated tofu bowl. This is another almost no-cook dinner. I heated up my cauliflower rice in the microwave but if you prefer actual rice you … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Healthy tips, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Methods, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Greek salad with hummus and pita. 10/19/22
Our recalcitrant avocado has decided to wait another day to ripen. Apparently the apple in the bag that is supposed to make it ripen faster has made a pact with the avocado to lengthen its time on earth. Who thought … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mediterranean, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hummus
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Fusilli with mushrooms, broccoli, and kale 10/18/22
Tonight we were supposed to have a tofu bowl for dinner. However apparently no one told the avocado it was supposed to be ripe by Tuesday and so it sits stubbornly in its clipped paper bag with only an apple … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta
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Eleventh anniversary of my blog! And eggplant parmesan pasta. 10/13/22
Wow, I have been recording my dinners almost every day for 11 years! I started out just putting in pictures of my dinner plate but have evolved to making comments and tips on how to make the dinners I eat … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy tips, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggplant, pasta
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