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Shrimp, vegetables, and beans over rice with nuoc cham 8/2/25
After a non-cooking Friday night due to an event we attended we were supposed to have shrimp tacos on Saturday. As often happens towards the end of the week I was not feeling like what had seemed a good idea when we put the menu together. So I made a weird concoction. John was still eating shrimp tacos so I took my shrimp, the green onions, cabbage and beans from the tacos and added shredded carrots. I enveloped this in a nuoc cham sauce and served it over rice. Vietnamese/Mexican fusion!
I was perfectly happy with my conglomeration.
Posted in Asian, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Vietnamese
Tagged beans, rice, shrimp
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Skillet lasagna. 7/31/25
Tonight was Sarah’s night to cook. With some leftover components from the lasagna she made last week she cobbled together a lasagna bowl. She had tomato beef sauce, pasta, ricotta, and mozzarella in it. With your eyes closed it tasted, smelled, and gave the consistency of a real lasagna. We always look forward to her pasta nights and this did not disappoint!
Posted in American, Beef, Chinese, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Lasagna, pasta
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Chile-garlic salmon, rice, cauliflower. 7/30/25
The salmon we made was adapted from a NY Times Cooking recipe which included a mango/cucumber/avocado salad. The recipe below is for the fish and the salad. I did not make the salad so I cannot vouch for how it tastes. The original recipe called for maple syrup and chile-garlic sauce. I substituted sriracha and a little sweetener because I am not a huge fan of sweet savory dishes. Our dinner turned out really well and I imagine we will make it again.
CHILE-GARLIC SALMON WITH MANGO CUCUMBER SALAD
Posted in American, Asian, Fish, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged cauliflower, salmon
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BBQ ribs and asparagus with mustard soy sauce. 7/29/25
We did not make these ribs. Our local grocery store had a BOGO sale on them in their deli department. To be honest I have never made ribs so this is probably the only way our family will get to eat them. My critique on these ribs is that there was way too much bbq sauce and it was too sweet. The too sweet factor is just me. No one else complained about it.
To make up for the fact that I had not done any cooking I made asparagus with a soy mustard sauce. I adapted an old Mark Bittman recipe and it turned out pretty well.
ASPARAGUS SALAD WITH SOY MUSTARD SAUCE
Posted in American, Easy, Pork, Recipes, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged asparagus, fibs, Pork
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Classic chicken dinner. 7/28/25
Sarah bought a rotisserie chicken so that there would be some food in the house when we got home from vacation. We already made a burrito bowl out of one of the chicken breasts and on Monday we ate the other one. The chicken was warmed up in some chicken gravy that was also tasty on the mashed potatoes. Broccoli crowns were on sale so that was our vegetable.
Posted in American, Easy, Poultry, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, chicken, potatoes
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Quick pasta dinner. 7/27/25
On Sundays we usually have some sort of egg dish but I just was not feeling like it. I decided I would boil up a couple of ounces of pasta and add it to some sauteed onions, garlic, and cherry tomatoes. It turned out great and was a quick and easy dinner.
Posted in American, Easy, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta
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Chicken burrito bowl 7/26/25
Sarah was such a sweetie gathering all the ingredients we needed to make chicken burrito bowls when we got back from our trip. Just think of all the things you like in a burrito and put it in a bowl. So easy and less messy to eat!
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, rice, Vegetables
Tagged avocado, black beans, cheese, chicken, cilantro, green onions, rice, salsa, tomatoes
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Wrapping up vacation dining. 7/26/25
We are home from our vacation in the Pacific Northwest. We had a great time and discovered once again that we like our own cooking better than most of the restaurants we ate at. Luckily we stayed in a unit near Forks, WA that had its own kitchen so we went to the store and bought lots of ingredients for our own dinners. Here’s some of what we made.
We had so much fun shopping and cooking for ourselves. Plus we ate much healthier and saved a ton of money. On the trip home we stopped for Ethiopian and Thai cuisine. And we had a fabulous anniversary dinner at a Michelin starred restaurant. (Glad we saved all those dollars!)
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