Love the way that the creamy polenta acts as a starch and also a sauce for the shrimp and broccoli!
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Shrimp with broccoli and polenta. 3/12/24
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Tofu bowl with soy vinaigrette 3/11/24
Making these bowls full of Asian flavor is a real favorite at our house. Tofu bowl is especially good because it is pretty much non-cooking. This means we can eat it winter and summer. John marinates the tofu in the soy vinaigrette. I always make extra vinaigrette. So, rice in first, followed by the vegetables, followed by green onion, cilantro, and jalapeños. Dressing on top.
Posted in Asian, Easy, Hot weather meals, Legumes, rice, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Lentil stew with turkey sausage. 3/9/24
I am playing a little catch-up from last week this morning. Lentil stew was our Saturday night dinner and on Sunday we were having a family party where we ate tacos and fancy little cakes. Our daughter-in-law’s sister is a very talented cake and all things sweet maker and has been featured and won in competitions on Food Network. She made these dazzling heart shaped individual cakes for her niece’s (our granddaughter’s) 18th birthday.
Unfortunately I could not eat one because of gluten but I did try some candied citrus peel and a glazed almond that were part of the decoration and that was yummy and everyone said the cakes were great too.
Back to the lentil stew—We used Butterball turkey sausage instead of our usual Hillshire Farm and I found them to be a little sweet. Combine that with the carrot in the stew and the whole thing was sweeter than I like. I also put in some onion, garlic, and celery and scattered the top with broken up tortilla chips. Next time we have this I will go back to the Hillshire Farm turkey sausage and use a smaller carrot.
Posted in American, Desserts, Easy, Legumes, Poultry, Special occasion, stew, Vegetables
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Weekly Menu. March 11 – 17, 2024
I have an abbreviated menu this week because it is time for our daughter’s annual birthday trip! This year only she and I are going and John is staying home. Surely he will make and eat something but I am not tasking him with making a menu as well. I foresee lots of egg dinners, peanut butter on toast, pasta, and take-out.
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Tilapia with broccoli and rice. 3/8/24
Since we eat fish at least once a week I am always looking for new ways to make our dinners more exciting. Friday’s dinner had the excitement of mixed rice and quinoa plus a creamy tartar sauce.
John roasted the tilapia in a 400F oven for 13 minutes. While he was doing that I heated up some leftover white rice and a small container of quick brown rice and quinoa. It only takes a minute in the microwave. Then I mixed it all together for a nice visual on the plate.
The creamy tartar sauce is a take on the now defunct Fish Market’s tartar sauce. It’s a combination of mayo, yellow mustard, lemon juice, capers, onion, and relish. What makes it creamy? I add a tablespoon of water!
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Healthy tips, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Grilled lamb chops with sweet potato and asparagus. 3/7/24
Lamb is our favorite “red” meat. John does such a great job cooking it on the grill. Tonight was no exception. He put a nice char on the sweet potatoes that I had previously microwaved as well. Surprisingly, the asparagus that I cooked in a little water, salt, and butter got the most rave reviews of the night. I guess I got them just right—not too crunchy and not too mushy.
Beef pho. 3/6/24
Last week we tried a recipe from Jet Tila of Food Network for beef pho. It came out pretty good so I thought we would try it again making small tweaks to the recipe. We decided shorten the time the spices in the sachet stayed in the soup, used a better grade of deli roast beef, and cut way back on the sugar. It came out even better this time.
I could easily eat this every week. Next time I think I will try chicken pho or maybe shrimp pho. It is a great, filling, low-calorie dinner.
Posted in Asian, Beef, soup, Vegetables
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Kung Pao Shrimp 3/5/24
We have made this a couple of times and are closing in on the correct rendition. We use Jet Tila’s recipe https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/kung-pao-shrimp-7112947
There is a video on the recipe page to watch if you need further explanation. My one warning would be to not toast the cashews and chiles very long. They are in the dish the whole way through the cooking and can get burnt.
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Chickpeas with kale (and other veg) 3/4/24
I seem to have gotten behind in my postings so today will be a three post bonus day! On meatless Monday John and I made a big, vegan chickpea stew. While John gathered the spices I started chopping up the veg in the order that it goes in the pot. Then he started cooking while I finished the chopping. We are a well-oiled machine (even though I occasionally squeak at John!) In fact we have even talked about making videos called Beeba and Zayde Bicker in the Kitchen. But then cooking might start to feel like work!
This recipe originally came from NY Times Cooking but we have adapted it to our own taste.
Moroccan Chickpeas and Greens
Posted in Legumes, North African, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Breakfast for Dinner-A Sunny Salad. 3/3/24
This week’s dinner egg has found its way on top of my salad. This was simple to make and filling too with protein coming from the egg, the cheese, and one slice of deli ham. I garnished my salad with green onions and crunchy tortilla chips.
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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