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Grilled steak with confetti mashed potatoes and broccoli – 12/9/16

John grilled a steak and we split it. John takes the eye part and I have the cap. It is yummy. I also made this mash which I call confetti mash. I had some leftover mashed potatoes and added parsnips, … Continue reading

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Steak cooked in a non-traditional way – 11/12/16

Costco sells this prime ribeye cap coiled up. It is super delicious. In order to keep it from turning into charred outside and raw inside on the grill, John used the sous vide method. He set the steak jacuzzi on … Continue reading

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Chicken Tuesday – 11/1/16

Once again we did not manage to get the chicken on the proper day. Perhaps I will give up on Chicken Monday altogether. Secretly, I would like to make it Meatless Monday but John is unconvinced. Tonight we had the … Continue reading

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All-American burger dinner – 10/29/16

Tonight’s dinner we ate in two stages. The two salads we had as an appetizer and then John cooked the burgers as the main. It makes dinner last longer! I really like these two salads. The sweet, oniony, salty dressing … Continue reading

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Lamb chops, couscous, and broccoli – 10/26/16

We buy Australian lamb from Costco. It is always good quality and everyone in the family likes it. I was looking at the per capita consumption of various meats and it looks like chicken, beef, and pork are far more … Continue reading

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Refrigerator soup – 10/18/16

We’ve decided to head home on Friday and need to start the eat-down. For lunch today I made a variation on “null soup”, my pointless WW vegan soup. This soup contains everything left in the refrigerator, including meat and starchy … Continue reading

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Shrimp and grits – 10/13/16

Jon took a turn at the stove last night with a Cajun dish. He cooked up a lot of red bell pepper, poblano, and onions. He made some very yummy grits, and cooked the shrimp separately. I made some broccoli. … Continue reading

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Chicken Monday on Monday! – 10/3/16

Finally a proper Chicken Monday on the correct day! Lately we have been having quick cooked sides because it has been hot but Monday it was cool all day. Time to break out the root vegetables! John manned the immersion … Continue reading

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Cellentani with broccoli and green onions in peanut sauce – 9/30/16

John was too full for a proper dinner tonight since he ate one of containers of  leftover Moroccan chickpeas with chard for a late lunch. My lunch was somewhat smaller so I decided to go with the dinner on my menu … Continue reading

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Sous vide chicken with couscous and broccoli – 9/25/16

Obviously I was living on the wild side when I moved a Chicken Monday meal to Sunday. No doubt I will be confused for the rest of the week about what day it is. John set the immersion circulator at … Continue reading

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