Tag Archives: broccoli

3-Cup Chicken with Garlic Sesame Broccoli. 5/21/18

I got the garlic and sesame broccoli recipe from NYTimes Cooking. Reviews were saying it was like broccoli “crack”. I’ve never had crack but I have had broccoli many different ways and certainly “death by broccoli” (an insane casserole) and … Continue reading

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Last classic chicken dinner (for a while). 5/1/18

As I said I am going to search for some new recipes to introduce into my rotation. Chicken is way overdue for a makeover. But for all times sake, we have one more chicken classic, that is, chicken breast sous … Continue reading

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Fancy dinner night. 4/18/18

What’s the occasion? No occasion! Sometimes it is just nice to treat yourself to an out of the ordinary dinner. Tonight’s dinner was fried scallops and tartar sauce with steamed new potatoes and broccoli salad. It was really good! In … Continue reading

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Classic Chicken Monday on Tuesday. 4/17/18

Since I slipped the schedule, Classic Chicken Monday dinner ended up on Tuesday. In preparation for cooking the dinner we went out and bought an Instant Pot for Utah so we could more easily make rutabagas. (We do enjoy our … Continue reading

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Yes, we ate steak again. 3/12/18

Usually I post a menu for the week so I make sure we are not eating the same things too closely together. This week there is no menu and I actually did not realize that we just had steak until … Continue reading

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Turf then surf. 4/8 and 4/9/18

On Sunday we turfed with a ribeye cap steak which we first cooked in the immersion circulator to a delicious 125F degrees. Then John put it on the grill along with a microwaved baked potato cut in half to get … Continue reading

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Homey goodness, chicken dinner. 3/30/18

Nothing says being home more than my favorite chicken dinner. Usually I serve this on Chicken Mondays but I just could not wait. Because we are in the throes of jet lag I cheated a little and used a rotisserie … Continue reading

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Chicken Monday Classic. 2/26/18

Our classic Chicken Monday plate always reminds me of Thanksgiving and is a real comfort dish for me. John sous vide the chicken breast which we split between us. I made the rutabagas in the Instant Pot and mashed them. … Continue reading

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Menu mix-up! 2/7,8,9/18

I had a menu plan. I posted it in my kitchen and online. Problem is when I got to Wednesday I did not feel like eating fish so I had spaghetti which I always feel like eating. Then Thursday rolled … Continue reading

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Menu for this week posted. 2/5/2018 (Chicken Monday!)

I enjoy planning menus for the week, printing them, and hanging them up so family members can see (and I can remember) what is planned for dinner. I use the title Kap’n Mom’s Kitchen – Homade Specials because our family … Continue reading

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