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Grilled lamb chops, new potatoes, broccoli. 9/25/25

Lamb is our favorite meat to grill. The grilling, along with lamb’s slight gaminess, is a great pairing. We buy these loin lamb chops at Costco. They come from New Zealand and are reasonably priced. John does a great job … Continue reading

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Chilean sea bass, potatoes, asparagus. 6/17/25

Yesterday’s economical meal left room for a splurge tonight. John stopped at Costco and picked up a very nice piece of Chilean sea bass to divide amongst the three of us. Since we were already turning on the oven (425F) … Continue reading

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Grilled lamb, new potatoes, broccoli. 5/31/25

When we bought this boneless leg of lamb a couple of weeks ago John cut it into three pieces. We ate the first piece on the day we bought it and froze the other two. We decided to thaw and … Continue reading

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Grilled lamb chops, new potatoes, and asparagus. 3/10/25

I have always been surprised that a lot of people do not care for lamb. Too gamy is usually the reason. Around our house a lamb dinner is always greeted with an enthusiastic response. We buy lamb loin chops at … Continue reading

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Breaded mahi mahi, steamed and crisped new potatoes, salsa slaw. 12/6/21

Originally sesame salmon bowls were on the menu for Monday but the avocado is not ripe yet so we will make that dinner later on in the week. We splurged on a little olive oil tonight to get the crispy … Continue reading

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Seared scallops. 8/9/19

Except maybe for the clean-up there is nothing faster, simpler, and more delicious than seared scallops. John and I have to time everything to be basically done before he puts the scallops on since they only take a couple of … Continue reading

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Seared scallops with snow peas and new potatoes. 7/2/19

Of all the proteins scallops are my favorite. Sweet and succulent they make any dinner feel special. John did a great job cooking them in our cast iron frying pan. He made sure it was really hot before he put … Continue reading

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Seared scallops. 2/10/19

I love scallops. I especially love them breaded and fried but since I am trying to eat reasonably, I am having them pan seared tonight. The steamed new potatoes only take about twenty minutes to cook and, after they are … Continue reading

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Fire on the grill! Epic fail. 9/18/18

We run into a little trouble when our cast iron flat top catches fire on the grill. Our experiment with searing scallops on a ripping hot surface does not turn out well.  Lesson, never add fat too an overly hot … Continue reading

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Salade Niçoise. 7/26/18

It has been really hot for over a week now. I am attempting to find different dishes to make for dinner that will not heat up the kitchen. Today’s attempt, Salade Niçoise. This is more of an assemblage of various … Continue reading

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