Tag Archives: rice

Leftover Lunch – 12/7/16

It is chilly and gloomy in sunny California today. I need something warm for lunch! I look in the refrigerator (rummage, rummage) and I find some chicken from last night’s sous vide, a container of brown rice that I made … Continue reading

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Cabbage rolls and salad – 11/13/16

I cannot believe I did not take a picture of the cabbage rolls John made! We ate them on Sunday and Monday. Using our leftover rice from our Chinese takeout and some ground beef and cabbage that I had bought … Continue reading

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Chicken fajitas redux – 10/18/16

Having purged my refrigerator of fresh ingredients at lunchtime, I turned to previously prepared foods for dinner. I had rice and beans left over from last week’s chicken fajitas that needed using plus a bunch of peppers and onions that … Continue reading

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Mongolian beef – 10/11/16

We decided on Asian cuisine for our Tuesday dinner. One dish we enjoy from our take-out place is Mongolian beef. It doesn’t look too difficult to replicate. I found a recipe that looked doable on http://Rasamalaysia.com (search on the website for … Continue reading

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Moroccan chickpeas with chard – New recipe – 9/27/16

We made this recipe almost exactly as published by NY Times. I always figure the first time you try something you should more or less stick with what’s written. It turned out very well. We served it with some rice. … Continue reading

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Chicken fried rice – 9/24/16

Not what we were supposed to have for dinner. But since I have this horrid cold, I am just not that interested in making food. So at 6 PM we hadn’t done anything and opted to just make an easy … Continue reading

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Not shrimp risotto – 9/16/16

Friday was our official celebrating of John’s birthday so we went out to dinner. I had a disappointing shrimp risotto which was more like some shrimp on a bed of rice swimming in chicken stock. On the plus side I  was … Continue reading

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Leftovers get a new life in fried rice – 9/6/16

Since we are constantly to and fro-ing, it seems like we exist in semi-constant eat-down mode. A great dish for leftovers and bits and pieces is fried rice. John made this from leftover white rice from Sunday’s Chinese take-out,  the … Continue reading

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Chicken breast with vegetable rice – 8/29/16

Finally a Chicken Monday that actually falls on a Monday! We used the sous vide technique to cook our chicken breasts to a perfect temperature and then glazed them with BBQ sauce and put them under the broiler. This is … Continue reading

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July 20, 2016 – Shrimp curry with cherry tomatoes and rice

Note: For a vegan dish substitute tofu for shrimp. This is an adaptation of a recipe I saw on the NYTimes cooking site. Their version has it served over rice noodles but I thought that rice would be a better … Continue reading

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