Tag Archives: Vegetables

Shrimp tacos and black beans – 9/9/16

Easy shrimp dinner with mango-peach salsa on the tacos and spicy tomato salsa in the black beans.  

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Grillin’ time -9/8/16

As the sun sets in St. George, it is time to light up the grill. The heat has started to abate and it is nice to be outside and enjoy the scenery. One reason that I enjoy a grilled dinner … 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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Labor Day Weekend, 2016

We had the family over on Saturday and a grilled lunch of Zaydeburgers, corn on the cob, fruit salad, and cranberry pound cake. Zaydeburgers are hamburgers that John makes and grills. They are often a request by the grandkids. We … Continue reading

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Lentil soup with turkey sausage – 9/2/16

Last week I made a new recipe, lentils with middle eastern spices. There was a bunch left over.  I took that leftover portion and added turkey sausage plus additional carrots and celery. Easy and tasty!

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Chickpeas, pasta, and vegetables – 8/31/16

Wait, didn’t I just make this? Yes, but it is so delicious and vegan besides! Anyway, it has different vegetables in it so the taste is a little different. I could eat this every week and I guess I do!

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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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August 27, 2016 – Fast Pad Thai with Shrimp

Note: for a vegetarian dish omit the shrimp and substitute tofu. As far as the fish sauce is concerned, I think some combination of vegetarian soy sauce and lime juice might achieve a similar taste. Fast, well maybe fast if … Continue reading

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August 18, 2016 – Warm Niçoise salad (with or without tuna)

Note: for a vegetarian dish omit the tuna and add another half egg. I found this Gwynth Paltrow recipe a while ago and made it according to her instructions. I wasn’t happy with the results. Putting everything in a pan … Continue reading

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August 16, 2016 – Brain food

I wonder why fish is called brain food. Is there some sort of scientific proof behind this? At my house growing up, my father detested fish, even the smell of it. No fish was ever allowed! Even our poor cat … Continue reading

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