Category: Dinner
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Yay for Family Time, too! Charred Green Beans
Last week also saw my spouse and I visiting my parents. I was raised on a relatively mellow-tasting, healthy diet, similar to what I helped my mama make below. Lots of steamed stuff, and delicious tofu. The next night, I made dinner in honor of my father’s birthday. Fell a little short on supplies cooking…
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Accordion Potatoes
Saw this recipe via the latest blog I’ve been persistently sucked into perusing, Brit + Co. which led me to A Beautiful Mess’ Accordion Potatoes. I only had 3 large yukon potatoes, so scaled it down thus: 3 large yukon gold potatoes, washed and dried. 1/4 cup of butter 1 1/2 tsp olive oil 1…
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Meatless Moping: Chickpeas with Chard & Pan-Roasted Tomatoes
I like making meals my spouse isn’t a big fan of when he’s out of town, which usually means no meat, and more carbs. Today’s recipe is one from Real Simple Magazine shortly after a honeymoon to New Zealand, where for breakfast we had thick-cut bacon, a fried egg and a succulently delicious sautéed tomato…
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Spaghetti Squash 2 Ways
There are some days when I miss spaghetti, as my household doesn’t eat much pasta at home any more (well, even if I made it, the other half would likely abstain). If it happens to be a chilly Fall day when I’m plotting a meal to make, my mind goes to spaghetti squash. I was…
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Home-made Tofu
(November Week 2 Trial) Through the magic of the Internets (i.e. user manuals online) I know that my fancy Sanyo 5-cup rice cooker (a long ago wedding registry gift) can also steam food, make porridge, work like a slow cooker, do all of these things at a set time in the future, and, in theory,…
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Potato & Leek Gratin
(Vet’s Day bonus entry) Monday was one of those bonus days in life, with a little extra time for good living. Thanks, US Holiday schedule and indescribable sacrifice of military service members. A friend of mine convinced me it would be a good idea to bike to brunch on the south end of Lake Union,…
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Tzatziki Sauce
(November Week 1 Trial) In anticipation of potential consumers of my meal output going down by 50% this week, I went for a minor trial this time: tzatziki sauce. I found one from The Man Fuel Blog that at least mentioned the risk of heartburn, so I went with that, at half portion. Ingredients: 1…
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Spanish Bread & Garlic Soup
(October Week 5 Trial) I banked this Spanish Bread & Garlic Soup recipe in my Evernote recipe folder last April waiting for the right day, which apparently meant in the Fall, when I’m in the mood for soup. Having to watch the video for the actual instructions behind ingredients -including turning the heat up and…
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Jerusalem Artichokes (a.k.a. fartichokes)
(October Week 4 Trial Ingredient) Congrats, folks, it’s a two-fer this week, for the inaugural postings of this blog. I bought some jerusalem artichokes (a.k.a. sunchokes)* at the Farmer’s Market near my work. Never had them before. Despite the internet’s warnings when I was looking up recipes (after I bought them) that these suckers were…