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Tag Archives: Avocado
Behind the Scenes
Instead of just showing you the final result, I took an extra moment (even though I was starving!) to lay everything out first and take its portrait. So two pictures today. The pound-size of mixed salad greens that seem to … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Avocado, Behind the scenes, Bleu Cheese, grilled cheese, Pepper Cheese, Salad, Tomatoes
13 Comments
NOLA Boy is Eating Us Out of House and Home
Just a quick update to celebrate NOLA Boy’s gain of two pounds in only ten days. Here we have a typical lunch these days. He actually consumed this bowl of home made soup sprinkled with pizza topping cheese, a salad … Continue reading
Posted in Gary, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Cheese, Cheese Bread, Gary, Lunch Items, More Learning, Peperoncini, Salad, Soup
5 Comments
Blustery Day Chicken Soup
It was a dreary day today. We are so spoiled with abundant sunshine on most days, that it is necessary to have chicken soup when the weather is less than perfect. Fortunately, there was a vat of chicken broth simmering … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Angel Hair, Arizona, Avocado, Avocado Toast, Chicken, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Soup
6 Comments
Steam Fried Eggs
Versatility, thy name is “egg”. When I am busy with a lot of other dishes on Sundays’ special brunches, I sometimes just steam fry the eggs. When you think about it, all methods that keep the egg whole produce something … Continue reading
Typical Taco Lunch Plate
The ubiquitous Mexican Grey Squash makes another appearance with pasilla peppers, red peppers, and onions, to accompany a crispy lunch taco and avocado.
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Mexican Grey Squash, Pasilla, Red Peppers, Taco
2 Comments
Japanese Sandman
What? She’s gone ’round the bend for sure this time. !!! ;-> Every Sunday we have a really special brunch. It usually looks very similar to what you see above, so I don’t often write about it, but today … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Breakfast, Food, French Toast, Full Plates, Kitchen, Poached Eggs, Polenta, Roasted Peppers, Sandman
12 Comments
Nopalitos and Tostadas
An efriend in another (East Coast) state uses nopalitos interestingly, thus I was spurred to give them a try. I’ve seen them on the grocery store shelves here in the desert for many years, and, indeed, a huge cactus … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Nopalitos, Pecan Pie, Tabasco, Tomato, Tostadas
3 Comments
Pizza Now – WOW !
ARE YOU CRAVING A QUICK PIZZA, BUT DELIVERY IS OUT OF THE QUESTION? Would two or three of the above little morsels do it for you? If so, here’s how to have a pizza in record time, and for almost … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Full Plates, Italian Sausage, Kitchen, Lunch, Mushrooms, Onions, Pepperoni, Peppers, Pizza, Romaine
12 Comments
Leftover Leftovers
Just after New Year’s Day, our local grocery store decided to rid themselves of their premium frozen turkeys for $.79 a pound. A 21-pounder somehow managed to come home with me, and thus we have had myriad meals on … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Soup, Sourdough, Tomato, Turkey
5 Comments
Irish-French-Mexican Brunch
Potatoes O’Brien, Swiss Cheese Omelette, Mexican Red Salsa, Green Chiles, Avocado, Chopped Red Peppers, Smoked Paprika Need I say more?
Posted in Food
Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Brunch, Eggs, Full Plates, Green Chiles, Omelette, Potatoes O'Brien, Red Salsa, Swiss Cheese
15 Comments
Cheeseburger Resurgence
What’s not to like? Swiss cheese, with fresh tomato and field greens. A yummy and very satisfying lunch!
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Burger, Cheeseburger, Field Greens, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Swiss Cheese, Tomato
15 Comments
Yellow Cornbread and Chicken Lunch
Back awhile ago, I blogged about putting marinating meat in a plastic bag and then in a bowl that keeps the fluid securely around the meat. We had a couple of the breasts left over from that meal, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Cheese, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Onion, Tomatoes
3 Comments
My Version of a Veggie Burger
I’ve tried the burgers made from grains and beans; I’ve even made my own. If I am going to eat a veggie burger, it will look like this – a “burger” made from veggies. Actually, this must be a “Cheeseveggieburger”, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Asparagus, Avocado, Backyard, Bread, Cheese, Fox, Kitchen, Lunch, Red Peppers, Swiss Cheese
21 Comments
Dansk Burger
Today’s Safeway $5. special is Havarti cheese. What is better than Havarti cheese? At the moment, not a single thing comes to mind . . . except if this is what happens at lunch time. What? You can’t see the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Bread, Cheese, Cheeseburger, Full Plates, Havarti, Kitchen, Lunch, Pumpernickel, Sierra Vista
12 Comments
Boo-Rito
Inside is a mixture of ground meat and Mexican spices with a splash of refried beans. I had some leftover gravy, but no tomato sauce, so the “enchilada sauce” was not as tomato-y as I would have liked. But it … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Beans and Rice, Boo-rito, Burrito, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Sierra Vista
4 Comments
Burger Queen
New post at ANIMALS SPOTTED. You may get the idea that we eat a lot of hamburgers . . . and you would be right. Not unlike those who frequent drive-through establishments, we favor hamburgers at lunch time. We eat … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Fond, Full Plates, Hamburger, Kitchen, Lunch, Red Peppers, Sierra Vista, Vegetables, Whole Grain Buns
6 Comments
Open-Faced Hot Roast Beef Sandwich
This was a very good use of some leftover London Broil. Freshly sautéed onions and peppers, and some pretty green avocado made this an “eyes-rolling-back-in-the-head” lunch. The pretty red and black bowl held the end of a scrumptious batch of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Full Plates, Hot Sandwich, Kitchen, Lunch, Onions, Red Peppers, Sierra Vista
11 Comments
Stir Fry Soup
This looks more noodle-y than it really is because I just tossed the noodles on top. I refrigerate the soup separately from any kind of grain or pasta because it soaks up all the broth, making the grain/pasta too soft … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Chicken, Food, Kitchen, Pasta, Red Peppers, Sierra Vista, Soup, Stir Fry, Tomatoes, Vegetables
8 Comments
Cilantro – a new favorite
Home from the clinic and starving – as usual! DH had a bowl of brown rice and Peruano beans with Italian sausage – very internacional! My bowl looked like the above. You can’t see the delicious chicken stew that was … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Avocado, Chicken, Chocolate, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Mushrooms, Pasta, Sierra Vista, Sour Cream, Strawberries, Vegetables
8 Comments
Adventures of Dorrie Anne 