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Tag Archives: Lunch
Coffee Filter Trick
Usual salad with a side of homemade bread and Swiss Cheese melted on it. And, yes, it is perched on the top of an upside-down coffee filter. This is to keep the toast off the plate, so it remains crispy. … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Beets, Camembert, coffee filter, Filter, Food, Full Plates, Lunch, Salad, Swiss Cheese
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The Bleu Cheese Dressing Drama Continues
Without my trusty taster at hand to encourage me, to smack his lips in pure joy, and mostly to eat up the results, I am finding that I don’t have enough of an outlet for the food to really support … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Food, Kitchen, Power Stations, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Bleu Cheese, Dash, Food, Kitchen, Lunch, Mayonnaise, Power Station, Salad, Suggestions
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NOLA BOY – Magician
Posted in Gary, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Gary, Lunch, Rubber Band, Soup and Crackers
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Mildred Pierce – Chicken and Waffles
There are two movies called “Mildred Pierce”. The original one in 1945 starred Joan Crawford, and the later one in 2011 starred Kate Winslet. We saw the Winslet 2011 version as a mini-series, and so tracked down and watched the … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Dash, Food, Kitchen, Lunch, Snacks, Waffles, Whole Meal
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Store Bought Pizza
The aisles, especially the frozen food ones, in the grocery store are becoming more and more saturated with boxed meals. I am aghast at the prices and the small weight of the actual food that is in those enormous packages. … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Food, Frozen Dinners, Frozen Food, Lunch, Pepperoni, Peppers, Pizza
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Moroccan Experiment
This doesn’t look like much, but I assure you that it was a delightful taste treat whose deliciousness is bringing memories of just yesterday flooding back into my brain! The bun was a delightful experiment that went altogether RIGHT, and … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Bread, Cheese, Chicken, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Moroccan, Morocco, Tomatoes
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Egg Bites – Not Starbucks
I guess I’m the last person in the world to discover that Starbucks serves a breakfast-on-the-way-to-work dish that is taking the country by storm. From what I read, they are prepared sous vide and then reheated at the time of … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Breakfast, Cheese, Dinner, Eggs, Lunch, Onions, Red Peppers, Scallions, Strawberries
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Royal Corona Bean Soup
If you like beans, and I mean REALLY like beans, you will REALLY like Royal Corona Beans. Probably not the best name to have just now, but I think these beans came before the virus. They are sooooo big that … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Beans, Food, Full Plates, Ham, Kitchen, Lunch, Royal Corona, Soup, Veggies
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Fun with Egg Wash
Sometimes the obvious escapes me; and other times it shines like a bright star! Last night I made Judie McNuggets, although they are really lightly breaded, hearty strips of boneless, skinless chicken breasts rather than smallish bits and pieces of … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Breakfast, Cheese, Food, Full Plates, Home Take Out, Kitchen, Leftovers, Lunch, Omelette
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Fried Rice and Asparagus Medley
Almost no words needed here. Every morsel shown was delectable. There were only two ears of corn, and they both disappeared, but there is a small amount of the rice and two Chicken McNuggets al a Judie in the refrigerator … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Chicken McJudie, Chicken McNuggets, Chunky Blue Cheese, Corn on Cob, Food, Fried Rice, Full Plates, Lunch, Pico de Gallo
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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
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Bowl o’ Rolls
Monday night I made some calzone using a new-to-me bread recipe. The bread was great, but I made a rookie’s mistake and forgot to grease the pan. I just put down some cornmeal on the insulated air bake pan. They … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Baked Goods, Bread, Cheese, Dinner Rolls, Food, Herbs, Kitchen, Lunch, Sandwich Rolls
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Shaved Parmesan and Fontina
“If you’ve ever seen how sweetly the town of San Gimignano sits atop its surroundings, you’ll know how perfectly this fine Parmesan and Fontina mix will grace the simplest dish.” So sayeth Sartori (est. 1939) on the front of their … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Asparagus, Cheese, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Parmesan, Pasta, Red Pepper, Shaved Cheese, Thyme
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Black Beans Deluxe
NOLA Boy loves beans of any color, so I rotate them, but try to keep a supply on hand at all times. The InstantPot has made beans so very easy, it is nearly criminal not to enjoy them to the … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, black beans, Cheese, Food, Full Plates, Green Salad, Kitchen, Lunch, Penzey's, Red Peppers, Sour Cream
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Vindaloo
It started out as Split Pea Soup, but things have a way of morphing in my kitchen. I had a lovely vat of home brewed chicken broth, and it was a chilly (for Arizona !) day, so a nice bowl … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Carrots, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Onions, Pasta, Rigatoni, Split Pea Soup, Vindaloo
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Platelet Celebration
While waiting patiently to have its cataract removed, NOLA Boy’s right eye was able to help with eating this delicious lunch. We had to cancel the scheduled time last week because of low blood counts, but we were more than … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gary, Kitchen, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Cataract Surgery, Eggs, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Platelets, Poached Eggs, Tomatoes
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Tide You Over Sandwich
Need just a bit of delicious food to tide you over until the next meal . . . and with fab flavor, no skimping on nutrition, and very satisfying to boot? Look no further than a quick cut-in-half bolillo roll … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Bolillos, Brunch, Cheese, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Mexican Scallions, Pepper Cheese, Tomatoes
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Hot Club Sandwich on Sourdough
One of our favorites – Remember those two turkey breasts from about a week or so ago? Well, I dragged out one of the packages from the freezer and started making lunches with it. This was the result – A … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Food, Full Plates, Ham, Kitchen, Lunch, Provolone Cheese, sourdough bread, Tomatoes, Turkey
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Italian Aubergine and Dirty Rice
This doesn’t look very exciting, but I can assure you that it was flavorful way beyond its appearance. It was lunch time, just walking in the door from a medical ordeal – and boy, were we hungry! Available items were … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Aubergine, Cheese, Eggplant, Full Plates, Italian Sausage, Lunch, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Salsa
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Adventures of Dorrie Anne 