Tag Archives: Mexican Scallions

First Asparagus

I hadn’t really contemplated dinner, so when it came time to do some serious thinking, this is what I came up with.  I’d been to the grocery store the afternoon before, so there was plenty to choose from. I started … Continue reading

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Rigatoni Light

Summer is here, so minimum heat in the kitchen is the goal.  The rigatoni from the other night, combined with the Italian sausage meatballs (with minimum sauce left on them), combined with big chunks of Roma tomatoes and a gigantic … Continue reading

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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

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Petit Déjeuner International

We had a mid-week treat this morning. Italian polenta, French mushrooms, Mexican scallions, Swiss cheese, American roasted red peppers and strawberries – and duck eggs.

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Rock Cornish Game Hens – The Anniversary Special

Why is it the Anniversary Special? Well, because we recently celebrated our 27th wedding anniversay – not on the day we ate the hens, but that had been the intent when I bought them. This is a picture of wild … Continue reading

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Potato Salad du Orts

BIG TIME animal sightings today. Will put up narrative tomorrow morning. Too sleepy right now. Hint: Huge owl! I didn’t have enough buttermilk to make mashed potatoes out of all of the potatoes that I cooked, so today I made … Continue reading

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Doc Martin and the Two Omelets

SOMEone had made a piggy of HIMself at lunch time with a burrito, and wasn’t hungry at dinnertime. Also – Doc Martin. So I made myself an omelet that looked like the above before I folded it over and like … Continue reading

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Red and Green – Pita Burger

Bright alert! Best put on sunglasses! ;-> (waving to Liz) This was last night’s dinner. I made some pita breads, which turned out okay, but with the high proportion of whole wheat flour, they weren’t as nummy as I had … Continue reading

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Rosemary O’Brien

It’s Sunday again, hence the poached eggs. This time I made Potatoes O’Brien, adding a sprinkling of rosemary. It was a nice little fillip. DH ate down some of the pineapple and blueberries, and then added some yogurt to the … Continue reading

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Mexican Restaurant at Home

Inside: Lightly sautéed chicken tenders with freshly ground lemon pepper, refried beans, and some of the enchilada sauce (Santa Cruz Chile Powder, beef broth, leftover steak gravy, Montreal Steak Seasoning, the end of the fresh tomato salsa, the dregs from … Continue reading

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Judie McNuggets and Mini-Omelet

Judie McNuggets and Mini-Omelet This is one of our favorite dinners. It takes a while to make these delicious nuggets, but I make a dozen at a time, so there are three meal opportunities with each effort. They freeze well, … Continue reading

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Poachers

DESAYUNOS DELICIOSOS !!! HIS We surely love poached eggs and polenta, especially when the polenta has the addition of smooth-melting white Cheddar cheese. DH thrives on onions, so his has pico de gallo salsa and chopped Mexican scallions, along with … Continue reading

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Ham ‘n’ Monster (cheese)

Yes, I know . . . it’s really Muenster, but Halloween is creeping up on us, and I got carried away! The green sprinkles are leaves of tarragon. The slight anise taste of them was great with the tomato, and … Continue reading

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Tuscany Kale

Kale is the new spinach – at least for us. We love spinach, collard greens, all colors of chard, and kale. But now there are a few varieties of kale to choose from. Kale is milder than the others, more … Continue reading

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Out of the Frying Pan, and . . .

One of our favorites – with so many variations. This one had: Angel hair, a melange of mushrooms, onions, Italian sausage, tomatoes, and peppers, and smoked Gouda cheese. I made a separate three-egg omelet in my wonderful Aeternum frying pan, … Continue reading

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Curry and Scallions

This was a super quick dinner using fresh peppers and frozen spinach.  The chicken and the rice were left over from an earlier meal.  A small drizzle of curry sauce on mine; more for others.  I’m not a big fan … Continue reading

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Acini de Pepe, The Poor Man’s Israeli Cous Cous

Thirty or so years ago, I ate a bowl of this every morning with some sort of soft-yolked egg. Our adventures with Israeli cous cous got me thinking about how to have that taste treat without spending a fortune on … Continue reading

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What’s Left

As you’ve probably noticed, I post a lot of pictures of pizza. That’s because I make a lot of pizzas. The standard procedure is to start a batch of dough in the bread machine and then make six seedy buns … Continue reading

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Israeli Cous Cous

Israeli cous cous is delightful stuff. It seems to be a cross between pasta and rice, but it really is just pasta, all dolled up. I don’t know what the little brown flecks are, but I suspect that it is … Continue reading

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The Mexican Plate

DH had this. Not shown: A layer of White Cheddar Cheese between the tostada and the toppings. I had this. The beets made the cauliflower blush! And we each made a delicious salad with this.

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