Tag Archives: Vegetables

Less Meat, More Protein

Not sure if it is true with all ladies, but I have found for myself, and from speaking with others, that even modest portions of animal flesh protein are becoming less and less appealing. There are so many options with … Continue reading

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Colorful Peppers in an Omelette

Dinnertime had come and gone, but lunch had been very late, so an omelette and home fries seemed the best choice for a quick, yet appealing and filling supper.  Tri-colored mini-peppers and bits of pasilla peppers, along with mushrooms, scallions, … Continue reading

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Simple Stir Fry

This is one of our most cherished dishes.  So simple, and so delicious.  The recipe is basically cooked rice with whatever veggies and meat you have. Sauté the veggies, move them over in the pan, and heat the rice in … Continue reading

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Mulligatawny Soup

Forty some years ago, NOLA Boy did a trek to Gokyo Lake in Nepal, via India.  He picked up a liking for Indian food on this trip.  This was before our time together, and I have zip interest in Indian … Continue reading

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Chicken Stir Fry with White Rice

This is one of those dinners that when you sit down and get firmly established with eating, you think “Why don’t I make this more often?”. The rice is a snap and takes no effort.  The veggies are carrots, celery, … Continue reading

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Aubergine

our new favorite quicky dinner.

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Curry in a Hurry

Probably an overworked phrase, but this really was just that. Stir fry some veggies, add some beef pieces, add some curry powder to broth and flour for the curry sauce – and this delicious meal is ready faster than you … Continue reading

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Poppa Pepper Speaks

They listened carefully, and fulfilled their destiny, just as he had raised them to do.

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Belgium, Germany, Spain

I love cooked cabbage . . . DH – not so much, so Brussels sprouts to go with the German Cheese/Beer Brats – and we are both happy.  A little España as a side with the Spanish rice, which was … Continue reading

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Two for Two

I know . . . this looks almost the same as my last post, but even though this is going to end up looking different from the last dish, it is the same easy method. Two for Two?  What does … Continue reading

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Eggs – Not Just for Breakfast

So often I show you only the finished dish, and just use words to describe the procedure, so today I am bombarding you with a lot more pixels – FIVE photos. Here goes: Chop up the desired amount of any … Continue reading

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Versatility

  Freshly sautéed veggies, leftover noodly shells, boneless chicken thighs from the Nesco Roaster, and some fresh salsa from the deli. We generously sprinkled freshly-grated Romano over the top. I N S T A N T   F E A S … Continue reading

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Bruschetta from the Winery

This is my version of a representation of the delicious bruschetta that we purchased at the winery.  It was only a coincidence that I placed it on this chopping block/hot pad for its portrait.  I guess the complementary colors drew … Continue reading

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How to Make Your Tastebuds Sing with Delight

  If you have a large, good quality frying pan, this meal goes together in minutes. Leftover cooked noodles from Stroganoff Leftover spinach Fresh sliced mushrooms, diced onions, diced red pepper The raw veggies will cook up appropriately in the … Continue reading

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Peppers and Sourdough Bread Appetizer

When the bread came out of the oven, the peppers were prepped and ready for their turn.   And yes, one pepper half is missing, as is a generous slab of fresh-outta-the oven sourdough bread.  It was about an hour … Continue reading

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Pan o’ Peppers

  By now everyone probably understands that we really do love peppers . . . not hot peppers, but these lovelies.  It makes me happy just to look at this picture and remember how delicious these peppers were in the … Continue reading

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Crêpes and Broccoli

  We had had a late and large lunch, so a light supper seemed in order.  I hadn’t made crêpes in many years, but was inspired by an efriend’s post – Whole Wheat Crepes With Spinach & Mushrooms into giving it a whirl. … Continue reading

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Orange Delight

Bonanza!  Red and orange peppers are three for $.99 all week.  Six came home with me today. Don’t they look like tiny pumpkins?

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Onion Rings Made So Very Easy

If you love onion rings as much as I do, but find they are too time consuming to make yourself, and a huge disappointment when ordering them in a restaurant, here’s something I stumbled upon by accident that made my onion … Continue reading

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Almost Stroganoff

    I just wrote up a recipe and method for Beef Stroganoff for a friend, so will take advantage of this, and revise it a bit and enter it here as a blog post. I had a big batch of roast … Continue reading

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