Archive for the ‘Vegetables’ Category
Monday, November 10th, 2008
This was a quick veggie side dish to go with some potstickers and rice. It's very simple, but easy to add to as well. Next time I'll probably add some garlic and a splash of oyster sauce.
Stir Fried Peas and Mushrooms
Serves 4
12 oz snow peas
8 oz whole button ...
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Tonight's dinner idea came from Allrecipes user Laripin via our local newspaper. As I can't leave a recipe alone, I modified it for our tastes and my unexpected lack of tomatoes in the house :-P My version is below. We followed the poster's suggestion and served it ...
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Saturday, October 4th, 2008
So Shaun is back from taking the LSAT, so we had a nice dinner tonight to celebrate no more LSAT studying. Tonight is the last night my folks are here as well. I made raspberry chipotle glazed pork tenderloin, roasted butternut squash (with cumin this time, which came ...
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Friday, October 3rd, 2008
My parents came back from their week out on the Olympic Peninsula bearing many freshly picked blackberries and blueberries for us :) I'll have to come up with something good to do with them! Since they'd had a late lunch and I had a ...
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Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Sautéed zucchini is a common side dish in our house. We both love zucchini, so it makes regular appearances as a side, whether roasted, sautéed, grilled, or prepared in some other way.
Sautéed Zucchini
Serves 4
8 small zucchini, about 2 pounds total
½ tbsp olive oil OR butter
kosher salt
black pepper
Slice the zucchini ...
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Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Winter squash is a lovely side dish, and when it's good it stands all on its own. It roasts at the same time and temperature as the roast chicken below, so it's a great additional side dish for that as well as for most any winter oven bake. ...
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Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Here's an old fashioned traditional Sunday dinner: a chicken roasted with potatoes and carrots. I also served some sautéed zucchini and roasted sweet dumpling winter squash. It takes a while to cook, but a lazy Sunday afternoon is perfect for that.
Chicken Roasted with Potatoes and Carrots
Serves 4-6
1 whole ...
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
I got this recipe from Elise of Simply Recipes. She has a lot of great recipes, so visit her blog! The marinade made the steak very flavorful, even after just 2 hours. The only things I changed were using a 1.25 lb flat iron steak instead of ...
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
This is a quick and easy side as long as you buy the pre-cubed butternut squash. It's also not too much more trouble to peel and cube a whole one if you have the time and inclination (here's a Slashfood video demonstration). It cooked alongside the pork tenderloin ...
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Foil packets are a great way to cook delicate things on the grill. Tonight's salmon was cooked in foil, as were the asparagus and carrots accompanying the meal. I got thin asparagus spears and julienned the carrots so that they would cook in about the same time as ...
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