Innie or Outie

This is another of hubby’s homemade rice cooker meals, Papa’s Clam Pilaf Dinner:

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For the meal hubby steamed diced pork, clams, rice, water, sliced enoki, maitake, and shitake mushrooms, bonito dashi, white wine, and soy sauce in a rice cooker; when finished, the mixture was combined with grated parmesan cheese and chopped scallions; added a small iceberg lettuce, arugula, sliced cucumber, cherry tomato, and chopped scallion salad drizzled with a creamy French dressing; and completed the meal with a small bowl of instant miso soup.

Here’s another meal idea for those outdoor grilling days, Rolled-Pork ‘n’ Beans BBQ Dinner:

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This barbecue meal included foil-wrapped diced potatoes and white onion with white pepper, sesame oil, butter, and balsamic vinegar with a sour cream, snipped fresh basil, whole grain mustard, wasabi mayonnaise sauce; an iceberg lettuce, arugula, cherry tomato, cucumber, and snipped leek white salad tossed with a thin coat of creamy French dressing; and flattened tenderized-pork loin with minced garlic paste and powdered thyme stuffed with frozen green beans, rolled, wrapped with bacon, and tied with lemon grass.

Here’s another tasty home cooked meal by hubby, Papa’s Creamy Crunchy-Chicken Dinner:

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This meal consisted of steamed green beans and flour-dredged chicken sautéed in olive oil with white pepper smothered in a cream, white pepper, butter, and scallion sauce and garnished with grated parmesan cheese; freshly steamed rice garnished with dried parsley flakes; and a small salad of iceberg lettuce, sliced cucumber, halved cherry tomatoes, and snipped leek drizzled in a cremay French-style dressing.

Here’s another simple and flavorful side dish, Cheesy Side Salad:

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For this salad, simply add and lightly toss iceberg lettuce, quartered cherry tomatoes and black olives, crumbled almond cheese, snipped garlic chives and fresh basil, bacon bits, dried oregano flakes, grated parmesan cheese, and a small amount of a creamy cheese salad dressing.

Here’s quick and easy, yet filling, meal by hubby, Papa’s Tuna Salad Brunch:

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For this meal hubby made a salad of iceberg lettuce, white onion slices, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped garlic chives, and drained canned tuna tossed with a light coat of creamy seasame dressing; ham and cheese on toasted white bread triangles with a thin coat of mayonnaise; and instant miso soup.

Here’s a simple and tasty side dish with a twist for take-out pizza, Italian Dinner Side Salad:

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This basic salad consisted of iceberg lettuce, julienned cucumber, quartered cherry tomatoes, black olive slivers, and dried oregano flakes tossed and drizzled with a creamy wasabi, mayonnaise, and creamy cheese dressing mix.

This is another of hubby’s simple and tasty spaghetti dishes, Papa’s Herb-Sausage Pasta Dinner:

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For this meal, hubby sautéed chunks of pork sausage stuffed with herbs and spices in olive oil; added minced garlic paste, chilli pepper oil, and arugula; tossed the mixture with al dente spaghetti; and garnished with grated parmesan cheese. Accompanying the pasta entrée was a salad of iceberg lettuce, halved cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, and snipped leek drizzled with a creamy cheese dressing.

Here’s a simple and tasty meal by hubby that contained take-out and home-cooked dishes, Papa’s Mix ‘n’ Match Dinner:

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The meal consisted of boiled fresh corn-on-the-cob with butter; a salad of iceberg lettuce, quartered cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, and chopped scallions with a creamy sesame-cheese dressing; and KFC chicken and fries.

Here’s another simple and tasty meal, Italian Flavors Tuna "Helper" Dinner:

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The meal consisted of diced white onion sautéed in olive oil with drained canned tuna, minced garlic paste, drained and rinsed garbanzo beans, dried oregano flakes, dried parsley flakes, white pepper, short pasta, milk, and grated parmesan cheese; accompanied by a simple iceberg lettuce, quartered cherry tomato, and dried thyme flakes salad drizzled with creamy cheese dressing.

Here’s another tasty meal home-cooked by hubby, Papa’s Spicy ButaDon Dinner:

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This meal consisted of thinly-sliced pork sautéed in sesame oil with minced garlic paste, minced ginger paste, and white pepper; combined with kimchi; layered on a bed of freshly-steamed rice; topped with bean sprouts, olive oil sautéed shishito, sliced leek, and cracked black sesame seeds; accompanied by a small salad of iceberg lettuce, quartered cherry tomatoes, and snipped scallions with a creamy sesame dressing.