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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 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 quick ‘n’ easy meal, Corned Beef Pasta Dinner:

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This dish contained frozen mixed veggies, sliced leek, and drained canned button mushroom slices sautéed in olive oil with dried oregano flakes, dried parsley flakes, powdered thyme, minced garlic paste, white pepper, corned beef hash and frozen leftover spicy sauce mixed with mini-pasta and sour cream.

Here’s a tasty dish by hubby that has some surprising ingredients, Papa’s GyuTan-Pasta Dinner:

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This meal consisted of thinly-sliced gyutan (beef tongue) sautéed in olive oil; combined with minced garlic, sake, white pepper, karashina (mustard greens), and chicken bouillon granules on a bed of spaghetti; sprinkled with grated parmesan cheese; and a side-salad of iceberg lettuce with quartered cherry tomatoes drizzled with a creamy cheese dressing.

This is a simple and tasty meal, Cheesy Pork & Pasta Dinner:

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This meal consisted of pork roast roll stuffed with smoked and almond cheeses; sautéed in olive oil, minced garlic paste, and white pepper; and garnished with dried tarragon flakes; assorted mini-pasta tossed with butter, dried parsley flakes, cracked black sesame seeds, and parmesan cheese; a small salad of iceberg lettuce, quartered cherry tomatoes and black olives, and dried oregano flakes drizzled with a creamy sesame dressing; and instant miso soup.

This is a traditional meal with “fireworks” added, Fiery Fourth of July BBQ:

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To arrive at the fiery results for this meal, prior to grilling, steak was marinated in store-bought hot salsa; sweet corn-on-the-cob was foiled wrapped with butter, dried chives, and powdered cayenne pepper; and chicken was marinated in sesame oil, minced ginger paste, and white pepper. To accompany the grilled goodies, a salad of julienned iceberg lettuce and carrot, sliced cherry tomato, sliced black olives, assorted mini-pasta, and cracked black sesame seeds; topped with an original creamy wasabi dressing; and garnished with crumbled nori flakes.

Here’s another tasty meal with a twist by hubby, Papa’s Ensai-Pork Pasta Dinner:

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The ingredients hubby used for this meal were pork sausage slices, frozen julienned bell pepper, minced garlic paste, white pepper, cayenne pepper, olive oil, chopped fresh ensai (water spinach), and spaghetti garnished with parmesan cheese; and accompanied by sliced whole-wheat dinner rolls sautéed in olive oil and minced garlic paste.

We recently had a birthday celebration for our youngest dog, Jaco, and I came-up with this Asian-influenced twist on one of our family’s favorite cooking methods, Grilled Miso-Sake Steak Dinner:

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This meal consisted of grilled steak in a red miso, sake, powdered red chili pepper, powdered cumin, powdered marjoram,and olive oil marinade; chicken in an apple cider vinegar, sesame oil, minced ginger paste, powdered thyme, and white pepper marinade; foil-wrapped canned button mushrooms slices and frozen bean mix with butter, olive oil, chopped fresh parsley, and butter; sliced carrot, bell pepper, white onion, and garlic skewers; and a mixed mini-pasta salad with mayonnaise, wasabi, soy sauce, crushed senbei, and dry ochazuke.

Here’s a flavorful meal idea for one of those cookouts, Mustard-Steak & Ginger-Chicken BBQ Dinner:

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This meal included steak marinated in whole grain mustard, soy sauce, white pepper, and olive oil; sliced onion-garlic skewers; chicken marinated in ketchup, oyster sauce, sesame oil, minced ginger paste, sage, and coriander; foil-wrapped frozen asparagus with butter. lemon juice, powdered lemon peel, diced bacon, and cracked black sesame seeds; and a chilled mini-penne, minced hard-boiled egg and white onion, mayonnaise, balsamic vinegar, and dill weed salad.

Here’s another original home cooked meal idea, Leek Stuffed-Pork Cutlet Curry-Ramen Dinner:

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This twist on two very popular dishes in the local cuisine included pan fried leek-stuffed pork cutlet medallions; instant ramen with a curry powder/one-half packaged ramen bouillon broth; leftover crockpot curry; a spiced dried-seaweed sheet garnish; and a chilled brocolli/cherry tomato in dill weed with apple cider vinegar tsukemono.