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 of hubby delish dishes, Papa’s Pork ‘n’ Taters:

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This meal consisted of chopped pork and potatoes simmered in a mixture of white onion slices, bonito dashi, chicken bouillon granules, white pepper, soy sauce, mixed vegetable juice, white wine, minced garlic paste, and water; strained and tossed with Dijon mustard; placed on a bed of freshly-steamed rice; and garnished with dried parsley flakes.

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.

This is a simple and tasty home-cooked meal idea, Spicy Shrimp Succotash Dinner:

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This meal included diced half-baked potato and assorted frozen bell pepper and sliced bacon strips sautéed in butter and olive oil with fresh corn-on-the cob kernels, frozen shrimp, white pepper, red chili pepper flakes, dried parsley flakes, minced garlic paste, and strained canned butter beans added; tossed with chopped garlic chives and garnished with a dallop of sour cream and dried thyme flakes; accompanied by a toasted tortilla with almond cheese roll.

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.

I finally had a chance to download the new Google Earth with Sky and came up with this collection of tidbits to munch on while we took a gander at the universe, Virtual Tour Snack Platter:

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The platter consisted of honeydew slices with almond cheese chunks wrapped in ham; cucumber slices; spicy cheese kamaboko (fish sausage); baby cheese chunks; Spanish olives; leftover KFC chicken; toasted white bread triangles with a tuna spread of drained canned-tuna, dill pickle juice, minced garlic paste, minced ginger paste, diced white onion, crushed capers, soy sauce, dried parsley flakes, and mayonnaise; Hershey’s dark chocolate kisses; and red wine.

Here’s another simple and tasty meal with a twist, Summertime Wrap-Ups:

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The meal consisted of grilled white pepper seasoned steak strips with butter sautéed mustard greens and a red wine, whole grain mustard, red chili pepper flakes, sesame oil, and almond cheese spread; frozen grilled Mediterranean vegetable mix sautéed in olive oil with spicy pork sausage chunks and a mayonnaise, caper juice, dill weed, minced garlic paste spread; canned cream of asparugus soup with nutmeg and dried parsley flakes; cherry tomato slices and shiso leaves drizzled with creamy wasabi; and toasted flour tortillas.

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.

Here’s another quick ‘n’ easy meal from hubby, Papa’s Island Spam Dinner:

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The meal consisted of pineapple chunks and spam (pork luncheon meat) slices sautéed in olive oil, mustard greens and white onion slices sautéed in sesame oil with white pepper and minced garlic paste, and freshly steamed rice.