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Another tasty and simple creation by hubby, Papa’s Snack Sandwich#2:

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This creation consisted of iceburg lettuce, red onion slice, ham, and cheddar cheese on a whole wheat dinner roll slathered with a thin layer of whole grain mustard and mayonnaise, then topped with a Spanish olive.

Finally a chance to do some outside cooking, This-n-That BBQ Dinner:

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This meal consisted of grilled ginger-chili sauce pork roast, grilled shikwasa-garlic chicken, grilled foil-wrapped chili beans and onions, grilled foil-wrapped parsley sweet corn cob, and ochazuke onigiri. View brief video with further details.

Hubby’s back in a pasta mood, Papa’s Shrimp Pepperoncini Dinner:

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This version of a pasta favorite consisted of sliced onion, chopped bacon, red chili pepper flakes, white pepper, minced garlic paste, and shrimp sautéed in olive oil; tossed with spaghetti and homegrown basil; and topped with parmesan cheese. As a side dish, a small salad of iceberg lettuce, homegrown arugula and salad greens, chopped cucumber, cherry tomatoes, and chives, bacon bits, and herbed croutons topped with a creamy sesame dressing.

This is another of hubby’s creations using items from his garden, Papa’s Pork and Potatoes in Basil-Rosemary Sauce Dinner:

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For the meal hubby used sliced pork roast sautéed in olive oil and boiled potatoes smothered in a sauce of fresh homegrown basil and rosemary, soy sauce, mirin, white pepper, Spanish olives, and balsamic vinegar. Accompanying the entrée, a salad of fresh homegrown salad greens and arugula, iceberg lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, chives, and bacon bits topped with a creamy cheese dressing and dried oregano flakes.

This is a simple and tasty meal, Bleu Cheese Chicken Roll Dinner:

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The meal consisted of bleu cheese, dried tarragon flakes,and white pepper rolled chicken thigh slices wrapped in thin slices of ham; fried rice with pine nuts and chopped fresh basil; and an iceberg lettuce, cucumber, and cherry tomato slice salad topped with creamy cheese dressing and dried oregano flakes. A video with further details is available here.

This is a quick and tasty snack by hubby, Papa’s Snack Sandwich:

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For the snack, hubby sliced one whole grain dinner roll in half; then added mayonnaise, iceburg lettuce, ham, cheddar cheese, sliced cherry tomatoes, and whole grain mustard.

Here’s another homemade meal that’s easy and flavorful, Rosemary-Garlic Pork Roast Dinner:

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The meal consisted of a pork roast infused with fresh rosemary leaves and garlic chips; then sprinkled with white pepper and powdered thyme; baked and topped with whole grain mustard; chopped white onion and potatoes sautéed in pork fat with white pepper and red wine vinegar added, then garnished with chopped chives; and sliced red pepper, carrot, zuccini, and pine nuts sautéed in sesame oil.

For more complete directions, check out this first attempt at an original foodie video totally from scratch.

A quick and easy way to add a little extra spice to a supermarket pizza, Papa’s Frozen Pizza Plus Dinner:

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To one frozen pizza, hubby added fresh eggplant slices, chopped Spanish olives, Japanese pizza toast cheese, fresh basil, and grated parmesan cheese. As a side dish he made Papa’s Frozen Pizza Plus Salad:

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The salad consisted of homegrown salad greens and arugula, iceberg lettuce, cucumber slices, red onion slices, halved cherry tomeatoes, and chopped chives topped with a creamy cheese dressing.

A simple, yet tasty, way to use leftover rice, Papa’s 10 Grain-Pork Risotto:

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For this dish, hubby used 10 Grain-Kamaboko Rice, added cream, pizza-toast cheese, sliced pork sausage, and grated parmesan cheese; then garnished with chopped arugula and chives.

To accompany the entrée, a simple a side dish, Papa’s Red & Green Salad:

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The salad consisted of homegrown salad greens and arugula with iceberg lettuce, julienned red onion, quartered cherry tomatoes, sliced red radish, and bacon bits, topped with a creamy cheese dressing.

As summer comes to an end, so is the supply of 70 gram somen gift packets. Here is another new idea where East meets West, Miso-Tomato Sauce Somen:

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Sauté spicy pork sausage slices and diced red onion in sesame oil; add minced garlic paste, tomato paste, 1/2 sodium red miso paste, chicken broth, frozen grilled Mediterranean vegetable (zucchini, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, eggplant, and potato) medley, dried red chili pepper flakes, dried parsley flakes, dried oregano flakes, and dried thyme flakes; bring to boil then reduce heat and simmer until sauce is reduced. Cook somen; strain and toss with miso-tomato sauce mixture; plate and garnish with julienned nori. As an accompaniment, I served Toasted Olive-Basil Bread.