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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 quick, simple, and tasty home cooking meal idea, Taco-Shrimp Wrap Dinner:

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Equipment and All Ingredients Needed

1 Strainer 1 Pot 2 Frying pans 3 Stovetop burners

1 Can opener 1 Blender/processor Scissors

8 Small cherry tomatoes

7 Black olives (pitted)

6 Six-inch flour tortillas

3 Slices cheddar cheese

1 Can chili beans with sauce

1 Package taco seasoning

2 Cups frozen shrimp

1/2 Cup chicken broth

1/3 Cup cream

1 Tablespoon leek whites

1 Tablespoon olive oil

Iceberg lettuce leaves

Sour cream

Fresh parsley sprigs

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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.

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, 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.

This simple and tasty meal infuses Eastern flavors into a popular standard, Asian Flavors Shrimp "Risotto":

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This dish consisted of frozen shrimp and assorted julienned bell peppers sautéed in sesame oil with sliced leek, minced garlic paste, minced ginger paste, dried red pepper flakes, white pepper, lemon juice, dill weed, crushed peanuts, chicken broth, leftover pre-cooked rice, cherry tomatoes, Japanese pizza melt-cheese, and grated parmesan cheese added and garnished with snipped shiso leaves.

Here’s a tasty surprise hubby came up with, Papa’s Grilled Tuna Steak Dinner:

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For the meal, hubby served foil-wrapped half-baked potato with sour cream, sweet corn-on-the-cob; skewered shishitou peppers; skewered leek; a small salad of iceberg lettuce and sliced cherry tomatoes with a creamy cheese dressing; and tuna steak in a marinade/sauce of sesame oil, minced ginger paste, minced garlic paste, lemon juice, white pepper, soy sauce, red wine, and leek.

Here’s another of hubby’s quick ‘n’ easy dishes, Papa’s Bacon & Shrimp Curry:

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For the meal, hubby sautéed bacon and frozen shrimp, asparagus, and bell pepper slices in olive oil with minced garlic paste, white pepper, and curry powder; and ladeled over freshly steamed rice.

This tasty home-cooked meal by hubby is very similar to his other dish, Papa’s White Fish & Onion Sauce Dinner:

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For this meal hubby used white fish fillet dredged in flour; sautéed in olive oil; added white pepper, bonito dashi, sake, minced ginger paste, sour cream, and chopped scallions and leek; frozen asparagus and assorted bell pepper sautéed in sesame oil with minced garlic paste; and fresh rice sprinkled with dried parsley flakes.