Innie or Outie

This is another of those “almost too simple” meals that is tasty and filling, Red Beans & Rice Soup Dinner:

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Simply sauté sliced pork sausage in olive oil and diced white onion; add diced bell pepper, fresh rosemary and chopped basil leaves, minced garlic paste, chopped scallions, canned diced tomatoes, chicken broth, cayenne pepper, and leftover red beans and rice. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for about ten minutes; plate and add a whole grain dinner roll as an accompaniment.

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These are very tasty shrimp chips, more commonly known as ebi senbei, with seaweed added.

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This is a simple, quick, and tasty meal with ingredients easily found in most kitchens, Papa’s Pepper Pork Pasta:

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For the meal, hubby sauteed sliced pork sausage in olive oil, added julienned homegrown bell peppers, chopped fresh Enoki mushrooms, dried garlic chips, chili pepper flakes, fresh rosemary sprigs, chopped fresh basil, and powdered thyme; then tossed the mixture with spaghetti; and sprinkled with parmesan cheese. As an accompaniment, garlic toast slices.

Here’s another tasty selection available in the local bento market with rice; deep fried white fish with tartar sauce; potato, carrot and onion mix; broccoli, carrot, and hot dog mix; Shitake mushroom; chicken; and umeboshi.

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Although I’ve been trying to include videos with meals, this dish was just too quick and simple to have time to take footage, Grilled Beef on a Stick Dinner:

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The meal consisted of grilled thinly-sliced skewered beef with a whole grain mustard, soy sauce, cayenne pepper, and minced garlic paste dipping sauce; red chili beans and sauce mixed with leftover precooked rice and chopped scallions; melted cheddar cheese and fresh homegrown basil leaves tortilla wraps; and a simple salad of iceberg lettuce, chopped cherry tomatoes and scallions, and bacon bits drizzled with a creamy sesame seed dressing.

A delicious meal with a burst of flavor, Papa’s Shrimp Loaf Dinner:

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For this meal hubby baked individual shrimp loafs concocted from minced shrimp, pork sausage, olive oil, panko, egg, whole grain mustard, chopped fresh basil, fresh rosemary, dried parsley flakes, and white pepper. To accompany the dish, a bed of frozen spinach and dried garlic chips sautéed in olive oil and chicken broth granules then topped with cherry tomato slices; and leftover precooked rice garnished with cracked black sesame seeds.

This delish version of local take-out meals had tonkatsu with ketchup, rice, umeboshi, daikon, ebi-fry, meatballs, yakisoba, sunny-side up egg, and karashina-fu mix.

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This simple and unique meal has a flavor reminiscent of sweet and sour pork, Cran-Apple Pasta Dinner:

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Equipment and All Ingredients Needed

1 Frying pan 1 Medium pot 2 Stovetop Burners 1 Colander

1 Strainer 1 Knife 1 Cutting board

1 Small pork roast

1 /2 Medium apple

1 /2 Can cranberry sauce

2 Large cherry tomatoes

1 /2 Cup frozen grilled Mediterranean vegetables

1 1/2 Tablespoons scallions

1 Tablespoon olive oil

1 Tablespoon white pepper

1 Teaspoon minced garlic paste

1 Teaspoon minced ginger paste

1 Large fresh rosemary sprig

Iceberg lettuce

Dried oregano flakes

Herbed croutons

Fresh basil sprigs

Pasta of choice

Salad dressing of choice

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With the weather getting a bit more nippy in the evenings, hubby created a delightfully tasty way to get warm, Papa’s Chunky Cream Soup:

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For the soup hubby used sliced potatoes, thinly sliced beef, chopped bacon and fresh mushrooms, diced onion, fresh rosemary, dried parsley and oregano flakes, powdered thyme, white pepper, cream, and a tad of olive oil. As an accompaniment, buttered whole wheat dinner roll slices.

This is another quick, simple, and flavorful home cooked meal, Spicy Shrimp Rice Dinner:

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Equipment and All Ingredients Needed

1 Frying pan 1 Stovetop Burner 1 Colander

1 Knife 1 Cutting board

24 Frozen shrimp

4 Large cherry tomatoes

1 1/2 Cups pre-cooked rice

1 /2 Cup chicken broth

2 Tablespoons olive oil

1 1/2 Tablespoons scallions

1 Tablespoon minced garlic paste

1 Tablespoon julienned pickled ginger

1 Tablespoon dried parsley flakes

1 /2 Tablespoon scallions

1 Teaspoon paprika

1 Teaspoon whole grain mustard

Iceberg lettuce

Dried oregano flakes

Fresh basil sprigs

Salad dressing of choice

1 Teaspoon horseradish (optional)

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