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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 tasty summertime homemade meal, Grilled-Chicken Hoagie Dinner:

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This meal consisted of chicken thigh marinated in sesame oil with minced ginger paste, powdered marjoram, and white pepper; grilled and sliced in half; placed on a slice of French bread (previously lightly toasted on both sides in olive oil and minced garlic paste) with mayonnaise, cheddar cheese, crisped bacon, and sliced cherry tomatoes on one side and whole grain mustard, mayonnaise, and iceberg lettuce on the other side; drizzled with creamy wasabi; and garnished with sliced leek; accompanied by a soup of frozen chunks of carrot, broccoli, and cauliflower sautéed in olive oil with white pepper; puréed and slow-cooked with butter, chicken bouillon granules, nutmeg, milk, and cream.

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.

Here’s another simple and tasty summertime meal, Steak Salad Dinner:

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This meal consisted of steak sautéed in olive oil, white pepper, and minced garlic paste; dried oregano flakes; and red wine with onion slices added at the last moment; sliced into strips and placed on a bed of iceberg lettuce with quartered cherry tomatoes and black olives added; topped with a dressing of leftover steak with onions liquid with sour cream, soy sauce and dill weed mixed in then cooled until slightly thickened; accompanied by two different cheese wraps of flours tortillas heated with almond and mozzarella cheese with dried thyme flakes in one and baby and cheddar cheeses with powdered sage in the other.

So, you’re tired of the same old pork & bean with dogs & taters. Here’s an original homecooking idea with an Asian twist, Grilled Spicy-Bean Wrap-Dog Brunch:

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The meal included, a thin layer of a spicy bean spread of frozen soybean mix sautéed in olive oil with minced ginger paste and white pepper; then puréed with creamy wasabi and sesame oil; smoothed on a 6 inch toasted tortilla; topped with spiced nori; and wrapped around a long grilled pork sausage with spicy whole grain mustard on the unwrapped section (this particular type was prepackaged on-a-stick for easy grilling); half-baked potatoes sautéed in butter with minced garlic paste, dried parsley flakes, and white pepper; and instant miso soup.

This delish meal by hubby had a little homecooking, take-out, and instant food, Papa’s Chicken Fried-Rice Combo:

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The meal contained chicken chunks sautéed in olive oil with diced carrot and white onion, chicken bouillon granules, bonito dashi, soy sauce, minced garlic paste, and leftover pre-cooked rice; take-out shrimp and green bean tenpura from a local vendor; and instant miso soup.

Here’s another simple and tasty home-cooked meal, Basic Steak & Tater Dinner:

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For this meal, beef steak was sautéed in olive oil with white pepper, minced garlic paste, red wine, and white onion slices; topped with leftover mustard-wasabi sauce; and drizzled with soy sauce; frozen mixed veggies were sautéed with butter and Italian herb mix; potatoes were baked and topped with sour cream and dried parsley flakes; and a small salad of iceberg lettuce, cherry tomatoes, bacon bits, and dried oregano flakes was drizzled with a creamy cheese dressing.

When I went to upload to the photo section of the blog yesterday, I found an intriguing e-mail. An offer from Hellmann’s to submit some of the food pics for consideration to be featured on their “Real Food” campaign for the Yahoo Food site. Since I am a complete novice at this, I was quite surprised and honored. Yet, the whole idea was perplexing as well. Even though I am full of gratitude for the invitation, I really don’t think that the arrangement would work. Hellmann’s is a brand name, and if you notice, I usually don’t include named products on my recipes. The reason for that is I am on an island out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The acquisition of food supplies tends to be a get-it-when-you-can (and sometimes a person can only find items once) proposition here. One of the things that Hubby and I wanted to accomplish in our culinary journey was to create new edibles from everyday items found in most local supermarkets – in other words, not specialty items. For the most part, we have been able to achieve that goal. I do have to add, we have a slight advantage in creating new fused edibles in that I have had to learn to substitute for what would be considered everyday items in many other locations since 1974. Even though now-a-days the culinary item selection has increased in many ways, it is still limited in others. So now I’m sure you can understand the dilemma. However, if any of you are interested in two novice cooks’ island food fusion ideas, than please feel free to look around and substitute your favorite brand for the generic item listed in the recipe.

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.

This local supermarket’s version of combination pizza had the usual tomato sauce, cheese, onion, mushroom, sausage, and Italian spice…but, it also included corn niblets and broccoli flowerettes.

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