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Baked Polenta with Greens
This is a Mark Bittman recipe from his discontinued iPhone app, “How to Cook Everything”. I would pay again to have the app back, but it’s gone.
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Roasted Potatoes
There are many variations on this recipe. You can add garlic, rosemary, cumin, paprika, onions, shallots, almost anything you like in whatever combination catches your fancy. It’s very good in the basic form and you can customize it depending on your mood.
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Roasted Green Beans
We’ve discovered that all vegetables are great when roasted. The recipe is always the same – coat the veggies with olive oil, then salt and pepper them generously. Cook until done (to taste). You can taste them before they’re quite done to see if they’re done enough for you. Cooking time isn’t critical since vegetables…
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Slow Cooked Salmon
This is delicious and easy. Prep is almost nothing, then you can go do something else while the salmon cooks. We make enough for two nights so we don’t have to cook the next night. It goes great with Cumin Rice and Roasted Green Beans.
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Cumin Brown Rice
We make this every week to go with our slow-cooked salmon. The garlic & cumin give it good flavor, but the salt is essential. The dish is very savory.
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Chicken with Hoisin Sauce
This is a classic from Mrs. Chiang’s Szechwan Cookbook. It’s pretty easy and everyone loves it. As with most Chinese dishes, it helps to have a sharp knife and be comfortable with it.

