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Nicoise-ish Salad

July 29, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Nicoise-ish Salad

This one’s for those look to de-carb their life a little. Ordinarily a Niçoise salad would come with potatoes, but here, I’ve subbed that for a small piece of sliced …

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Categories 30 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Healthy, Salad Tags King Oscar, Tonnino Leave a comment

Lingcod in Hatch green chili sauce

August 28, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Lingcod in Hatch green chili sauce with pepitas

A quick and simple weeknight dinner, with some leftover fish. The fish in question here, lingcod, a firm and meaty white fish that I picked up from the Sitka Salmon …

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Categories 30 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Healthy Tags Hatch, Mr Kensington's, Sitka Salmon, Sitka Salmon Shares Leave a comment

Vietnamese-style vegan meatball salad

July 28, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Plant-based Vietnamese salad with Impossible meatballs

This vibrant salad appears on our dinner table at least two or three times a month in the Summertime. It’s bright, refreshing, packed with flavor – and relatively healthy. To …

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Categories Dinner Ideas, Healthy, Vietnamese Tags Impossible Burger, Impossible Foods Leave a comment

Lingcod over chana masala

July 24, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Lingcod over Trader Joe's channa masala

Looking for something to do with that frozen curry in the back of your freezer? You know, the one that’s been sat there for months, without ever really convincing you …

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Categories 15 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Healthy Tags Sitka Salmon, Sitka Salmon Shares, Trader Joe's Leave a comment

Cilantro-lime lingcod

April 27, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Cilantro lime lingcod with rice and avocado

When a package of lingcod arrived on my doorstep from Sitka Salmon Shares, this was one of the first ideas that popped in my head. Lingcod is a lean white …

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Categories 30 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Healthy Tags Sitka Salmon Shares, The Spice House Leave a comment

Oven baked frittata

March 25, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Oven baked fritatta

We love this one for the sheer flexibility it affords. Whatever you have leftover in the fridge, you can probably make it work in a frittata. Here’s the basics: Start …

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Asian salad with soy sauce fried Gardein tenders

September 23, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Asian salad with soy sauce fried Gardein tenders

This one is super quick. Grab your favorite store brand Asian salad and while you’re at it some of the Gardein Seven Grain Tenders. We find this is the best …

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Categories 15 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Healthy, Salad Tags Gardein, Maruso Leave a comment

Garden fresh Caprese salad

September 6, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Garden fresh Caprese salad

This one really only springs to life for a few months of the year, but when it does, wow! If you aren’t particularly green fingered you’ll want to hit up …

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Sable fish with cous cous and chickpeas

August 19, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Sable fish with cous cous and chickpeas

I scored this sablefish courtesy of a Sitka Salmon Shares shipment. Try saying that three times with your mouth full of fish! I cooked the fish skin side down until …

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Categories 30 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Healthy Tags Sitka Salmon Shares Leave a comment

Chicken kebob with chips, salsa, guac

September 23, 2020July 10, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Whole Foods chicken kebob with chips, salsa, guac

Nothing says Summer like some freshly grilled kebobs right? These particular skewers come by way of Whole Foods, marinated in tequila and lime. They also use plenty of dark meat, …

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Categories 15 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Healthy Tags Whole Foods Leave a comment
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