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Dinner This Week November 3-7 2025

I was deciding to make a Dinner plan this week so I thought I would share it with you! Of course it won’t matter what order you or I make these dishes in but I am going to make these 5 dinners this week!

I have put the recipes in the order that I am going to make them!

Monday– Stew in the Instant Pot

Tuesday– Vegetarian Chili

Wednesday – Fish Tacos at Home

Thursday – One Pot Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes

Friday – Simple Roast Chicken

Beef Stew in the Instant Pot ( or use a saucepan ….the taste of this stew is sooo good)

Beef Stew in the Instant Pot is great. Of course you can make this in a to on the stove or even in the oven if you do not have an Instant Pot. The recipe is delicious! I find that sometimes the beef chunks in beef stew are hard & too chewy…but not when the…

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Vegetarian Chili

It is getting really cold here so it is time for Chili & this Vegetarian Chili is a fav of ours I posted this in January 2017. I have updated that original post   I love a thick delicious chili. Most often, we eat it with ground beef but I do really like a vegetarian…

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Fish Tacos at Home

I love fish tacos!  They  are so easy & quick to make at home & any fish can be used which makes this dish so versatile! You can even use a frozen breaded fish fillet if you want to! I have been known to do that when I can’t find any fresh fish that I…

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One Pot Pasta With Fresh Tomatoes

This one pot pasta is really quick & a perfect solution for dinner if you just don’t know what to have, you are starving & want to eat soon!!! This really does not take long from start to finish! This recipe is from Martha Stewart . All of the ingredients for this dish go in…

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Simple Roast Chicken

I  just think that sometimes a Simple Roast Chicken is one of the most delicious ways to eat chicken! This is a one pan dinner! The chicken is roasted with potatoes & vegetables! The smell of the roasting chicken fills the house up and whenever I make this, my family walks in and always comments…

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Do you love Pasta like I do? Here are some delish Pasta Recipes!

Mushroom Pasta Bake

If you like mushrooms, you are going to love this recipe. Another one from Smitten Kitchen…Mushrooms, cheese, pasta….baked until the cheese has melted & the edges are crispy….really….what could be more delicious! Marsala wine is in this recipe but I didn’t have any so I left it out. Perhaps with it in, the flavour would…

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Pasta Alla Norma… my version!

Pasta Alla Norma is one of my fav pasta dishes. I always buy eggplant when I am grocery shopping and this is one of my go-to ways to use it. There are many recipes for Pasta Alla Norma. Some of the recipes are a but involved, but I really just wanted a quick supper using…

by Marilyn Dishes

One Pot Pasta With Fresh Tomatoes

This one pot pasta is really quick & a perfect solution for dinner if you just don’t know what to have, you are starving & want to eat soon!!! This really does not take long from start to finish! This recipe is from Martha Stewart . All of the ingredients for this dish go in…

by Marilyn Dishes

Baked Pasta with Ricotta Cheese

Kind of like lasagna, but only in that it is a cheesy baked pasta dish topped with mozzarella cheese & a sprinkle of parmesan…..vegetarian & delicious! The recipe is from marthastewart.com. Baked Ziti with Crunchy Italian Salad & Garlic Bread. I didn’t use ziti, but used small shells. I did make a salad, not the…

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Full of Turkey? Have some Pasta!

Pasta Alla Norma… my version!

Pasta Alla Norma is one of my fav pasta dishes. I always buy eggplant when I am grocery shopping and this is one of my go-to ways to use it. There are many recipes for Pasta Alla Norma. Some of the recipes are a but involved, but I really just wanted a quick supper using…

by Marilyn Dishes

One Pot Pasta With Fresh Tomatoes

This one pot pasta is really quick & a perfect solution for dinner if you just don’t know what to have, you are starving & want to eat soon!!! This really does not take long from start to finish! This recipe is from Martha Stewart . All of the ingredients for this dish go in…

by Marilyn Dishes

Mushroom Pasta Bake

If you like mushrooms, you are going to love this recipe. Another one from Smitten Kitchen…Mushrooms, cheese, pasta….baked until the cheese has melted & the edges are crispy….really….what could be more delicious! Marsala wine is in this recipe but I didn’t have any so I left it out. Perhaps with it in, the flavour would…

by Marilyn Dishes

My Take on the Tik Tok Pasta Trend

There is this recipe trending all over TikTok & on Instagram & food blogs.Here is my take on it! Super quick.. the original recipe uses fresh cherry tomatoes roasted with some feta. I was talking to Jacki & she suggested we make this a ‘pantry’ recipe since not everyone can get to a grocery store…

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Baked Pasta with Ricotta Cheese

Kind of like lasagna, but only in that it is a cheesy baked pasta dish topped with mozzarella cheese & a sprinkle of parmesan…..vegetarian & delicious! The recipe is from marthastewart.com. Baked Ziti with Crunchy Italian Salad & Garlic Bread. I didn’t use ziti, but used small shells. I did make a salad, not the…

by Marilyn Dishes

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One Pot Pasta With Fresh Tomatoes

This one pot pasta is really quick & a perfect solution for dinner if you just don’t know what to have, you are starving & want to eat soon!!! This really does not take long from start to finish!

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Meals for the next 3 Days!!

With Covid19 numbers increasing in our city & other places I have decided to curb side grocery shop for a awhile. So, that takes some planning.. which leads me to make some recipes this week with groceries I have in the house already! Here are 3 meals I am going to make the next few days..

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One Pot Pasta With Fresh Tomatoes

This one pot pasta is really quick & a perfect solution for dinner if you just don’t know what to have, you are starving & want to eat soon!!! This really does not take long from start to finish!

Continue reading “One Pot Pasta With Fresh Tomatoes” →

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