Monthly Archives: August 2019

Meatless Monday. 8/13/19

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Beebamom

On this hot meatless Monday we are minimizing the heat in the kitchen with microwaved corn on the cob, a salad, and portobello mushrooms grilled outside. Let’s start with the corn. It is so easy when you do it in … Continue reading →

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Lemony zucchini salad. 8/11/19

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Beebamom

In case you have too much zucchini from your garden, here is a tasty salad to use some of it. Leave some time to marinate the zucchini before you eat the salad. At least 4 hours would be best. In … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu. 8/11-8/17, 2019

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Beebamom

It is going to be extremely hot this week. Supposedly we are going to see around 100F (38C) for at least 4 days. Depending on how hot the house gets we may have to switch around or change some dishes.

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Mediterranean salad. 8/10/19

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Beebamom

We have all sorts of tomatoes covering the kitchen table. There are large ones and petite cherries, plus all sorts of colors, green, purple, yellow, orange, and red. It is hard to keep up with this onslaught! We are giving them … Continue reading →

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Seared scallops. 8/9/19

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Beebamom

Except maybe for the clean-up there is nothing faster, simpler, and more delicious than seared scallops. John and I have to time everything to be basically done before he puts the scallops on since they only take a couple of … Continue reading →

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Weekly menu. Aug 4-10, 2019

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Beebamom

I am a little late getting this menu out since my sister was visiting through Tuesday.  We ate quite a bit that was not in my typical style so it is time to get back to a more healthful menu.

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Green tomato sauce. 8/7/19

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Beebamom

Our daughter is growing a type of tomato called Aunt Ruby’s German Green. Many of these tomatoes are real bruisers and weigh in around a pound each. The flesh is a bright green. We have a lot of them so … Continue reading →

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Leftovers taco for one. 8/7/19

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Beebamom

John and I make and eat dinner together each evening but breakfast and lunch are totally free-form.  We eat what we want at whatever time we like. It works best for us this way. Today I made a leftovers taco … Continue reading →

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Summer’s bounty. 8/6/19

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Beebamom

What is more perfect than corn and tomatoes for a summer dinner? Tonight was my sister’s last evening with us before taking the red eye home so we thought we would celebrate summer’s vegetables. First we took a tour of … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian/vegan paella. 8/3/19

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Beebamom

After eating on the less healthy side for the past few days, my sister and I decided to go to the Farmer’s Market today and make a vegetable inspired dish. Laden with corn, zucchini, shitaki mushrooms, green onions, spinach, parsley, … Continue reading →

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