Monthly Archives: March 2020

🥬 Shredded tofu with mushrooms and edamame. 3/11/20

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Beebamom

New recipe! We try a new recipe by Melissa Clark that I found on the NYTimes cooking site. The firm tofu is drained and pressed and then shredded on a box grater. It gets mixed with some sautéed mushrooms, onions, garlic, ginger, … Continue reading →

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🐓 Chicken enchiladas. 3/10/20

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Beebamom

Have some chicken left over from that too-good-to-pass-up deal on rotisserie chicken at Costco? A quick and easy dinner to make is chicken enchiladas. I made a mixture of onions and garlic (sautéed first), pulled chicken, corn, and black beans … Continue reading →

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🥬 Orecchiette with broccolini. 3/9/20

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Beebamom

Orecchiette with broccolini is the first of our lament dinners to Italy and our trip which should have started on 3/10/20. Being in the higher risk pool for the coronavirus John and I are spending a lot of time sitting … Continue reading →

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😃 Weekly Menu. March 8-14, 2020

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Beebamom

This week I am featuring three pasta dishes because we were supposed to be leaving on Tuesday for three weeks in Italy. Our plan was to start in Milan and work southwest from there going to Parma, Cremona, Modena and … Continue reading →

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🍤 Shrimp and Grits with Asparagus 3/7/20

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Beebamom

I looked back through my posts and found that we had not made shrimp and grits since 2016. I guess somehow it fell out of favor. It was delicious with the perfectly seared shrimp (by John) and creamy polenta (also … Continue reading →

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🥬 Grilled portobello mushroom and cole slaw. 3/6/20

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Beebamom

We had temperatures as high as 80F this week so it made us think of grilling something for dinner. John marinated the mushrooms in balsamic vinegar, lemon, oil, garlic powder, and fresh rosemary and then cooked them on a hot … Continue reading →

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🐟 Sea bass with chickpea purée and parsley sauce. 3/5/20

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Beebamom

Let’s see…for this dinner we used a food processor, immersion blender, a pot, a pan, and a roasting tray. What a lot of equipment! It is a very wonderful thing that John likes to do the dishes! We got some … Continue reading →

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🥬 Black bean tacos and Texas caviar. 3/4/20

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Beebamom

Black bean tacos and Texas caviar have a lot of components that need chopping but there is very little cooking. I take a short-cut with the Texas caviar and use half of a can of drained Rotel and dump the … Continue reading →

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🐓 Comfort Food. 3/3/20

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Beebamom

There is a lot to be worried about at the moment so a plate of comfort food seems like the right dinner. For us that is pan-roasted chicken breast, rutabagas and broccoli. It doesn’t make the worries go away but … Continue reading →

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🥬 Leftovers: Spiced red lentils 3/2/20

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Beebamom

We have a lot of spiced red lentils left over from last week and a container of rice. So I pick up some more broccoli from the store and we have an almost no-work dinner. These lentils, whose major claim … Continue reading →

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