Monthly Archives: October 2021

Weekly Menu. November 1 – 7, 2021

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Beebamom
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Turkey sausage with cabbage two ways. 10/30/21

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Beebamom

My original plan was for turkey sausage with BBQ beans and sauerkraut. Since I have been trying to cut out some carbs throughout the day, John and our daughter had the BBQ beans and I made some coleslaw to accompany … Continue reading →

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Scallops with green beans and broccoli. 10/29/21

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Beebamom

Having scallops for dinner always seems like a special occasion. In fact we opened a nice bottle of Chardonnay to drink with it. Due to the wine drinking, I decided to forego the new potatoes and make myself a double … Continue reading →

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Mexican chicken parmesan with zucchini and leeks. 10/28/21

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Beebamom

What?! Mexican chicken parmesan? It’s not a long story. I looked in my pantry shortly before dinner and there were no canned tomatoes. Zero. What I did have was a container of salsa in the refrigerator and some tomato paste. … Continue reading →

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Whole grain penne with mushrooms and broccoli. 10/27/21

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Beebamom

Happy Pasta Day! Whole grain penne is our current go-to pasta and broccoli is the all-season vegetable. This yummy vegan entree takes less than a half an hour from slicing the first mushroom to ladling it into your bowl. A … Continue reading →

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Vegan red lentils with kale and rice. 10/26/21

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Beebamom

I first had this dish at a restaurant called Khyber Pass. I found a recipe for it on a site that specialized in Indian/ Afghani food under the title of Afghani dal. It is easy, quick-cooking and delicious. Don’t be … Continue reading →

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Mahi mahi fish sticks and coleslaw. 10/25/21

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Beebamom

I have started out the week by switching Tuesday’s dinner for Monday’s at the request of our daughter who will be out on Monday but really wants to eat the Afghani dal and is less keen on fish sticks. We … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu October 25 – 31, 2021

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Beebamom

I am a little late getting this out due to torrential rain here in Northern California that knocked our power out for several hours. But it is raining a lot and that is a very good thing out here where … Continue reading →

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Sesame salmon bowl. 10/23/21

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Beebamom

Our dinner on Saturday is one of the best things we have made lately. It was warm and cool, unctuous and crunchy, salty and sweet and all around delicious. Hiding under the cucumbers, cabbage, avocado, and furikake is a perfectly … Continue reading →

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Vegan! Spicy lentils with kale and rice

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Beebamom

Spicy lentils are a work in progress. It was the first time making this dish which we were adapting from a NYTimes recipe. The critique given by our daughter was that we had not used enough oil to bloom the … Continue reading →

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