Monthly Archives: February 2023

Valentine’s Day fancy dinner. 2/15/23

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Beebamom

We had a wonderful dinner at EDGE in Sonoma. The food, wine, and ambience were superb. I have no regrets over this splurge.

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Classic chicken dinner. 2/14/23

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Beebamom

Since we are going out for a fancy Valentine‘s Day dinner on 2/15, I made an actual ❤️-day dinner that is like an uncomplicated warm hug! While John heated up some rotisserie chicken in packet chicken gravy, I boiled up … Continue reading →

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Lentil stew with turkey sausage, carrots, celery, and mushrooms. 2/13/23

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Beebamom

We make this stew in stages. First we brown the turkey sausage that comes packaged already cooked through. Take that out of the pan and use the fat to cook the mushrooms. When the mushrooms are almost done add a … Continue reading →

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Eggs, veggie patty, English muffin. 2/12/23

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Beebamom

I could not think of anything inventive to do with my Breakfast for Dinner this week. I had bought English muffins as a treat this week so I thought I would put a fried egg on each half. I think … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu. February 13-19, 2023

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Beebamom

This is going to be a short cooking week. On Wednesday we are having a belated Valentine’s fancy dinner at a restaurant and then on Friday I am off for a long weekend to visit a friend. John says he … Continue reading →

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Grilled lamb chops and potato with asparagus. 2/11/23

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Beebamom

I think I have hit all the family favorites this week—Chana dal, shrimp bowl, pasta, chicken enchiladas, and finally, grilled lamb chops! While we rarely eat red meat, we will make an exception for lamb chops. Yum! John cooked the … Continue reading →

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Tilapia, rice, and broccoli with mustard sauce. 2/10/23

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Beebamom

Easy dinner tonight. John roasted the tilapia in a 400F oven for 8 minutes. The rice was left over from the oven baked rice I made on Tuesday. I cut up all the broccoli I had and cooked it in … Continue reading →

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Chicken enchiladas and spicy black beans. 2/9/23

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Beebamom

There is nothing difficult about this dinner except for the fact that it takes a lot of assembly. John chopped up an onion and made the beans. The beans are simply a drained, rinsed can of black beans and a … Continue reading →

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Simply pasta. 2/8/23

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Beebamom

Our pasta meal on Wednesday was merely fettuccine and spiralized zucchini (zoodles) with mushrooms, onions, and garlic. The sauce consisted of olive oil and pasta water.

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Shrimp bowl. 2/7/23

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Beebamom

We make three types of bowls, salmon, tofu, and shrimp. We all have our favorite. I think I am going to move my favorite up from 2 to 1, shrimp bowl! Here is the base recipe I start from – … Continue reading →

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