Author Archives: Beebamom

Fusilli with mushrooms and asparagus 5/19/22

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Beebamom

This is a delicious and filling pasta dinner that I make every week. It always includes some shape or strand of pasta, onions, garlic, mushrooms, and a vegetable. This week I used asparagus. It is one of my favorites. The … Continue reading →

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Fish taco with spicy black beans and rice 5/18/22

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Beebamom

Underneath the cabbage, tomatoes, onion, and salsa verde there is a fish fillet and a corn tortilla. This is my version of a taco, a whole bunch of things piled on a tortilla. Folding a tortilla up and eating it … Continue reading →

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Leftover red lentils with kale and cauliflower rice 5/17/22

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Beebamom

We had some leftover lentils from the other night so we heated them up in the microwave. I always have cauliflower rice in the freezer and the microwave is good for heating that up too. The kale was served raw. … Continue reading →

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Salmon bowl 5/16/22

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Beebamom

For a vegan or vegetarian preparation see note below. This salmon bowl is half hot entree, half salad, and one hundred percent delicious. John cooks our salmon on one side after a 20 minute brine starting in a cold pan … Continue reading →

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Scrambled eggs and Caprese salad 5/15/22

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Beebamom

Sunday night is a day of rest for the cooks at our house. We always make Breakfast for Dinner for ourselves. John makes a ham, cheese, mushroom, and scallion omelet and I make an egg dish which varies a lot … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu May 16 – 22, 2022

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Beebamom
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Afghani nachos and dal 5/14/22

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Beebamom

I have been making this red lentil dish for a long time but since our son was coming over for dinner I wanted some kind of appetizer as well. Looking on the same site where I found Afghani dal I … Continue reading →

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Grilled portobello with 2-bean vegetable salad 5/13/22

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Beebamom

If you are trying to eat more plant-based meals, grilling a portobello mushroom instead of a meat burger is a great substitution. John marinated the mushrooms in no fat Italian salad dressing and balsamic vinegar and sprinkled on some garlic … Continue reading →

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Shrimp with broccoli and zucchini over polenta 5/12/22

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Beebamom

Shrimp with vegetables over polenta is our version of shrimp and grits. John uses Bob’s Red Mill polenta and makes it in a ratio of six parts water to one part polenta. One half cup of polenta turns into quite … Continue reading →

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Fusilli with mushrooms and kale 5/11/22

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Beebamom

It’s pasta Wednesday! It’s also vegan Wednesday! I try to keep my Wednesdays vegan along with one or two other vegan or vegetarian days a week. This week along with with this pasta dinner, Friday (Afghani dal), Saturday (grilled porto … Continue reading →

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