Author Archives: Beebamom

Blogiversary Weekly Menu. October 13-19, 2025

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Beebamom

On Monday I am celebrating the 14th anniversary of Dining Lite. In honor of this momentous occasion I am making a meal from the first week of posts, Shrimp Creole. My original idea for my blog was just to publish … Continue reading →

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Chickpeas with ditalini and vegetables 10/10/25

Posted on October 11, 2025 by Beebamom

Making chickpea stew is an easy way to use up leftover vegetables that may be getting limp in the refrigerator. In addition to the chickpeas, Ditalini, and broth I added tomatoes, thyme, and zucchini from the garden and carrots, fennel, … Continue reading →

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Chicken enchiladas. 10/9/25

Posted on October 11, 2025 by Beebamom

After taking a couple of weeks break we made chicken enchiladas. I decided to put more filling in and make fewer of them. So I only made 12. There were none leftover for lunches. 😟

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Penne with spicy Italian sausage and kale. 10/8/25

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Beebamom

Tonight was Sarah’s night to cook dinner. Her pasta dinners are always much more exciting than mine as she cooks something delicious without regard to whether it fattening or not. Tonight she made a pasta dish that you might find … Continue reading →

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Stuffed cabbage. 10/6/25 (and 10/7/25)

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Beebamom

Tonight we celebrated Sukkot which is a harvest festival. For some reason, and I am not sure why, we make stuffed cabbage for this dinner. It is a lot of work and I always say that next year I will … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu. October 6-12, 2025

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Beebamom
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Stuffed peppers. 10/3/25

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Beebamom

After looking through my pictures it seems that stuffed peppers seem to start being a fairly frequent dinner starting in late September or early October. I guess I must equate stuffed peppers with Fall. I do not have a recipe … Continue reading →

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Afghani dal with rice, kale, and yogurt. 10/2/25

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Beebamom

After last night’s expensive dinner we opted for one much more economical. Lentils are probably the cheapest way to serve protein plus they cook up quickly with no soaking or pre-cooking. This is especially true of red lentils. (Red lentils … Continue reading →

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Chilean sea bass with steamed potatoes, and asparagus. 10/1/25

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Beebamom

We got October off with a bang by making our favorite fish. Chilean sea bass is expensive so we do not have it frequently and it is always a treat. John and I made a special trip to Costco where … Continue reading →

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Grilled burgers etc. 9/30/25

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Beebamom

Sarah has introduced us to this new website (or app), 2G2G or too good to go. It is devoted to trying to eliminate food waste. Retail restaurants and stores make up surprise bags of food leftover from the day or … Continue reading →

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