Author Archives: Beebamom

Tilapia with sheet pan veg. 3/15/22

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Beebamom

We tend to buy frozen fish and shellfish. Costco has some good seafood products at reasonable prices so we always keep salmon, Chilean sea bass, shrimp, scallops, and some sort of white fish in the freezer. For our mild white … Continue reading →

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Chicken dinner. 3/14/22

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Beebamom

This homey chicken dinner reminds me of Thanksgiving, but easier. The rotisserie chicken I buy from Costco is not the whole bird but their vacuum packed offering of cooked breast meat. I divide the package in half (about 1 lb. … Continue reading →

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Sunday simple supper. 3/13/22

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Beebamom

It’s Sunday and you have been cooking all week. Give yourself a break! Sunday supper around here is an everyone-make-your-own-eggs dinner. John always makes himself an omelet and I make a variety of egg dinners. This week I am doing … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu March 14-20, 2022

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Beebamom

Wonder of wonders this past week we actually ate exactly what we planned! This week coming up we have two special event dinners, Purim with its triangular food, and St. Patrick’s Day with its soda bread.

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Marinated tofu and vegetable stir-fry 3/13/22

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Beebamom

I marinated the tofu in a nuoc cham sauce for about two hours. Nuoc cham is a Vietnamese sauce and is basically fish sauce, sugar, and lime juice. With John manning our large fry pan, I cut the vegetables up … Continue reading →

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Farro stuffed pepper. 3/11/22

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Beebamom

This dish which luckily I made in the morning has a lot of components. First I needed to make the farro. I used an oven method where 1.5 cups of farro cook in a covered dish with 2 1/3 cups … Continue reading →

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Sesame shrimp bowl 3/10/22

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Beebamom

Sesame shrimp or salmon bowls are fast becoming the number one choice for dinner at our house. There is really very little cooking involved, make some rice or heat up some leftover rice and quickly cook the shrimp. Everything else … Continue reading →

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Fettuccine arrabiata. 3/9/22

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Beebamom

I had frozen a portion of arrabiata sauce from a dinner a couple of weeks ago. It was not enough for our dinner but it was a good base to start from. There were already onions, garlic, and mushrooms in … Continue reading →

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Salmon salade Niçoise. 3/8/22

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Beebamom

In addition to the salmon we had French green beans that were blanched, a hard boiled egg, kale, olives, and cherry tomatoes. I made a mustard sauce to dress the salad. It is about equal parts, horseradish mustard, whole grain … Continue reading →

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Rotisserie chicken with gravy and sheet pan sprouts and squash. 3/7/22

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Beebamom

I am actually a little embarrassed to post this dinner since I took every shortcut imaginable to prepare it! The chicken comes from a pre-pulled pack of Costco rotisserie chicken. The gravy was made from a packet of McCormack’s powdered … Continue reading →

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