Author Archives: Beebamom

Weekly Menu. November 17-23, 2025

Sarah and I are leaving for a cruise together in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday. No doubt that we will have many delicious food experiences during our two weeks on the ship and at many different locations. In the meantime … Continue reading

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Chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, and broccoli 11/15/25

This is our chicken comfort meal. I wish I could say it is what I ate in my childhood but my mother would have just thrown a chicken in the pressure cooker and the result would be over-cooked chicken with … Continue reading

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Kung Pao Shrimp. 11/14/25

Our Kung Pao shrimp turned out great! We followed a recipe by Jet Tila which you can find here-https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/kung-pao-shrimp-7112947 The cooking goes really quickly so it is important to have your mise en place ready when you begin cooking. Although … Continue reading

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Pasta with sausage and kale. 11/13/25

This is one of my favorite meals that Sarah makes. She uses spicy Italian sausage with various shapes of pasta and usually kale. It is so good! Yum!

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Chicken enchiladas. 11/12/25

After a few weeks without buying a Costco chicken we succumbed to its low-priced convenience and bought one. It is such a good deal—still only $4.99 for a rotisserie cooked, good-sized chicken. Sarah took it apart separating the dark meat … Continue reading

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Spaghetti and meatballs. 11/11/25

I had a lazy cooking night with Rao’s spaghetti sauce, Barilla spaghetti, and Rosina meatballs. It tasted great and there were no complaints.

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Hot dogs etc. 11/10/25

Other than these Nathan’s hot dogs being too skinny and my over-seasoning the beans with chipotle powder, this was an all-American dinner. The hot dogs were advertised as spicy which they were not. They were also “bun length” which made … Continue reading

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Simple pasta dish. 11/9/25

Although Sunday is supposed to be breakfast for dinner night I was just not feeling like it. Instead I boiled up 3 ounces of thin spaghetti and drained it by putting the spinach in the bottom of the colander and … Continue reading

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Weekly Menu. November 10-16, 2025

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Meatloaf, potatoes, and snow peas. 11/8/25

Now that John has the green light to eat what he wants again he chose meatloaf. I have not made meatloaf in a long time except for dabbling in trying to make it with oatmeal once last year. Saturday’s meatloaf … Continue reading

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