Author Archives: Beebamom

Sesame shrimp bowl 3/10/22

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

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

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

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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Weekly Menu. March 7 – 13, 2022

No posts over the weekend due to eating leftovers on Saturday and going out to dinner with the whole family in celebration of our granddaughter’s 16th birthday Kind of quiet food week coming up. I decided I always eat too … Continue reading →

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Lentils with turkey sausage. 3/4/22

We used to make this dish as lentils, turkey sausage, and carrots but decided to up the vegetable ante to include celery, mushrooms, and kale to make it more nutritious and filling. I start my lentil stew by sautéing the … Continue reading →

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Chilean sea bass, green beans, new potatoes. 3/3/22

We buy frozen Chilean sea bass from Costco. Unfortunately when we got to the end of the bag there were three equal sized pieces, one thicker piece, and one oddly shaped piece with thick and thin parts. Since our daughter … Continue reading →

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Fusilli with broccoli and mushrooms. 3/2/22

Is it a bowl of pasta or a bowl of vegetables? I would say it is about 50/50. By using a lot of mushrooms and broccoli in my pasta bowl, I created a satisfying dinner using less than 3 ounces … Continue reading →

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Lamb chops with fennel, leek, potato braise. 3/1/22

These lamb chops are part of the pack we bought at Costco for Valentine’s Day. Once again John did a super job grilling them. I am pretty happy with the vegetable side dish I concocted as well. After thinly slicing … Continue reading →

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Moroccan chickpeas with greens. 2/28/22

This vegan dinner entree is a delicious combination of spices, vegetables, and preserved lemon. There is a bunch of chopping up to do but the cooking is mostly hands off. To make it simpler I used a can of drained … Continue reading →

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