Author Archives: Beebamom

Lunch and Breakfast for Dinner. December 19-20, 2020

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Beebamom

I am catching up from the weekend. We had a Zoom party to go to on Saturday and I ate some junk food and I lost enthusiasm for making something more remarkable for dinner. What I did was to combine … Continue reading →

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Christmas Week Menu. 12/21-27/20

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Beebamom

This is week is filled with traditional (for us) things to eat.  We always have a big do at our house for Christmas Eve when the grandkids open their presents, we sing carols, and we eat hors d’ouevres and dessert. … Continue reading →

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Lightened up shrimp scampi. 12/18/20

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Beebamom

I am definitely getting behind with all the things involved with Christmas, like wrapping presents, planning menus, and buying food. So I am posting Thursday’s dinner which was a lightened up shrimp scampi . I got the recipe off the internet … Continue reading →

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Lentils, sausage, carrot, mushroom, and spinach stew. 12/16/20

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Beebamom

We have really been into legumes this week with split chickpeas, chickpeas, and now lentils for dinner. Tonight was supposed to be shrimp scampi but we got an invitation to watch a Zoom choral concert earlier in the day and … Continue reading →

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New! Chicken and chickpea tagine. 12/15/20

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Beebamom

Chicken and chickpea tagine is a recipe that I found on NYtimes Cooking site. If you have a subscription you can find it here. We, of course, made some changes to lower fat and sugar and to pare down several … Continue reading →

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Vegan chickpea stew (Chana dal). 12/14/20

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Beebamom

Of all the dishes I make in the Instant Pot, I like Chana dal the best. I think it would be totally makeable on the stove top too but it would take longer and would need some watching. You can … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu. 12/14/20 – 12/20/20

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Beebamom

I just noticed I got the dates wrong. The menu should read December 14-20, 2020. Since last week got messed up with my birthday, the new dinner, chicken tagine, got moved to this week along with two new takes on … Continue reading →

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BFD, Mushroom and Swiss omelet. 12/13/20

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Beebamom

Since John always seems to get such pleasure out of making his Breakfast For Dinner omelets, I thought I would try one tonight. My filling was minced shallots, sliced cremini mushrooms and Swiss cheese. When John makes his he just … Continue reading →

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Salmon, rice, Vichy carrots. 12/12/20

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Beebamom

This is a very delicious, very healthy, very orange plate of food! Our Saturday leftovers dinner plans ended up with only rice and carrots left over so we decided to make a fresh dinner  by adding a couple of pieces … Continue reading →

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Instant Pot Cracked Wheat Pulao (Dalia Pulao) 12/11/20

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Beebamom

Cracked wheat is like the bulgur you use for tabbouleh. This is a new recipe and one that we will not be making again. You are supposed to put everything in the Instant Pot and cook it for 5 minutes … Continue reading →

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