Author Archives: Beebamom

Weekly Menu September 21 -September 27, 2020

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Beebamom

This week’s menu includes using your rotisserie Costco chicken two ways, three vegetarian/vegan dishes, and two seafood entrees. I hope this inspires you to do some cooking this week.

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Rosh Hashanah dinner. 9/19/20

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Beebamom

Note: Eek, I wrote this post on Saturday and then forgot to post it! Sorry. Although we are not religious, we still like to celebrate the holidays of both our faiths. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year and begins … Continue reading →

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Shrimp in a Pernod cream sauce. 9/17/20

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Beebamom

This is a pretty fancy dinner for an ordinary weeknight. We have had this before and I posted the recipe here. John did the cooking and I did the chopping for this dish. We served it with rice and finished … Continue reading →

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Winner, winner, chicken dinner. 9/16/20

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Beebamom

September 16 is a celebration day for John and me. It is the day he retired from full-time work in 2002. He has been retired for 18 years! We have had a wonderful time being with each other doing so … Continue reading →

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Kale and white bean vegetable soup. 9/15/20

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Beebamom

The soup I made the other day and had for lunch transformed itself into dinner. I added more vegetable stock to it which made it soupier and less stew-like. All the vegetables in it are things you probably have in … Continue reading →

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John’s birthday dinner. 9/14/20

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Beebamom

Because of the pandemic this year instead of going out for John’s birthday we cooked his requested favorite meal. He chose popcorn before-sies, sushi appetizer, and fried scallops with collards and corn for the main. We bought the sushi at … Continue reading →

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Breakfast for dinner. 9/13/20

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Beebamom

I enjoyed my omelet this week which I pared down to just three ingredients eggs, mushrooms and Swiss cheese. I hardly ever eat cheese so a slice of ultra-thin Swiss cheese is a special treat. I stayed with the mushroom … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu. September 14 – 20, 2020

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Beebamom

This week we are celebrating two special occasions, John’s birthday and Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. Usually John and I would be going out to dinner with friends for his big day but not this year. We will cook … Continue reading →

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Roasted Chilean sea bass with mango salsa. 9/12/20

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Beebamom

John roasted three pieces of sea bass for 12-15 minutes depending on their thickness. How’s that for a fast delicious dinner?! I made a mango salsa to go with the dinner by combining mango, a chiffonade of kale, Fresno chile, … Continue reading →

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Leftover day. 9/11/20

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Beebamom

One of the great things about making a double recipe of something you really like is that there is plenty left for another dinner. Of course you run the risk of overeating which I managed to do on both nights … Continue reading →

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