Author Archives: Beebamom

BFD. 10/4/20

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Beebamom

Tonight’s Breakfast For Dinner is what I call a scramble omelet, or scramlet. Since I cannot fold my myriad fillings into a composed omelet, I scramble the ingredients leaving the eggs fluffy on top while getting a good sear on … Continue reading →

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Vegan/vegetarian chili. 10/2-3/20

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Beebamom

Unfortunately this chili looks better than it tastes. I tried a new recipe and the spices turned out gritty. The instructions had me putting them in too late in the cooking. They needed to be added with the oil towards … Continue reading →

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Chilean sea bass, glazed carrots, rice. 10/1/20

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Beebamom

Wow, was this delicious! John cooked these thick chunks of fish for fourteen minutes in a 400F oven topped with a little olive oil, salt, garlic powder, paprika, and bay leaf. They came out perfectly! To accompany the fish I … Continue reading →

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Tuna and white bean gratin. 9/30/20

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Beebamom

Another new dinner entree tonight. This is a mixture of canned tuna, white beans, refried beans, garlic, Gruyere, and panko breadcrumbs. The original recipe calls for cream and milk and for purée-ing the beans. We were able to get by … Continue reading →

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A hamburger. 9/29/20

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Beebamom

On Tuesday night while I was watching the debacle that was the “Presidential” “Debate” I lost my will to cook and threw my diet out the window. John is always a willing co-conspirator in these rare moments. He quickly defrosted … Continue reading →

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New dish! Spiced ginger shrimp. 9/28/20

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Beebamom

The shrimp we made was spiced with curry powder and ginger in this dish from Melissa Clark. The recipe as written gives you options for the main spice, garam masala, Baharat, five-spice, chili powder, etc. We were in a curry mood. … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu. September 28 – October 4, 2020

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Beebamom

Anybody else tired of cooking? I would love to get back to going out to dinner occasionally. To keep things fresh we are trying a couple of new recipes this week and dusting off a meal we have not made … Continue reading →

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Middle Eastern Delight (vegan). 9/26/20

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Beebamom

Although the parsley-forward Lebanese tabbouleh is quite a lot of work, the hummus, salad mix, olives, and pepperoncini are all ready-made. I got my recipe from NY Times Cooking which is behind a paywall but it easy to find other … Continue reading →

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Chickpeas with ditalini and greens (vegan). 9/25/20

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Beebamom

This stew/soup is a lot like the vegan vegetable soup I had for dinner a few days ago. Instead of kale I used a pre-washed combo of spinach and arugula and rather than potatoes the starch in this dish was … Continue reading →

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Costco chicken classic dinner. 9/24/20

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Beebamom

This is our second dinner made with the rotisserie chicken we bought at Costco on Tuesday. We warmed the meat up slowly and kept it under a simmer so the meat would not dry out. The root vegetable mash is … Continue reading →

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