Author Archives: Beebamom

Weekly menu. Nov 30 – Dec 7, 2019

Here is the menu for this week. Hey, I just realized my week has eight days and eight meals! I guess that is what jet lag does to you! I also see I left the cursor in the picture after … Continue reading →

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🥬 Back to eating healthy. 11/30/19

I am back from cruising around Southeast Asia. We had an incredible time seeing the beautiful people and places of this region. During our two weeks we took two cooking classes, one in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the … Continue reading →

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Cruising on vegetables. 11/23/19

In case you are wondering about whether there are vegetarian choices on a cruise, I have found that Viking, especially at lunch, has a lot of vegetarian choices. Every day there are usually two types of rice, always pasta, and … Continue reading →

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🐟 A fish story. 11/22/19

Eating sanely while on a cruise is a difficult task. I thought I was going to sail right through this challenge but I was wrong. An extra piece of bread, a cookie, a glass of wine or two, it is … Continue reading →

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Cruising. 11/18/19

Hi, all! I am on vacation and taking a cruise. Everyone knows that cruising is the worst way to try to stay on your healthy lifestyle plan. So here is what I am doing to try to avoid gaining back … Continue reading →

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🐟 The Habit Grill hack. 11/12/19

When it comes to sort of fast food, I like to eat at The Habit Burger Grill.  But I do not want to spend precious WW points eating a burger on a bun. That would be more than half of … Continue reading →

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Diet disaster! 11/11/19

NOTE: I will not be cooking for the next couple of weeks but will post when I come across some food related item of interest. We had a plan. It was a good plan. It involved poaching shrimp, cooking up … Continue reading →

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🥬 Grilled portobello mushrooms with coleslaw (again!) 11/10/19

Grilled portobello mushroom with coleslaw What can I say? I love this dinner! So I guess you will see it popping up on my blog about once every ten days. It is simple and easy to prepare, delivers big flavor, … Continue reading →

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🥬 Spicy Thai basil eggplant with tofu. 11/9/19

Spicy Thai basil eggplant with tofu is our favorite dish to order when we go out to a Thai restaurant. We have tried over the years to replicate it at home usually with rather lackluster results. Before making it this … Continue reading →

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🦃 Happy Early Thanksgiving! 11/8/19

Next week we are going to go to Southeast Asia. How exciting is that?! While we are there we are going to learn about history and see the sights plus take some culinary classes! We are really hoping to become … Continue reading →

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