Author Archives: Beebamom

Pasta with tuna, snow peas, and parsley. 6/8/19

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Beebamom

Today, for my half birthday celebration (what? you don’t celebrate your half birthdays?!) I made campanelle with a lot of snow peas and parsley plus a can of tuna. I sautéed a little onion and garlic and then, when the pasta … Continue reading →

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Working with take-out. 6/7/19

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Beebamom

Apparently I have thrown my menu out the window. Being short of prep time yesterday, I froze the chicken we were supposed to have and John ran out to the store to pick up something pre-prepared. He chose ribs, potato … Continue reading →

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New vegan recipe! Chana Dal with brown rice, tabbouleh, and pita

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Beebamom

New recipe tonight! Chana dal is a stew made from split chickpeas seasoned with cumin seeds, chili powder, turmeric, and tomatoes. This is a snap to make with your Instant Pot. I found this super easy recipe at Piping Pot … Continue reading →

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Sous vide ribeye steak, grilled potato, broccoli and fava beans. 6/4/19

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Beebamom

Today’s division of labor was like every other day, John cooks meat and grills and I do vegetable prep and cooking. John gave the steak a 2 hour immersion circulator bath at 130F and then seared the steak on the … Continue reading →

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BFD (Breakfast for Dinner). 6/3/19

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Beebamom

Today we had a little outing to Sonoma County Wine Country which is about one and a half hours away. Our plan is to pick up our wine club selections and treat ourselves to a nice lunch. There are not … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu. 6/2/19

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Beebamom

Since our Sunday dinner was frozen eggplant Parmesan (again? They come in packs of two at Costco!), I am just offering up a menu for the week. Hopefully we will be able to stick to it. Since we are going … Continue reading →

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Home grown. 6/1/19

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Beebamom

Last night’s dinner was all leftovers, a veritable smorgasbord of American, Italian, and Mexican delights from this week.  Since I have nothing new to say about what I have cooked I thought I would show what is going on with … Continue reading →

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Skirt steak fajitas. 5/31/19

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Beebamom

John and I went back and forth over whether we would be making tacos (me) or fajitas (John).  In the end we decided on fajitas since we have not had them recently. We found a recipe for fajita seasoning (there … Continue reading →

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Sweet Italian sausage with polenta and salad. 5/30/19

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Beebamom

I started out by cutting the onions and bell peppers for tonight’s dinner plus enough for use in the fajitas we are having tomorrow night – two birds with one stone! Next I prepared the vegetables for the salad. I … Continue reading →

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Instant Pot rice biryani with shrimp. 5/29/19

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Beebamom

Before discussing our dinner, here is an update on our daughter’s plot in the community garden. With the exception of a few tiny strawberries this is the first harvest, fava beans! She and I shucked a bagful out of their … Continue reading →

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