Author Archives: Beebamom

Big lunch, light dinner. 1/31/19

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Beebamom

One of the pitfalls centered around going out to lunch is that lunch turns out to be much higher in calories than my usual lunch. In order to compensate for it I skipped breakfast and planned for a much lighter … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu January 30-February 5, 2019

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Beebamom
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Food from the freezer. 1/30/19

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Beebamom

We get home today around noon from St. George, UT.  During the time we were away we sold our car and completed the sale of our house. It was not a pleasant undertaking but it is done and we are … Continue reading →

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Fried scallops. 1/25/19

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Beebamom

Things have been a bit chaotic this week. We are in the process of selling our house in Utah so we have spent a couple of days on the road and a couple of days packing up our stuff. Mostly … Continue reading →

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Classic chicken dinner. 1/21/19

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Beebamom

We used to sing this song in school which started “Today is Monday, Today is Monday. Monday, bread and butter! All you hungry soldiers we wish the same to you.” Here at our house the song is always Monday, chicken! … Continue reading →

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Seared scallops with collards and corn. 1/20/19

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Beebamom

John has not made seared scallops in a while since we have been enjoying the breaded and fried ones a lot. But new year, new goals for eating so we went back to a lower calorie preparation. This dish is … Continue reading →

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Meats fried rice. 1/19/19

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Beebamom

This morning I made some brown rice using the oven method. It turns out so well with this method and although it is not fast I really do not have to do anything except put it in the oven and … Continue reading →

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Shrimp biryani. 1/18/19

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Beebamom

So we were supposed to be eating the shrimp biryani on Thursday but realized that we did not have any limes. We had spaghetti and meat sauce instead. And as often happens when we are eating pasta, I was too … Continue reading →

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Afghani dahl with kale/chickpea/cucumber salad. 1/16/19

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Beebamom

Every time I make this I think, “This is so good and easy to make. I should put it on the menu more often!” Basically this a chopped up medium onion, 2 cloves of minced garlic, and 1/2 T. of … Continue reading →

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Sous vide/grilled pork with citrus. 1/15/19

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Beebamom

John vacuum-seals 2 boneless spare ribs with a marinade of lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, and spices and cooks it in the immersion circulator for about two hours at 135F. After this he grills it briefly on both sides … Continue reading →

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