Author Archives: Beebamom

Classic comfort chicken dinner. 5/29/25

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Beebamom

We stopped by Costco on the way home from doing errands and picked up a rotisserie chicken. Sarah took the chicken apart and I decided we would scrap the Afghani dal plan and make one of our comfort meals instead. … Continue reading →

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Linguine with onions and cabbage. 5/28/25

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Beebamom

This was another delicious pasta dish by Sarah. She sauteed the onions and garlic in olive oil and then added the cooked linguine to the vegetables along with some pasta water. A dusting of feta cheese went on top. It … Continue reading →

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Chicken enchiladas with Mexican cole slaw 5/27/25

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Beebamom

For our enchiladas John sears the tortillas first so they have a charred flavor. Then I take the tortillas and fill them with shredded chicken, diced onions, shredded cheese, and green enchilada sauce. I nestle them in a 9 x … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day grilling. 5/26/2025

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Beebamom

We had a small family grill night for Memorial Day. John cooked the hamburgers expertly and also put some char on the corn. I made up a salad and we shared part of a bag of chips.

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Weekly Menu May 26- June 1, 2025

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Beebamom
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Salmon with mustard parsley sauce. 5/24/2025

Posted on May 25, 2025 by Beebamom

Today we are getting those good omega-3 fatty acids from the salmon! Plus the broccoli provides 140% of our daily vitamin C. Hopefully these two super foods will offset the white rice which does not bring much to the good … Continue reading →

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Whole grain penne with asparagus. 5/23/2025

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Beebamom

The pasta of choice at our house is Barilla. Along with most other grocery items the price of a pound of pasta has gone up. We try to stock up whenever Barilla is on sale. This week it was selling … Continue reading →

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Sicilian swordfish with couscous and zucchini 5/22/2025

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Beebamom

Occasionally one of our grocery stores will have 6 or 7 ounce frozen portions of swordfish and tuna on sale for $5.99. The three of us can divide up the fish and have a fine seafood dinner for $12.00. Last … Continue reading →

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Hot night dinner. 5/21/2025

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Beebamom

Originally it was supposed to reach 90F for the first hot day of the season. Actually I think it was only 86F but I had planned this hot night dinner and was thus commanded by the menu hanging in my … Continue reading →

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Shrimp tacos. 5/20/25

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Beebamom

Tuesday was definitely Taco Tuesday at our house! Sarah and I went out for lunch and had street tacos and then, according to my menu plan, John and I made shrimp tacos for dinner. John does such a great job … Continue reading →

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