Author Archives: Beebamom

Chicken Marsala. 7/30/18

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Beebamom

We start off the week with a nice twist on Classic Chicken Monday. John sautes some mushrooms and makes a sauce of chicken stock and Marsala and mounts it with some butter. I absolutely hammer the rutabagas in the Instant … Continue reading →

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This week’s menu – July 30 to August 5, 2018

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Beebamom

There are a couple of new things on our menu this week. We are taking our classic chicken dinner and turning into a Chicken Marsala dinner by changing up the sauce. On Tuesday we are trying the classic Roman dish, … Continue reading →

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Egg salad Sunday. 7/29/18

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Beebamom

Kudos to us! We actually planned, prepared, and ate our exact weekly menu. It is not too often that such precision on our part takes place. As a result not only did we have some tasty meals but I lost … Continue reading →

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Grilled chicken with salads. 7/28/17

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Beebamom

Tonight’s grilled chicken thighs are the best that John has ever made. They are juicy and cooked through and have a great BBQ sauce char. Yum! I cannot even begin to describe how great these are. We make our own … Continue reading →

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Hamburger and salad. 7/27/18

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Beebamom

Summer U.S. cooking, a hamburger off the grill and a fresh salad made with vegetables from the garden or the farmer’s market. John grills the perfect medium rare hamburger … and I prepare a fresh vegetable concoction.

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Salade Niçoise. 7/26/18

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Beebamom

It has been really hot for over a week now. I am attempting to find different dishes to make for dinner that will not heat up the kitchen. Today’s attempt, Salade Niçoise. This is more of an assemblage of various … Continue reading →

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Vegan linguine with breadcrumbs, tomatoes, olives, and capers. 7/25/18

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Beebamom

For tonight’s dinner we decide to do a first and second course. Our first course is cucumber and tomato salad with onion and an Italian dressing. We added some feta which you would omit if you want a totally vegan … Continue reading →

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Pacific cod with mustard cream sauce. 7/24/18

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Beebamom

I do not usually shop at Whole Foods because it is pretty expensive but today I am glad I did. In the fresh fish case we find some really nice looking Pacific cod. We turn around to the frozen case … Continue reading →

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“The Classic”. 7/23/18

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Beebamom

”The Classic” is our go-to Monday chicken dish. It is basically a chicken breast, a starch, and a green vegetable. If I were to ask my kids what we eat on Mondays they would answer without any hesitation, chicken. I … Continue reading →

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Weekend and menu. 7/21 & 22/18

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Beebamom

Not too much cooking this weekend. I took a container of spaghetti sauce that I had made previously out of the freezer to have with whole wheat spaghetti on Saturday. Since it was a little shy of enough I added … Continue reading →

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