Author Archives: Beebamom

Sous vide chicken breast with corn, shallots, and cream. 7/10/18

John and I love French food although we rarely make it.  In our minds the fabulous ingredients and sauces are just too rich for a weekday night. However since I have been trying to introduce new dishes to my website … Continue reading

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Great vegetarian/vegan Greek dinner. 7/9/18

Note: For a vegan meal omit or substitute feta I am a little slow getting my post done today since I have been busy watching Wimbledon today. Ladies’ semi-finals! Mostly I am only interested in Roger Federer winning but I … Continue reading

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Wild card Sunday and new menu. 7/8/18

I decided to give my days of the week new names like Veg Monday, Chicken Tuesday, Red meat Wednesday, etc.  We also decided we needed at least one day a week where we might get take-out or go out or … Continue reading

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Gazpacho! Tabbouleh! Veggie Burgers! 7/7/18

Dinner on Saturday was a mostly non-cooked vegan feast. It has been in the upper 90’sF for the last few days and too hot to be heating up the kitchen by turning on the oven or using the cooktop! Our … Continue reading

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Fried scallops, collard greens and corn. 7/6/18 (a recipe included)

It is my favorite again! The scallops were a little smaller so we had more of them. The collard greens are chiffonaded and sauteed quickly. I toasted up the garlic pieces separately so they would not get burnt. The tartar … Continue reading

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Not classic chicken dinner. 7/5/18 (a recipe included)

According to my menu I was supposed to be making chicken breast, mashed potatoes, and a green vegetable. But I was just not feeling it.  Summer temperatures are just too warm for the classic. Plus I had left over salads … Continue reading

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Fourth of July grilling 7/4/18

We had a small Fourth of July celebration. Our daughter-in-law is recovering from having her wisdom teeth extracted so there were no big party either at their house or at ours. Plus it is a little hard to get revved … Continue reading

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Vegan pantry pasta dish! 7/3/18

This is a super easy and delicious vegan pantry dish. The sauce is made up of a can of tomatoes, some capers and olives and garlic and onions. The topping consists of some toasted garlic and breadcrumbs with parsley. From … Continue reading

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Salmon, salsa, beans, and potatoes. 7/2/18

Finally found some decent salmon to buy to start in on our two pescatarian dinners this week. John used the America’s Test Kitchen technique for cooking the salmon which starts with a quick brine and continues with beginning the cooking … Continue reading

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Grilled chicken with corn and slaw. 7/1/18

We were originally supposed to have take-out from our favorite Chinese restaurant but we had too many vegetables that needed eating so we opted to move our menu one day ahead. Nothing says summer better than some chicken grilled out … Continue reading

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