Author Archives: Beebamom

Classic chicken dinner. 6/21/18

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Beebamom

Following my menu plan for the week, we defrost a chicken breast and set up the immersion circulator to cook the breast to 152F. Now we have plenty of time (around 2 hours) to get the rest of the dinner … Continue reading →

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New Leaf beginning 6/21/18

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Beebamom

For the last few months John and I have been eating anything that strikes our fancy-fried stuff, red meats, carbohydrates galore. It is time to stop and get back to eating in a healthy manner. Luckily we have been cooking … Continue reading →

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Chinese take-out. 6/20/18

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Beebamom

We spent the day driving home so decided to just get some Chinese take-out. After three weeks in Utah moo shu pork and Mongolian beef definitely count as comfort food.

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Dining out: Eggplant Parmesan. 6/19/18

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Beebamom

Last night we were on the road coming home from Utah. We stopped for the night in Bakersfield, CA, a large-ish agricultural town in Southern California. We had dinner at Macaroni Grill. Our server spent the hour or so we … Continue reading →

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Two fancy-ish dinners in a row. 6/16 & 17/18

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Beebamom

The last two dinners with our visiting family had some pretty high-end ingredients-dry packed scallops and prime ribeye cap steaks. Since we were serving children as well as our son, we made them in a not haute cuisine way. Tater … Continue reading →

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Beef overload. 6/14 & 15/18

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Beebamom

We have been eating way more beef than usual since the family is visiting. Thursday and Friday were no exception. Thursday we ate at a nice restaurant nearby. The whole event was almost derailed since one of our grandsons has … Continue reading →

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Fry bread and fajitas. 6/13/18

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Beebamom

On Wednesday we took the family to the north rim of the Grand Canyon. It is exceptional and we were happy to give the kids a chance to see it. For lunch we ate in the dining room of the … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Shrimp with saffron Pernod sauce

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Beebamom

Here is the recipe for the Shrimp in Saffron Pernod Sauce. We had this originally at the now defunct Kenwood Restaurant in California. We have made a few adjustments. I hope you like it as much as we do. Kenwood’s … Continue reading →

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Pancakes and shrimp. 6/12/18

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Beebamom

No doubt you are saying to yourself, is this like chicken and waffles? Interesting concept but this is what I made for the kids and what we adults ate for dinner. Two separate things. I got the pancake recipe from … Continue reading →

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Zayde burgers and tots. 6/11/18

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Beebamom

Along with my blue box mac and cheese our other super hit with our grandkids is Zayde burgers. While Jon, the kids, and I went to the bread store and did a little sightseeing around St. George, John got the … Continue reading →

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