Author Archives: Beebamom

A versatile dinner dish – 12/29/16

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Beebamom

A big bowl of pasta – who doesn’t love it?! While we made ours with some leftover chicken and chicken stock, you could scramble an egg and toss it with the pasta and vegetable stock, or add some tofu and … Continue reading →

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Straighter and narrower – 12/28/16

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Beebamom

Dinner tonight was back on track! John sous vide a boneless skinless chicken breast using his new container and vacuum sealer. I made broccoli (again!) and rutabagas using my new ceramic knives. I cooked the rutabagas in the microwave which … Continue reading →

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Woeful dieter – 12/26/16

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Beebamom

Last night for dinner we had some leftovers  from the Christmas feast and from the hors d’oeuvres on Pilat Eve. There are so many delicious but evil things in the refrigerator! After munching on some chips and dip with leftover wine, … Continue reading →

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Take-out strategy – 12/21/16

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Beebamom

When we get take-out from our local Chinese restaurant we frequently order more than we are planning on eating that night. So last week we ordered our usual moo shu and Mongolian beef but we also got a container of … Continue reading →

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A scrummy dinner – 12/19/16

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Beebamom

Just learned today that “scrummy” is British for scrumptious. I was reading a site where people were talking about eating the skins of various squashes and calling them scrummy.  Squash skin, though, cannot hold a candle to our delicious dinner … Continue reading →

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Meatless Sunday – 12/18/16

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Beebamom

It appears that one of my pre-new year’s resolutions is to throw my weekly standards out the window.  No more chicken Monday, giant-bowl-of-food Tuesday, Chinese Sunday, and meatless whenever! Much like our deplorable “unpresidented” soon-to-be president, I shall keep everyone guessing … Continue reading →

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Please, only notice the salad – 12/17/16

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Beebamom

I took this picture of our dinner tonight and I think I was trying to highlight the fact that I had salad and lowlight the fact there is steak and tater tots on the plate! Seriously the only reason that … Continue reading →

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Lentil stew with turkey sausage (or not) and vegetables – 12/15/16

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Beebamom

As usual this dish cane be made vegetarian or vegan by omitting the meat. The weather here in Northern California has taken a (California) winter turn and a warm bowl of lentil stew is the perfect dinner for a chilly … Continue reading →

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Chicken, again (sigh) – 12/13/16

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Beebamom

Boneless, skinless chicken breast is about as boring as you can get. I need to get out of this rut of bland meals! Do you recognize that root vegetable mash? It started out as mashed potatoes last week, then morphed … Continue reading →

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Not lentil soup -12/12/16

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Beebamom

Tonight’s dinner was supposed to be lentil soup. I gave away a bag of lentils to our local food drive thinking that I had another. I always have plenty of lentils on hand! But, no. Switching gears I took the … Continue reading →

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