Author Archives: Beebamom

February 10, 2016 – out to dinner

We went out to dinner with friends on Tuesday. I forgot to take pictures of a totally forgettable meal. It is difficult to dine “lite” when eating out but I did my best by having a salad and seared scallops. … Continue reading

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February 8, 2016 – Grilled shrimp with polenta and asparagus

See all those shrimp? They only total up to about 150 calories. We put them on two skewers so they wouldn’t twirl around when grilled. The polenta is from Bob’s Red Mill. It is good quality and very tasty with … Continue reading

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February 7, 2016 – Noodles with peanut sauce

First, since this involved pasta, I was too much in a hurry to eat it for any photo taking.  This picture comes from The Girl Who Ate Everything blog. If you want to learn how to make peanut sauce, I’d … Continue reading

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February 6, 2016 – Warm Niçoise Salad

Tonight’s dinner is a version of Niçoise salad. It has all the usual ingredients except that they are all served warm.

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February 3, 2016 – Lentil soup

I found this recipe for lentil or dal soup on eat2health , a blog that I have started following recently. This is her picture and I hope she is okay with the fact that I used it.  My soup looked … Continue reading

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February 2, 2016 – Pan-roasted chicken, butternut squash and broccoli

Not sure why my iPhone has decided to take smaller pictures. It is something which I must have done inadvertently. Here is Chicken Monday on Tuesday. No doubt I shall be confused about which day of the week it is … Continue reading

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February 1, 2016 – Scallops, collards and corn, and new potatoes

This is a real favorite of mine as you can tell since we ate the same dinner last week. John seared the sea scallops while I steamed the potatoes and cooked the collards and corn. This time when making the … Continue reading

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January 31, 2016 – Too tired to cook!

I got a Fitbit while we were in Utah and I am totally obsessed with it. Who knew that a gadget on my wrist would make me eat better and exercise more!! By the time we got finished with all … Continue reading

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January 30, 2016 – Lamb chops, rutabagas, and green beans

I haven’t been cooking much the last few days as we have been closing up the Utah house and taking the long ride home. We stopped in Bakersfield and ate at Macaroni Grill where I had a salad and penne … Continue reading

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January 27, 2016 – Penne with tomato mushroom sauce and zucchini

It’s time for our eat-down since we are leaving for home on Friday. Looking around the refrigerator I see that we have leftover spaghetti sauce, probably not even a half of a cup and certainly not enough to make a … Continue reading

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