Author Archives: Beebamom

January 18, 2014 – Stir-fry shrimp and vegetables with brown rice

Sarah came over yesterday so we ended up going out to dinner. Tonight’s dinner of shrimp stir-fry is yesterday’s dinner postponed. I cook the brown rice using the oven method. The house smells wonderful with the nutty smell of cooking … Continue reading

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January 17, 2014 – Hummus and tabouli

I don’t usually post lunches but since I made all the components from scratch, it seems worthwhile. I soak dried chickpeas overnight, cook them, and blend them into hummus. My version is way lower in fat than most recipes you … Continue reading

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January 16, 2013 – Bison with rutabegas and Brussels sprouts

After a pretty much vegetarian week I decide on bison steaks for dinner. I buy them at Whole Foods. They are only 180 calories for a 6 ounce portion. Along with the bison I make Brussels sprouts which were picked … Continue reading

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January 15, 2013 – Ravioli in brodo

Tonight I make a simmering pot of chicken broth with mushrooms, carrots, onions, celery and parsley. There is enough liquid to cook the ravioli in. The ravioli is filled with mushrooms and mozzarella. It’s very tasty and I have leftover … Continue reading

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January 13, 2014 – Vegetable soup with white beans and kale

New year, new beginnings. Goodbye Chicken Monday, hello Meatless Mondays.

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July 10 & 11, 2013 – easy meals

On Friday we are having our floors deep cleaned and we have had to move all our furniture out of all the living spaces. We don’t want to make a mess in the kitchen so we are basically having one … Continue reading

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July 9, 2013 – Seared scallops with new potatoes and green beans

This was so delicious last week that we had an instant replay tonight. Mmmmm, it came out just as well.

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July 8, 2013 – Curried chicken Monday

Over the weekend we had our July 4th celebration with flank steak on the grill, corn on the cob and a broccoli salad. We had multiple types of berries with pound cake for dessert. In all the hubbub I, of … Continue reading

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July 2, 2013 – Scallops with new potatoes and green beans

This was the best scallop dish we ever made. I think it is thanks to the amazing tartar sauce from the Fish Market. Their secret ingredient? Yellow mustard. Who would have thought. After July 2, there was much eating off … Continue reading

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July 1, 2013 – Leftovers Monday

I know this seems like blasphemy but we did not eat chicken on Monday. It was just too hot to cook much of anything so we had the leftover pork. Beyond that I can’t remember much about this unmemorable meal.

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