Author Archives: Beebamom

Chicken piccata with rice and asparagus. 6/16/26

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Beebamom

Another new dish this week! John found this AI generated recipe while he was looking for hints for making chicken piccata. John said his chicken was a little tough but mine was perfect. I think I would like a thicker … Continue reading →

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Cumin-lime shrimp with ginger over rice. 6/15/26

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Beebamom

This is a new recipe for us. It turned out tasting quite good although we wished there were more sauce. Next time we might augment the existing sauce with some shrimp stock or bottled clam juice. The recipe comes from … Continue reading →

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Corn Chex in vanilla almond milk. 6/14/26

Posted on June 15, 2026 by Beebamom

Our usual Sunday fare is an egg in some form. Since I was not feeling like an egg I fixed myself a bowl of Corn Chex with vanilla almond milk. It’s a lactose and gluten free treat!

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Hummus, pita, and salad. 6/13/26

Posted on June 14, 2026 by Beebamom

Hopefully this is our last really hot day for a while. Tonight we simply had pita with hummus and a salad.

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Chicken burrito bowl. 6/12/26

Posted on June 13, 2026 by Beebamom

For tonight’s no-cook dinner I made a chicken burrito bowl. What’s that you ask? It is everything you might find in a burrito served on rice! Mine included rotisserie chicken, black beans, corn, cabbage, salsa, avocado, green onion, and cilantro … Continue reading →

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Asian tofu bowl. 6/11/26

Posted on June 12, 2026 by Beebamom

It is really hot here. Really, really hot. On Wednesday it was 97F and today it is over 100F. There will not be significant cooling until maybe Sunday. It is early in the season (it is not even summer yet!) … Continue reading →

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Open-faced tuna salad sandwich and Asian salad. 6/10/26

Posted on June 11, 2026 by Beebamom

This is the first of a series of HOT days. Our dinners for tonight are open-faced tuna salad sandwiches and an Asian salad.

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Classic chicken. 6/9/26

Posted on June 10, 2026 by Beebamom

Forgot to take a picture of Monday’s dinner which was hot dogs with spicy white beans and sauerkraut. I bought some Costco hot dogs and I was well satisfied with them. They were tasty and filled the length of the … Continue reading →

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Pizza and arugula. 6/7/26

Posted on June 8, 2026 by Beebamom

On Saturday we ordered a pizza that we ate half of. On Sunday we had leftover pizza. I jazzed my piece up with an arugula salad. Very enjoyable!

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Grilled California burger and salad 6/5/26

Posted on June 6, 2026 by Beebamom

When I was growing up in New Jersey we would frequently go to the Palace Diner that was within walking distance of our house. My favorite thing to order was their California burger and fries. A California burger consists of … Continue reading →

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