Author Archives: Beebamom

Chicken lo mein 4/14/25

We have been enjoying this chicken lo mein for a few months now. Using shredded rotisserie chicken, spaghetti, and bagged fresh vegetables already cut have made this an easy weeknight dinner. Below is the original recipe with the changes we … Continue reading

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Weekly Menu. April 14-20, 2025

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Chickpea and ditalini stew. 4/11/25

This such a delicious vegan dish. I probably could eat it once a week! Of course if you want to keep it vegan omit the parmesan cheese. Chickpeas with ditalini and kale Ingredients2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil2 carrots, peeled and … Continue reading

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Fish tacos, black beans, and mango salsa. 4/10/25

Our dinner of fish (tilapia) tacos was enhanced in a couple of ways. For the black beans I started with plain black beans with no flavoring. After they were rinsed I heated them up with a can of Rotel (spicy … Continue reading

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Grilled hamburger and salad. 4/9/25

John cooked the burgers and I made the salad. Great dinner in less than a half hour!

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Whole grain penne with tuna, zucchini, and herbs. 4/8/25

I had a partially used package of mint that I wanted to use before it went bad. So I googled mint recipes and found this one from NYTimes Cooking. https://recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/gHwiS0Yl2U-azD061aVrTw Recipekeeperonline.com is where I keep all my recipes that I … Continue reading

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Classic chicken dinner. 4/7/25

Monday’s classic chicken dinner harkens back to the years when we always had chicken on Monday. It is an easy, comforting dinner. John made the packet chicken gravy and warmed the sliced rotisserie chicken breast in it. I tried the … Continue reading

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Weekly Menu April 7-13

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Grilled steak, potatoes, and asparagus. 4/5/25

John cooked the steak on the grill perfectly. He also put a little char on the potatoes I had microwaved earlier. The asparagus cooked in a little water and butter. This was an easy dinner full of flavor.

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Sicilian Swordfish. 4/4/25

Individually frozen 6 oz. portions of swordfish were on sale at our local grocery store a few weeks ago. We have had some good swordfish in Italy so we went about looking for an Italian recipe that looked tasty and … Continue reading

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