Author Archives: Beebamom

Sheet pan vegetables and sausage. 11/11/24

Prepping the vegetables is the most time-consuming part of this dinner. I made two traysful. On one tray was a head of cabbage divided into eighths, an onion also sliced into eighths, and a small piece of fennel divided in … Continue reading

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Weekly Menu. November 11-17, 2024

We are back from our vacation and it is time to return to our regular dining fare. We made some great dishes last week but we need to be eating less butter, sauces, and red meat!

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Baked Chilean sea bass with leche de tigre sauce, and coconut rice. 11/8/24

This is a dinner that Jonathan and I kind of cobbled together from various cooking sites. The coconut rice was a cup of rice, 3/4 cup coconut milk, 3/4 cup water, and some salt. We sprinkle some lime zest and … Continue reading

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Grilled boneless ribeye steak with leftovers. 11/7/24

John and I bought this steak on Wednesday and planned to have it with the leftovers from Jonathan’s fancy scallop dinner. We needed something quick and easy to do since the guys were gone most of the day Thursday playing … Continue reading

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Shrimp in a saffron white wine sauce. 11/6/24

I mostly prepared and cooked this dinner. It all came out pretty well except I overcooked the shrimp a bit. I am not used to cooking the proteins. But the sauce was yummy even though we forgot to bring along … Continue reading

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Penne with Jon’s sauce. 10/5/240

The hits keep coming this week with a pasta dinner with Jonathan’s sausage and mushroom tomato sauce. I chopped up onions, garlic, and mushrooms while he got the sauce going. He used some spicy Italian pork sausage links which he … Continue reading

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Jon’s fancy scallop dinner 11/4/24

After a busy day of hiking and shopping, Jonathan made his fancy scallop dinner. This consists of mashed potatoes, scallops, braised leeks, mushrooms, and asparagus with a beurre blanc sauce. I helped with the chopping of onions, mushrooms, and peeling … Continue reading

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First day on vacation, 11/3/24, Grilled Hamburgers

We spent all day Saturday, 11/2/24, driving to St. George, Utah with our son, Jon, for a week full of golf (for Jon), and some tennis, perhaps some hiking, and cooking together. The night we got in we went to … Continue reading

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Sumac Tilapia 10/30/24

Two healthy dinners in a row! John marinates the fish briefly in a citrus, sumac, turmeric, salt, and pepper bath and then roasts it for 12 minutes at 450F. I add chopped up tarragon from Sarah’s garden to the already … Continue reading

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Chickpea Stew. 10/28/24

This is a great vegetarian dish, or vegan if you use vegetable broth and leave off the Parmesan cheese. Today I served it with the kale as a base wilting in the hot broth. It is really terrific. You feel … Continue reading

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