Author Archives: Beebamom

Salmon with mustard sauce. 11/22/24

John cooked the salmon in a 400F oven for about 8 minutes since the pieces we had were fairly thin. I almost did not have enough time to get the rice reheated and the broccoli cooked! I had made the … Continue reading

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Steak dinner, chicken enchiladas and Afghani dal 11/18, 11/19, & 11/21 2024

I have not stopped cooking. I have just gotten busy and did not have time to write up our dishes. So here they are a few days late. On Monday John grilled a steak and I made my IDBS, incredibly … Continue reading

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Shrimp with polenta and broccoli. 11/17/24

Except for stirring the polenta and washing up the three pots and pans this is a pretty easy dinner to make and delightful to eat. We make the polenta with a 6:1 ratio. John has made a shrimp stock tonight … Continue reading

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Weekly Menu. November 18-24, 2024

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Fettuccine with asparagus and mushrooms. 11/15/24

The easiest way to stretch 3 ounces of pasta into a really satisfying meal is to add a lot of vegetables. Ahead of the pasta getting cooked I sautéed 8 ounces of mushrooms and a big handful of asparagus spears … Continue reading

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New England Clam Chowder. 11/14/24

When we were first married John and I lived in Massachusetts. Since we never ate any sort of seafood in my house growing up (New Jersey) the first clam chowder I ever had was New England clam chowder. I wasn’t … Continue reading

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Tilapia, rice, and carrots in leche de tigre sauce. 11/13/24

Last week we made leche de tigre not as a marinade for ceviche but as a sauce to put over our fish. We had a bunch of it left and I thought I could improve on it and use it … Continue reading

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Rotisserie chicken dinner. 11/12/24

This is such an easy dinner! Sarah took the chicken apart. One breast was sliced up and heated in chicken gravy. The other breast was shredded and frozen. The legs and thighs are for soups and lunches. The bones are … Continue reading

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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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