Author Archives: Beebamom

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Weeknight dinners. 6/1-6/4/26

I got behind with my posts but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been cooking! 6/1/26 Tilapia tacos 6/2/26 Chicken Parmesan 6/3/26 Kenwood shrimp 6/4/26 Sarah’s spaghetti and meatballs Our last weeknight dish is going to be grilled hamburgers and salad. … Continue reading →

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