Author Archives: Beebamom

Stuffed peppers. 5/29/24

Posted on May 31, 2024 by Beebamom

Stuffed red bell peppers is a dish I make about once a month. Growing up my mother always made them with green bell peppers but I find that riper peppers are easier on my digestion. I make a fairly thick … Continue reading →

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Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. May 26, 27, 28, 2024

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Beebamom

On Sunday we decided to get some takeout Chinese food but it was not to be. Our favorite restaurant had decided to use this weekend to renovate their kitchen! What to do? We opted for pizza. Make a phone call … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu. May 27 – June 2, 2024

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Beebamom
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Dining out: Prawn and basil curry. 5/25/24

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Beebamom

Looks like this is going to be a no-cook weekend! We headed up to Sonoma County and enjoyed an olive oil tasting at the Olive Press which is in the Jacuzzi Winery and then some wine sipping at Imagery Winery. … Continue reading →

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Dining out on Ethiopian food. 5/24/24

Posted on May 25, 2024 by Beebamom

We love going out for Ethiopian food. In fact we have eaten it in Venice, Amsterdam, and Basel. We always seek it out when we travel. Tonight is our local favorite, Zeni Restaurant, in San Jose. Their rendition of a … Continue reading →

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Orecchiette with mushrooms and kale. 5/22/24

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Beebamom

We started watching Ciao House this week. The culinary area of this competition* is Puglia, Italy. We have spent a lot of our visits to Italy in Puglia and watching the show made us want to prepare an Apulian dish. … Continue reading →

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Quick Vietnamese Beef Pho. 5/21/24

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Beebamom

I have been willing to make pho just with beef broth and its usual accompaniments. But the we saw Jet Tila make a quick pho broth on his show, Ready, Jet, Cook and decided to give it a try. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu. May 20 – 26, 2024

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Beebamom

I am a little late getting our menu posted this week. I am doing better than last week though when I never figured out what we were preparing for dinner until the day of.

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Stir-fried vegetables and egg over rice. 5/19/24

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Beebamom

Sunday is Breakfast For Dinner day. I had some broccoli left over from Friday’s dinner so I combined that with some sliced carrot, onion, shredded cabbage, and scrambled egg. I seasoned the whole thing with tamari plus ground ginger and … Continue reading →

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Buffalo chicken wings and salad. 5/20/24

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Beebamom

I cannot take much credit for tonight’s dinner. The chicken wings were from a frozen bag and the salad was from Taylor Farms pre-prepared line of salads. We had a late appointment to see how my pneumonia was doing (much … Continue reading →

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