Author Archives: Beebamom

Salmon bowl with soy vinaigrette 5/7/24

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Beebamom

We make this bowl three different ways—one with shrimp, one with tofu, and one with salmon. This is a good hot weather meal since it is basically a salad with rice and a quickly cooked piece of fish. The vinaigrette … Continue reading →

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Stuffed peppers. 5/6/24

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Beebamom

Stuffed peppers takes some work. Rather than use some overly sweet jar of tomato sauce I always opt to make my own. Luckily we had some leftover brown rice from the chicken stir-fry the other night. I seasoned and browned … Continue reading →

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Cinco de Mayo vegetarian nachos 5/5/24

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Beebamom

Usually on Cinco de Mayo we are enjoying tacos or enchiladas and washing it all down with margaritas. But this year of the very-stubborn-pneumonia when I am still on a bunch of drugs we had a much more sedate celebration—nachos … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu. May 6 – May 12, 2024

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Beebamom
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Chicken stir-fry with brown rice. 5/4/24

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Beebamom

Tonight we used the vegetables left in the crisper for a simple chicken stir-fry. John manned the stove while I chopped up all the vegetables. I had made the brown rice using the oven method earlier in the day. It … Continue reading →

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Gochujang shrimp fettucine. 4/3/24

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Beebamom

Korea meets Italy in this new recipe we tried tonight. This is a really simple and quick dish. In the time it takes to get the water to boiling and cook the pasta you can make the sauce. Although John … Continue reading →

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Roasted tilapia, rice/quinoa mix, zucchini 5/2/24

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Beebamom

Originally dinner tonight was supposed to be the fish, polenta, and broccoli. But I was feeling a bit broccoli-ed out so we decided to switch gears. The result was quite tasty! John seasoned and roasted the tilapia in a 400F … Continue reading →

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Grilled flank steak, sweet potato, broccoli. 5/1/24

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Beebamom

John grilled flank steak to a nice rosy medium rare and also put some char on the sweet potatoes that I had microwaved. Part of the darkness on the sweet potatoes comes from the use of chipotle powder which unfortunately … Continue reading →

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Lamb and white bean chili. 4/30/24

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Beebamom

On the last day of April John made our adaptation of Melissa Clark’s (NYTimes Cooking) lamb and white bean chili. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12300-lamb-and-white-bean-chili?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share Unfortunately it is behind a paywall so unless you have a subscription you cannot see it. I have an … Continue reading →

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Scrambled egg stir-fry. 4/28/24

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Beebamom

Our go-to dinner on Sunday is Breakfast for Dinner or some sort of dish that revolves around eggs. John always makes an omelet with ham, cheese, mushrooms, and green onions and I always make something different each week. Since the … Continue reading →

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