Author Archives: Beebamom

Grilled hamburger and salad. 5/14/24

Although here in California we can pretty much grill stuff all year long there is something about sitting outside while it’s warm and still light out watching John flip burgers that screams summer. John is an expert at medium rare … Continue reading →

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Classic chicken dinner. 5/13/34

We have tended to make a chicken dinner on Mondays for years now. In fact our son often makes chicken dinner on Mondays for his family, a holdover from his youth. Monday’s chicken dinner was rotisserie chicken breast reheated in … Continue reading →

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Swedish tea ring. 5/12/24

For Mother’s Day our daughter baked me a Swedish tea ring. It is a yeast coffee cake filled with almond paste, almonds, and raisins. It is reminiscent of a coffee cake we used to buy from the bread man when … Continue reading →

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Shrimp tacos with chopped salad. 5/10/24

I used crispy stand-up taco shells for our shrimp tacos tonight. John cooked the shrimp to perfection and three large shrimp per taco made for a filling dinner. Along with the shrimp the taco was completed with shredded cabbage, tomato … Continue reading →

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Penne with mushrooms and asparagus. 5/9/24

I really like the look of penne and asparagus. The asparagus mimics the shape of the penne. Plus this is super simple and quick to make. While the water is heating up for the pasta is plenty of time to … Continue reading →

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Chicken enchiladas. 5/8/24

We went to Costco today and bought a rotisserie chicken. Out of the chicken we will fashion our enchilada dinner, a classic chicken and gravy dinner, and a couple of lunches. Each enchilada is a combination of salsa verde, shredded … Continue reading →

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Salmon bowl with soy vinaigrette 5/7/24

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

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

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

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