Author Archives: Beebamom

California burger, microwave fries, salad. 11/9/23

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Beebamom

New Jersey is known for its iconic diners. We had one in our small town serving hearty diner-type food. We used to go there after dates or as a family for a low-priced meal. Of course they featured a lot … Continue reading →

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Chicken breast with gravy, butternut squash, and Brussels sprouts. 11/8/23

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Beebamom

This dinner looks and eats like a pared down Thanksgiving dinner. The chicken is one of the sliced up breasts from Monday’s Costco rotisserie chicken. John made up a packet of chicken gravy and added some of the chicken jus … Continue reading →

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Chilean sea bass, new potatoes, broccoli 11/7/23

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Beebamom

On our way over to the rotisserie chickens at Costco we stopped at the fish counter and found a beautiful piece of Chilean sea bass. Instead of having a shrimp dish on Tuesday we decided to move our fresh fish … Continue reading →

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Chicken enchiladas. 11/6/23

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Beebamom

John and I go to Costco about every three weeks and whenever we go we buy a Costco rotisserie chicken. A $4.99 chicken turns into at least two dinners, several lunches, and lots of stock. Plus my daughter and I … Continue reading →

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Salmon bowl with rice. 11/5/23

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Beebamom

We started making these bowls when we came across a recipe from The NY Times. Since that original salmon bowl the recipe has morphed into tofu bowls and shrimp bowls. If you have access to The NY Times cooking site … Continue reading →

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Faux hot dog with an inventive pita bun. 11/4/23

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Beebamom

On Saturday we were supposed to be preparing an Asian salmon bowl. It is one of our daughter’s favorite things we make. Unfortunately she was not feeling well so we decided to push the bowl to Sunday and find something … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu. November 6-12, 2023

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Beebamom
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Grilled flank steak, baked potato, zucchini. 11/3/23

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Beebamom

John did a great job grilling the steak. He seasoned it with salt, garlic, powder, pepper, and smoked paprika. On a pre-heated grill the cooking time is only two and a half to three minutes per side. While he cooked … Continue reading →

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Buffalo chicken wings and salad. 11/2/23

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Beebamom

Not having a menu has dinner topsy-turvy this week. Since we did not take a flank steak out of the freezer early enough for dinner our fallback plan was to make some frozen Buffalo chicken wings and have a salad. … Continue reading →

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Too much sauce! 11/1/23

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Beebamom

I had some tomato sauce left over from last week’s pasta meal. Once I put it in a pan to reheat John and I agreed that it looked like it wasn’t enough for the amount of pasta that he was … Continue reading →

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