Author Archives: Beebamom

Grilled hamburgers and salad. 8/1/23

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Beebamom

Happy August! We are having some beautiful weather this week before it gets dreadfully hot this weekend. It was nice to sit outside while John grilled the burgers and enjoy the evening air redolent with the aroma from the grill. … Continue reading →

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Cheese-y polenta with black beans. 7/3/23

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Beebamom

John and I made this new recipe for polenta and black beans and it was super yummy! John made his creamy polenta and I was in charge of jazzing up the beans. Between the Serrano chile and the chipotle chili … Continue reading →

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Salad and eggs. 7/30/23

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Beebamom

Sunday is Breakfast For Dinner day which merely means incorporate eggs into your dish. John always, always has a ham, cheese, and mushroom omelet and I have something different every week. Today’s BFD is a southwest salad topped with a … Continue reading →

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Weekly Menu July 31 – August 6, 2023

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Beebamom

In Northern California August and September are the real dog days of summer. Surprisingly the first week of August is bringing us some very pleasant temperatures before it turns beastly hot next weekend. Since we messed up and did not … Continue reading →

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Salad with shrimp and avocado. 7/29/23

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Beebamom

On Saturday we were supposed to be making cheese-y polenta with saucy beans. However, John defrosted some shrimp thinking our dish was shrimp with polenta and broccoli. So we changed plans and made a packaged salad that I needed to … Continue reading →

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Grilled loin lamb chops, butternut squash, and cauliflower 7/28/23

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Beebamom

Today was less hot than previous days so we went with a heartier dinner. When John and I went out to grill the dinner the temperature was in the mid-70s so it was quite pleasant. We really like these Australian … Continue reading →

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Chicken piccata with broccoli and rice mix 7/27/23

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Beebamom

We are using up the remainder of our Costco rotisserie chicken for our chicken piccata. With this dinner we will have made two dinners, two lunches, and more than a quart of chicken stock from one chicken! Since the chicken … Continue reading →

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Gazpacho, salad, and hummus. 7/26/23

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Beebamom

Only appliance I needed for this dinner was a blender. For the gazpacho I blended a large can of whole tomatoes, a can of Rotel, half of a cucumber, half an onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar, … Continue reading →

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Southwest salad with chicken 7/25/23

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Beebamom

Here is another good idea for hot nights, southwest salad with chicken. We bought a Costco rotisserie chicken on Monday. I took it apart with the idea of legs and thighs for John’s lunches, one breast for the salad, the … Continue reading →

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Open-faced fish taco with salad. 7/24/23

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Beebamom

We are back home after our week’s jaunt up the Pacific Coast to Vancouver, BC. Temperatures at the coast were usually in the 50s overnight and would climb to about 68 during the day. Thank you, Pacific Ocean! Our temperatures … Continue reading →

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