Author Archives: Beebamom

Baked tilapia with mustard sauce, mixed rice, and broccoli. 4/27/23

Easy dinner tonight. John baked the tilapia in a 400F oven while I microwaved a container of already prepared rice for 90 seconds and steamed some broccoli. I am very impressed with this microwave rice. It is a combination of … Continue reading

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Tofu bowl. 4/26/23

We had a ripe avocado and that means “bowl time.” We make three versions of this bowl – shrimp, salmon, and tofu. Mostly this tofu bowl is just an assemblage of cut up ingredients over rice and dressed with a … Continue reading

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Scallops, potatoes, and broccoli 4/25/23

Our dinner tonight made a weeknight feel like a special occasion! I steamed the potatoes and when they were ready John seared the scallops and I sautéed the broccoli. I made a thin tartar sauce which I enjoyed with the … Continue reading

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Chicken enchiladas with salad

This is another dinner from the Costco rotisserie chicken that I bought on Friday. So far from one $4.99 chicken I have made a roast chicken dinner with gravy and sides, 2 quarts of chicken stock, these enchiladas with shredded … Continue reading

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Scrambled egg salad. 4/23/23

Sunday is almost always make-your-own-egg dinner. John always makes a ham, scallion, mushroom, and cheese omelette. I make something different each week. This week I made a salad of lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, mushrooms, scallions, and croutons then topped it with … Continue reading

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Weekly Menu. April 24 – April 30, 2023

I think I could call this “Favorites Week.” I picked out favorites from each category that we normally eat. We will be making three vegetarian/vegan dishes, two fish/shellfish, one chicken, and a pasta with mushrooms and ground beef.

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Pesto noodles and zoodles over kale. 4/22/23

In October of last year we got lots of basil from the community garden. I made quite a bit of pesto and froze it in large cubes. I defrosted two of them for our pesto pasta. To add volume to … Continue reading

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Rotisserie chicken, squash, and broccoli. 4/21/23

We made a quick visit to Costco and picked up a rotisserie chicken. When I got home I disassembled it taking off the meat and then made stock out of the bones etc. For dinner I had the chicken tenderloins … Continue reading

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Grilled hamburger with salad and chips 4/20/23

I am a person who likes a good buy. When I saw that I could get a pound of local ground Kobe beef for $4.99 and a bag of Kettle chips for $2.50 plus it was senior day with an … Continue reading

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Stuffed pepper with farro and lamb. 4/19/23

What a delicious dinner this turned out to be! Usually stuffed peppers are made with ground beef and rice but we had some leftover lamb pieces in the freezer that John ground up in the food processor and I had … Continue reading

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