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Author Archives: Beebamom
Hamburger and salad. 1/20/23
Tonight we enjoyed a hamburger which John cooked beautifully on the grill. If I could only choose one way to eat beef it would be this, a simple burger with a slice of onion on a bun with a smear … Continue reading
Thai basil eggplant with tofu. 1/19/23
This dish is our attempt to recreate our favorite dish from a local Thai restaurant. It ended up as kind of a Thai-Vietnamese mash-up which was good but a little too salty. We made nuoc cham, a Vietnamese sauce whose … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, rice, Thai, Vegetables, Vietnamese, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Eggplant, tofu
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Noodles and Zoodles with peanut sauce. 1/18/23
This is the first time I have made this recipe and I am pretty happy with how it turned out. Further down the page is the recipe I started with. I changed the soba noodles to 6 oz. of fettuccine … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Healthy tips, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, PB2
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Classic chicken dinner, 1/16/23 and Open-faced tilapia sandwich with salad, 1/17/23
Apparently I forgot to post yesterday so today is a two-fer. My classic chicken dinner is always served with butternut squash, rutabaga, or potato mash. Sometimes, like Monday night, it is a combination because I don’t have enough of any … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Fish, Instant Pot, Poultry, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, tilapia
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Breakfast for Dinner 1/15/23
This is my iconic Breakfast for Dinner plate. No bells and whistles, it is just straightforward eggs, toast and a plant-based sausage patty. Along with a hot cup of tea this dinner is the perfect easy meal to end my … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Eggs, Vegetarian
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Turkey enchiladas with spicy beans. 1/14/23
The plan originally was to make chicken enchiladas. I thought I had two packs of rotisserie chicken in the freezer but I did not. While pulling out everything in the freezer looking for the chicken we came across two frozen … Continue reading
Posted in American, Legumes, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, enchiladas, Turkey
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Noodles and zoodles with spicy tomato sauce. 1/13/23
On our menu this week we were supposed to be having noodles and zoodles with peanut sauce. The peanut sauce dish was just more trouble than I felt like going to so I switched the sauce to the spicy tomato … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, zoodles
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Lightened clam chowder and salad. 1/12/23
When I first saw this recipe I thought yes, I would like to make clam chowder but no, I cannot use three cups of heavy cream! So I went about trying to lighten it up. First I jettisoned the guanciale, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Methods, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables
Tagged clams
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Fusilli arrabiata over kale. 1/11/23
I made a spaghetti sauce that started with sautéed mushrooms, onions, and garlic and added two tablespoons of tomato paste, a tablespoon of dried oregano, and a 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes. Since arrabiata means “angry” in Italian my … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta
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