Category Archives: American

🥬 White beans in broth over toast. 2/20/20

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Beebamom

Note: please excuse prior title-only post. I hit the publish key by accident. This is a great, easy vegan or vegetarian supper. For a vegan version swap in some white miso paste for the parmesan rinds. I hope everyone is … Continue reading →

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🐟 Restaurant quality dinner at home. 2/18/20

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Beebamom

Tonight we prepare a dinner as good as any you might get in a restaurant and one that you would have to probably pay $30 a person for. But with $17 for the fish and $3 for the vegetables, we … Continue reading →

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🥬 Vegetable soup with beans. 2/17/20

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Beebamom

We are supposed to have fish tonight. We went to Whole Foods today to buy it (on sale) so it would be as fresh as possible. Then I am reaching into the refrigerator and notice that the light inside is … Continue reading →

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🥚 Breakfast for dinner. 2/16/20

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Beebamom

John and I always have breakfast for dinner on Sunday. On our healthy-eating diet plan our weigh-in day is Monday. So we want to keep it light on Sunday night. John made a couple of sunny-side up eggs and toast … Continue reading →

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🦃 Lentil soup with turkey sausage. 2/15/20

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Beebamom

I’m back from our little road trip to Portland, OR and so happy to return in my kitchen. While away I tried to eat some things that I don’t make at home. I had pho twice and even found a … Continue reading →

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🍤 Shrimp, rice, and broccoli with oyster sauce. 2/7/20

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Beebamom

Friday was my last cooked meal for the week. On Saturday we are going out to dinner to celebrate our son’s birthday and on Sunday is our usual, “breakfast for dinner.” Next week John and I are going on a … Continue reading →

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🐟 Insulated fish with collards and corn. 2/4/20

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Beebamom

What is that thing that looks like an ice cream sandwich doing on a plate with collard greens you might ask! The ice cream sandwich is a piece of Chilean sea bass sandwiched between coatings of mushroom duxelles. And it … Continue reading →

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🥬 Pinto bean and vegetable stew over rice. 2/3/20

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Beebamom

First, I missed posting our Sunday dinner because I was busy getting another blog I have up to date. Sunday’s dinner is our usual BFD or breakfast for dinner. It is the one night of the week where I don’t … Continue reading →

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🐓 Chicken Monday on a Saturday night. 2/1/20

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Beebamom

Even when the children were small, Monday dinners were known as chicken Monday. As my daughter grew up I let her choose what spices would go on the chicken. One time we had “Chicken with 17 Spices.” Now she doesn’t … Continue reading →

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⚓️ Seared scallops. 1/31/20

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Beebamom

Scallops are my favorite protein. We get the scallops at Costco where they are reasonably priced, flash frozen, and packed with no chemicals. John defrosts them ten at a time and sears them in our cast iron frying pan. I … Continue reading →

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