Category Archives: American

Lemony zucchini salad. 8/11/19

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Beebamom

In case you have too much zucchini from your garden, here is a tasty salad to use some of it. Leave some time to marinate the zucchini before you eat the salad. At least 4 hours would be best. In … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean salad. 8/10/19

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Beebamom

We have all sorts of tomatoes covering the kitchen table. There are large ones and petite cherries, plus all sorts of colors, green, purple, yellow, orange, and red. It is hard to keep up with this onslaught! We are giving them … Continue reading →

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Seared scallops. 8/9/19

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Beebamom

Except maybe for the clean-up there is nothing faster, simpler, and more delicious than seared scallops. John and I have to time everything to be basically done before he puts the scallops on since they only take a couple of … Continue reading →

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Summer’s bounty. 8/6/19

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Beebamom

What is more perfect than corn and tomatoes for a summer dinner? Tonight was my sister’s last evening with us before taking the red eye home so we thought we would celebrate summer’s vegetables. First we took a tour of … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian sides. 7/31/19

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Beebamom

These two sides make any outdoor grilling or picnic taste even better. The first one has chickpeas standing for potatoes and dressed in a light dressing consisting of a Greek yogurt and mayo. The other is a Caprese salad with … Continue reading →

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While the A/C was broken. 7/25/19

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Beebamom

We have been shuttering ourselves in the house while the air conditioning has been broken. We get up early and open the house up while it’s cool and then we are hermits for the rest of the day – no … Continue reading →

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Caprese salad and more. 7/23/19

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Beebamom

On Tuesday we used our bountiful tomatoes for Caprese salad. The salad is simply slices of tomato and mozzarella, a sprinkling of basil, and olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Oh, and don’t forget the salt! My salad looks like the … Continue reading →

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More favorite food. 7/19/19

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Beebamom

Yesterday when I was talking about America’s favorite foods I mentioned “any kind of pasta.” So that is what we ate on Friday. We had the ends of two boxes of pasta, one whole grain spaghetti and one spaghetti rigate … Continue reading →

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America’s favorite food? 7/18/19

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Beebamom

I was watching Guy’s Grocery Games the other night (it is embarrassing to admit that I watch this program but I do) and he was having a burger battle. He said that America’s favorite food is a burger and probably … Continue reading →

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Two new salads for hot nights. 7/15/19

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Beebamom

While we are having the same old chicken, thighs on the grill, at least I made a couple of new salads. The first, Chickpea Salad with Yogurt Dressing, is definitely a keeper. The other one, Snow Pea Salad, is less … Continue reading →

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