Category Archives: American

Not classic chicken dinner. 7/5/18 (a recipe included)

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Beebamom

According to my menu I was supposed to be making chicken breast, mashed potatoes, and a green vegetable. But I was just not feeling it.  Summer temperatures are just too warm for the classic. Plus I had left over salads … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July grilling 7/4/18

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Beebamom

We had a small Fourth of July celebration. Our daughter-in-law is recovering from having her wisdom teeth extracted so there were no big party either at their house or at ours. Plus it is a little hard to get revved … Continue reading →

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Salmon, salsa, beans, and potatoes. 7/2/18

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Beebamom

Finally found some decent salmon to buy to start in on our two pescatarian dinners this week. John used the America’s Test Kitchen technique for cooking the salmon which starts with a quick brine and continues with beginning the cooking … Continue reading →

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Grilled chicken with corn and slaw. 7/1/18

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Beebamom

We were originally supposed to have take-out from our favorite Chinese restaurant but we had too many vegetables that needed eating so we opted to move our menu one day ahead. Nothing says summer better than some chicken grilled out … Continue reading →

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Meat night. 6/25/18

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Beebamom

As I mentioned earlier in the week, one night a week is now dedicated to red meat and the other six are either poultry, vegetarian, or pescatarian.  I think John was really looking forward to this night! John grilled up … Continue reading →

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Classic chicken dinner. 6/21/18

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Beebamom

Following my menu plan for the week, we defrost a chicken breast and set up the immersion circulator to cook the breast to 152F. Now we have plenty of time (around 2 hours) to get the rest of the dinner … Continue reading →

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Two fancy-ish dinners in a row. 6/16 & 17/18

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Beebamom

The last two dinners with our visiting family had some pretty high-end ingredients-dry packed scallops and prime ribeye cap steaks. Since we were serving children as well as our son, we made them in a not haute cuisine way. Tater … Continue reading →

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Beef overload. 6/14 & 15/18

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Beebamom

We have been eating way more beef than usual since the family is visiting. Thursday and Friday were no exception. Thursday we ate at a nice restaurant nearby. The whole event was almost derailed since one of our grandsons has … Continue reading →

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Zayde burgers and tots. 6/11/18

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Beebamom

Along with my blue box mac and cheese our other super hit with our grandkids is Zayde burgers. While Jon, the kids, and I went to the bread store and did a little sightseeing around St. George, John got the … Continue reading →

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