Category Archives: American

Rotisserie chicken dinner. 11/12/24

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Beebamom

This is such an easy dinner! Sarah took the chicken apart. One breast was sliced up and heated in chicken gravy. The other breast was shredded and frozen. The legs and thighs are for soups and lunches. The bones are … Continue reading →

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Sheet pan vegetables and sausage. 11/11/24

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Beebamom

Prepping the vegetables is the most time-consuming part of this dinner. I made two traysful. On one tray was a head of cabbage divided into eighths, an onion also sliced into eighths, and a small piece of fennel divided in … Continue reading →

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Grilled boneless ribeye steak with leftovers. 11/7/24

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Beebamom

John and I bought this steak on Wednesday and planned to have it with the leftovers from Jonathan’s fancy scallop dinner. We needed something quick and easy to do since the guys were gone most of the day Thursday playing … Continue reading →

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Shrimp in a saffron white wine sauce. 11/6/24

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Beebamom

I mostly prepared and cooked this dinner. It all came out pretty well except I overcooked the shrimp a bit. I am not used to cooking the proteins. But the sauce was yummy even though we forgot to bring along … Continue reading →

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Penne with Jon’s sauce. 10/5/240

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Beebamom

The hits keep coming this week with a pasta dinner with Jonathan’s sausage and mushroom tomato sauce. I chopped up onions, garlic, and mushrooms while he got the sauce going. He used some spicy Italian pork sausage links which he … Continue reading →

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Jon’s fancy scallop dinner 11/4/24

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Beebamom

After a busy day of hiking and shopping, Jonathan made his fancy scallop dinner. This consists of mashed potatoes, scallops, braised leeks, mushrooms, and asparagus with a beurre blanc sauce. I helped with the chopping of onions, mushrooms, and peeling … Continue reading →

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First day on vacation, 11/3/24, Grilled Hamburgers

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Beebamom

We spent all day Saturday, 11/2/24, driving to St. George, Utah with our son, Jon, for a week full of golf (for Jon), and some tennis, perhaps some hiking, and cooking together. The night we got in we went to … Continue reading →

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Chickpea Stew. 10/28/24

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Beebamom

This is a great vegetarian dish, or vegan if you use vegetable broth and leave off the Parmesan cheese. Today I served it with the kale as a base wilting in the hot broth. It is really terrific. You feel … Continue reading →

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Classic Chicken 10/23/24

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Beebamom

This is kind of like a mini Thanksgiving on a weekday night. It consists of a sliced rotisserie chicken breast heated gently with the jus from the chicken bolstered with some “chicken gravy” from a packet. Instant mashed potatoes with … Continue reading →

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Grilled Rib Eye Steak 10/22/24

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Beebamom

Tonight’s dinner was easy to make but seemed pretty fancy. John grilled the steak and the baked potato. I guess I should say microwaved potato. I cooked the potato through in the microwave and then split it in half, seasoned … Continue reading →

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