Category Archives: Easy

Pinto bean tacos with spicy tomato rice (vegan). 8/22/20

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Beebamom

Our taco meal was surprisingly filling and satisfying. The canned pinto beans were cooked with onion, garlic, Serrano chile, and cumin. The beans went into stovetop toasted corn tortillas and then garnished with salsa, cabbage, and cilantro. One of our … Continue reading →

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Vegan chickpeas with veg and pasta. 8/21/20

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Beebamom

Each time we make this dinner it is a little different from the last time. This time we added a can of tomatoes with chiles which gave it a nice zing. Sometimes we add fennel instead of celery, this time … Continue reading →

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Pan-seared salmon. 8/20/20

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Beebamom

This was a quick cooking dinner. There was, of course, some prep time for making the sauce, seasoning the fish, cutting up the veg, and steaming the rice. John took care of the rice in the morning so all we … Continue reading →

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Vegan Asian-inspired cold pasta with crunchy vegetables. 8/19/20

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Beebamom

I was looking through recipes trying to find another hot weather dish when I came upon Mark Bittman’s Cold Sesame Noodles with Crunchy Vegetables in NY Times Cooking. Of course the recipe had me making a fancy sauce, using a … Continue reading →

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Breakfast for Dinner. 8/16/20

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Beebamom

As usual we are having breakfast for dinner on Sunday night. John and I go our separate cooking ways with him always making a omelet and me usually making some sort of scrambled eggs. I have been hungry today so … Continue reading →

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Grilled portobello burgers with Thai salad. 8/15/20

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Beebamom

It was 106F today so there was no cooking in the kitchen. John grilled our mushrooms outside and I seared off some onions and added basil and whole grain mustard to our “burgers” for additional flavor. The salad I made … Continue reading →

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Broth-y clam chowder with toast. 8/14/20

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Beebamom

This soup is not much of a looker but boy is it good! We should have had leftovers but we could not resist eating the whole thing. The recipe is dead simple and I have included it below. It is … Continue reading →

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Flank steak, broccoli salad, corn on the cob. 8/11/20

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Beebamom

Grilled flank steak, broccoli salad, corn on the cob, and red wine John and I used to enjoy wine with dinner most nights but since we have been on our weight loss regime for the last 11 months we have … Continue reading →

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Instant Pot split chickpea stew (Chana dal). 8/10/20

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Beebamom

Tonight we used the Instant Pot to keep the kitchen cool while we cooked our dinner. I use the recipe for Chana dal from this website. Of course I make my own tweaks to the recipe. We like ours a … Continue reading →

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Southwestern – Chicken Chili. 8/5/20

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Beebamom

Our next stop in our tour around the culinary world comes from the U.S. Southwest. This easy chicken chili uses a Costco rotisserie chicken* and canned cannellini beans. I used the Neely’s Chicken Chili recipe which you can find at … Continue reading →

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