Category Archives: Easy

Red lentils, brown rice, and zucchini. 4/17/20

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Beebamom

Following up on last night’s vegetarian/vegan dinner, here is another main course that can be totally vegan or vegetarian depending on your enhancements. I used light butter with canola oil to round out the flavors but you could use olive … Continue reading →

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Leftovers For Dinner. 12/17/20

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Beebamom

It is one of those weeks where you become so busy that just grabbing something out of the fridge seems like the best way to get dinner on the table. Luckily we have a lot of leftovers this week, enough … Continue reading →

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Whole grain penne with asparagus. 4/16/20

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Beebamom

We had penne with asparagus for dinner on Thursday and, boy, was it good! Here is a tip to make preparation super easy. While your salted pasta water is coming up to a boil, snap the ends off the asparagus … Continue reading →

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Tarragon chicken with mashed potatoes and broccoli. 4/15/20

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Beebamom

We had a small change-up to our classic chicken dinner this week. Our daughter has tarragon growing in her garden and we asked her to bring some home. When John sous vide the chicken breast he added some leaves of … Continue reading →

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🥬 Portobello burger with slaw and bean salad. 4/13/20

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Beebamom

John marinated and then grilled a couple of portobello mushrooms for our dinner. I made my light cole slaw using non-fat Greek yogurt, light mayo, yellow mustard, cider vinegar, celery seed, and salt. In addition I made a cannellini bean, … Continue reading →

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🥬 Breakfast for dinner. 4/12/20

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Beebamom

It is Sunday so it must be breakfast for dinner! In addition to a salad I made myself kind of an omelet taco. I sautéed up some onions and mushrooms, added a crumbled veg patty, and then put the eggs … Continue reading →

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Leftovers! 4/9 & 10/20

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Beebamom

I have too many containers in my refrigerator! Being only two people and making all these dinners generates a lot of leftovers. For the past two nights we have been re-eating a prior meal and making an unlikely combo out … Continue reading →

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🥬 Penne puttanesca 4/7/20

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Beebamom

Puttanesca sauce saved in the freezer from around three weeks ago made for an easy vegan dinner paired with whole grain penne and a tossed salad.

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🍤 Shrimp biryani with Instant Pot rice. 4/6/20

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Beebamom

The original recipe I had for Shrimp Biryani called for the shrimp and the rice being cooked in the Instant Pot. You were supposed to use U-10 shrimp which are too pricy for our weeknight meal but apparently able to … Continue reading →

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🥬 Open-faced omelet. 4/5/20

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Beebamom

On Sunday for our Breakfast for Dinner meal I tried to change things up a bit. Instead of my usual scrambled eggs and veggie breakfast patty, I tried an omelet that was supposed to look like a pancake with a … Continue reading →

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