Category Archives: Easy

🥬 Spaghetti with olives and capers in tomato sauce. 11/4/19

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Beebamom

Here is another vegetarian/vegan (if you leave off the parmesan cheese) dinner entree. I think we have a total of four vegetarian, two pescatarian, and one omnivore (chicken) dinner this week.  Tonight’s dinner is a real pantry type dinner where … Continue reading →

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🥚 Eggs. 11/3/19

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Beebamom

When you are tired and cannot think of anything to fix for dinner, think of eggs! Seriously, eggs do not have to be only for breakfast. John made himself an omelet and I made some scrambled eggs. I like to … Continue reading →

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🦃 Lentil soup with turkey kielbasa. 11/2/19

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Beebamom

According to my menu for the week, we are supposed to be eating tuna sandwiches tonight. However we went to the Habit Grill for lunch and two tuna meals seems like one too many. Special hint about dieting and eating … Continue reading →

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🥬 Grilled portobello mushroom and coleslaw 11/1/19

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Beebamom

A long time ago I used to work for Weight Watchers, now known as WW. It was up to me to explain how the system worked and inspire people to try to keep on the plan from week to week. … Continue reading →

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🍗 Costco rotisserie chicken=chicken fajitas

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Beebamom

We are going on our second meal from the Costco rotisserie chicken.  They are only $4.99 and are really big! The chicken has also tided us over in the late afternoon when we have needed a little protein to make … Continue reading →

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🍤 Shrimp to the rescue! 10/30/19

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Beebamom

I once went on a cross country road trip with John during what we called “the long diet.” The one food item that was on almost every menu were grilled shrimp. Eat them in a taco, have them on a … Continue reading →

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A grilling favorite. 10/21/19

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Beebamom

We really love having these portobello mushrooms cooked on the grill. It is now our favorite hamburger substitute meal.

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Chicken chili. 10/18/19

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Beebamom

This week instead of making up a menu and assigning a different meal to each day, I merely made a menu with seven different meals. This way I had an idea of what I needed to shop for but the … Continue reading →

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Red lentils with ginger. 10/16/19

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Beebamom

So easy, so quick, so healthy, so delicious! Fresh ginger, onions, and garlic. Turmeric, cumin, cayenne. Sauté in a little oil. Add stock and red lentils. Cook 15 minutes. Top with yogurt and sumac. Yum! Note: For vegan dish omit … Continue reading →

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Linguine with green tomato sauce. 10/14/19

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Beebamom

Note: For a vegan dish omit parmesan cheese This dinner featured a pasta sauce that I made in August from some fully ripe green tomatoes. Our daughter had two Aunt Ruby’s German Green tomato plants at her plot in the … Continue reading →

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