Category Archives: Easy

🥬 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. SautĂ© 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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Easy sandwich and a side dinner. 10/13/19

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Beebamom

We have been having a lot of easy dinners lately. Probably I just need a breather from all the cooking. However, even though this was just a sandwich and a side I did make both the tuna salad and the … Continue reading →

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All-week Soup 10/12/19

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Beebamom

Back at the beginning of the week I made what I called a last salute to summer-fresh vegetables with garbanzo beans and soup pasta. We had quite a bit leftover so during the week John ate it for lunch a … Continue reading →

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Mushroom burgers. 10/10/19

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Beebamom

Some good grilling from John tonight. After marinating the portobello mushrooms in some of our lo-cal dressing, salt, pepper and olive oil spray, he put them on the grill for about eight minutes on each side. I made broccoli salad … Continue reading →

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