Category Archives: Easy

Gazpacho starter. 7/26/19

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Beebamom

Earlier this week when we had gazpacho we did not finish all of it. So I put it in the refrigerator where it became the starter, much like the sourdough starter we also have in our refrigerator, of a new … Continue reading →

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While the A/C was broken. 7/25/19

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Beebamom

We have been shuttering ourselves in the house while the air conditioning has been broken. We get up early and open the house up while it’s cool and then we are hermits for the rest of the day – no … Continue reading →

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Caprese salad and more. 7/23/19

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Beebamom

On Tuesday we used our bountiful tomatoes for Caprese salad. The salad is simply slices of tomato and mozzarella, a sprinkling of basil, and olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Oh, and don’t forget the salt! My salad looks like the … Continue reading →

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Best of the season tomato gazpacho. 7/23/19

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Beebamom

We are swimming in tomatoes here.  Three of us against about 5 pounds of tomatoes a day. Every day I get the same plea, “Mom, eat the tomatoes!” So two things that use up tomatoes are gazpacho and spaghetti sauce. … Continue reading →

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Lunar take-out. 7/20/19

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Beebamom

Happy Moon Day! I remember sitting on a roof balcony of a fraternity at MIT with my then boyfriend when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. It was amazing! Later I learned that my now husband, John, worked on the … Continue reading →

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More favorite food. 7/19/19

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Beebamom

Yesterday when I was talking about America’s favorite foods I mentioned “any kind of pasta.” So that is what we ate on Friday. We had the ends of two boxes of pasta, one whole grain spaghetti and one spaghetti rigate … Continue reading →

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America’s favorite food? 7/18/19

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Beebamom

I was watching Guy’s Grocery Games the other night (it is embarrassing to admit that I watch this program but I do) and he was having a burger battle. He said that America’s favorite food is a burger and probably … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian pizza on the grill. 7/13/19

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Beebamom

I bought some New York pizza dough and mozzarella at Whole Foods today. I am very excited to make pizza Margarita outside on the grill. We have not done this in years! The pizza dough is New York style. My … Continue reading →

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Grilled chicken with BBQ sauce. 7/12/19

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Beebamom

John grilled some boneless, skinless chicken  thighs putting BBQ sauce on them at the very end which gave them a slight char. If you put it on from the get-go you end up with burnt chicken. Since it was around … Continue reading →

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Warm night, cool dinner (vegan!). 7/11/19.

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Beebamom

It is starting to get toasty again so what better than Italian toast with garden tomatoes and basil, garlic and onion? Dinner consisted in part of crostini that were the essence of summer. Also on the menu was “Best Gazpacho” … Continue reading →

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