Category Archives: Easy

Roasted tilapia, broccoli, and polenta 4/15/23

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Beebamom

Preparing the polenta at a 6:1 ratio gives you almost a sauce. It is surprisingly delicious with broccoli. That’s why I steamed A LOT! On one side of the fish are the florets and on the other, the chopped up … Continue reading →

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Fettuccine with tomato sauce and kale. 4/12/23

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Beebamom

When I eat pasta I like to have a big portion. But too much pasta blows my calorie allotment. In tonight’s dinner I solved that in two ways. First I shredded some cabbage to about the same width as the … Continue reading →

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Salad and soup. 4/11/23

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Beebamom

Finishing up our weekend leftovers, I added some additional lettuce and cabbage to a bagged salad and John made new matzoh balls for the chicken vegetable soup I made yesterday. The soup was less successful. It came out kind of … Continue reading →

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Pasta and Brussels sprouts. 4/6/23

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Beebamom

I have never put Brussels sprouts in pasta before. I figured that if I regularly make pasta with broccoli and Brussels sprouts are in the same family, why not?! I sliced each sprout in three pieces through the root end. … Continue reading →

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Chicken enchiladas with spicy black beans 4/3/23

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Beebamom

Today we went to Costco with our main goal of getting a boneless leg of lamb for our Saturday family feast. But who can resist that $4.99 rotisserie chicken?! So we bought one and when we got home I took … Continue reading →

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Easy Sunday night dinner. 4/2/23

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Beebamom

On Sunday night we usually have Breakfast For Dinner (BFD). We each make our own and it is always easy. I started my BFD with a shared Taylor Farms packaged Greek salad. For the egg portion of my BFD I … Continue reading →

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Shrimp and broccoli with creamy polenta 4/1/23

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Beebamom

This dinner is a favorite of ours. The half cup of polenta is made with 3 cups of water, a couple of bay leaves, 2 garlic cloves, a scant teaspoon of salt, and is finished with a teaspoon of butter. … Continue reading →

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Lamb chops with mixed rice and asparagus. 3/31/23

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Beebamom

This is an easy prep and clean-up dinner. John grilled our little lamb chops to a medium/medium rare perfection. I tried for the first time a package of Bibigo brown rice, red rice, and wild rice mix that you micro-wave … Continue reading →

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Afghani dal with rice and kale. 2/20/23

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Beebamom

I am so happy to be eating vegetables again! While we were away the occasional salad and the tomatoes in pizza sauce were the only vegetables we had pretty much. The food this week is comfort food such as the … Continue reading →

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Mac ‘n cheese with coleslaw. 3/6/23

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Beebamom

As I mentioned earlier I am taking a break until the end of March so this will be my last post until then. I may write something occasionally if we have an especially interesting dinner. Monday’s dinner was like a … Continue reading →

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