Category Archives: Healthy tips

Deconstructed fish tacos. 7/13/21

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Beebamom

For Taco Tuesday I decided to skip the tortillas and put my taco innards on a plate. The thing with tacos is once you have taken your first bite they are hard to put down so you just keep eating … Continue reading →

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Raw and sautéed veg topped with soft scrambled eggs. 7/11/21

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Beebamom

It’s Sunday so it must be BFD (Breakfast For Dinner)! While John was busy making his usual omelet, I was chopping up and sautéing my BFD veg. I cooked the mushrooms and onions first and then added everything else. I … Continue reading →

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Hot weather assembling. 7/10/21

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Beebamom

When it is too hot to cook the best thing to do is to have an assembled dinner. Since it was around 104F yesterday, we decided on a Southwest chicken salad. We set up the ingredients on the kitchen island … Continue reading →

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Red lentil sundae. 7/9/21

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Beebamom

I know it is hardly the sundae you were looking for but this is a delicious vegetarian (or vegan minus the yogurt) dish that is super healthy, tasty, and pretty to look at. I first had this red lentil stew … Continue reading →

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Light clam chowder. 7/8/21

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Beebamom

We were supposed to be preparing shrimp tonight but we opted to change the menu to a favorite of ours, clam chowder. I have taken a traditional recipe for New England clam chowder and lightened it up so that it … Continue reading →

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Pan seared Pacific cod with rice and Vietnamese salsa. 7/7/21

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Beebamom

Originally John was going to pan sear the cod and I was going to make some sort of vegetation. I don’t know, maybe I was planning on doing a sheet pan veg but I made that veg yesterday and our … Continue reading →

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Whole grain spaghetti with pesto, salad 7/5/21

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Beebamom

Tonight we started with a salad since we were having pesto rather than vegetables in our pasta. The salad had a mix of greens, mushrooms, scallions, and cherry tomatoes. I make a very low fat salad dressing using two of … Continue reading →

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Grilling on the Fourth. 7/4/21

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Beebamom

Happy Fourth of July! We took advantage of a beautiful day here in Northern California grilling our dinner and eating al fresco. Because we like to eat volume so we used our one roll to support two different burgers. This … Continue reading →

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Healthy shrimp scampi with broccoli and rice 7/2/21

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Beebamom

John and I were wondering tonight, why don’t we make this more often? Good question because it is healthy and delicious. I am definitely going to make sure that it appears on the menu at least once a month from … Continue reading →

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Seared scallops, collards, and corn 7/1/21

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Beebamom

The only negative thing I can say about this dinner is that there were not enough scallops!! We have been getting frozen scallops at Costco in the counter with the fish for ages but the past two times that we … Continue reading →

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