Category Archives: Hot weather meals

Burger with cole slaw and cauliflower 6/20/22

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Beebamom

If you are thinking, “wow, that looks a lot like last Monday’s dinner”, you would be mostly correct. Significant differences, though, abound. The topping on my burger has changed from cheese to a mix of mayo and sriracha and the … Continue reading →

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Hamburger with grilled cauliflower and coleslaw. 6/14/22

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Beebamom

A hot day calls for cooking outside. While I made a cool cole slaw indoors, John cooked the burgers and cauliflower on the grill. While John and our daughter had burgers on sesame buns, I had mine without the extra … Continue reading →

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Sushi. 6/11/22

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Beebamom

Since it has been so hot here we decided to pitch our previous plan of salmon with roasted cauliflower and keep the kitchen cool by buying take-out sushi. We get sushi from one of our local grocery stores and it … Continue reading →

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Southwest salad. 6/10/22

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Beebamom

It was really hot here yesterday, in the upper 90s. So we scuttled our cooking plans and made a southwest salad. John and I used to buy this salad pre-made from Costco but, as it happens with many things we … Continue reading →

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Sesame shrimp bowl. 6/9/22

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Beebamom

This is a good dinner if you do not want to heat up the kitchen too much. I used cauliflower rice that can be heated up in a microwave and the sautéed shrimp cook in minutes. There are so many … Continue reading →

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Stir-fried broccoli and chicken over kale and rice 6/1/22

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Beebamom

The weather people assured me that the high temperature on Wednesday was supposed to be 73F. With very moderate temperatures for the day I felt that boiling a big pot of water to make fettuccini arrabbiata would not be a … Continue reading →

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Grilled burger and black-eyed pea salad 5/25/22

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Beebamom

We do not eat much red meat at our house but when we do I choose ground beef over any other cut. Forget your prime rib or filet mignon and just give me a straight up burger (or meat loaf, … Continue reading →

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Turkey kielbasa with sauerkraut and bean salad 5/24/22

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Beebamom

Extremely hot weather here in NorCal means we have had to switch gears for our dinner preparations. Our daughter said to me, ”You’re not making a stew and pasta on Tuesday and Wednesday, are you?! Temperatures for those days border … Continue reading →

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