Category Archives: Legumes

Vegan Chana dal with rice and greens. 11/27/23

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Beebamom

Chana dal is a mixture of dried split chickpeas, spices, onion, ginger, garlic and a spicy tomato broth. I make it in the Instant Pot which renders the dal cooked but not mushy in 18 minutes without soaking. Google Chana … Continue reading →

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Chickpea stew/soup. 11/11/23

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Beebamom

Usually we make this recipe using ditalini as the stew pasta. Since I have been cutting out gluten in my diet we needed to find a different starch. I thought about adding potatoes or maybe rice noodles but I had … Continue reading →

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Salmon bowl with rice. 11/5/23

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Beebamom

We started making these bowls when we came across a recipe from The NY Times. Since that original salmon bowl the recipe has morphed into tofu bowls and shrimp bowls. If you have access to The NY Times cooking site … Continue reading →

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Ethiopian fare. 10/29/23

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Beebamom

Our daughter has had her best friend visiting from Belgium for the last several days so we have been eating out a lot. Her friend is originally from the Los Angeles area and when he comes to visit she and … Continue reading →

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Roasted salmon with tarragon sauce, succotash/maque choux, and steamed new potatoes. 10/23/23

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Beebamom

This was a pretty fancy dinner for a Monday night! This is our first time trying Atlantic farm raised salmon and we liked it a lot. John seasoned the fish and cooked it in a 400F oven for 12 minutes. … Continue reading →

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Chana dal with rice and kale. 10/19/23

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Beebamom

Chana dal are dried, split chickpeas that we make in the Instant Pot. The recipe calls for Indian spices, onions, ginger, and garlic. Along with water we add a can of Original Rotel for some extra zing. John also garnishes … Continue reading →

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Lentils with turkey sausage and carrots over spinach. 10/13/23

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Beebamom

This combo of lentils, carrots, and turkey sausage is a “comfort food” dish for us. Other ingredients in our dish are onions, celery, garlic, and chicken stock. I like to serve the stew over whatever greens I have around, spinach, … Continue reading →

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Southwestern Bowl. 10/8/23

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Beebamom

Tonight I made a new egg dish similar to my scrambled egg nachos. I broke up some tortilla chips into bite-sized pieces for the base.This was followed by scrambled eggs, corn, and beans. I melted two ultra thin slices of … Continue reading →

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Chicken chili. 9/25/23

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Beebamom

The recipe I use for chicken chili is this one, https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/white-chicken-chili-recipe-1922199, by the Neelys from Food Network. Since I did not have a rotisserie chicken handy I used a defrosted chicken breast diced smallish and cooked within the stew. Instead … Continue reading →

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Breakfast for Dinner scrambled egg nachos. 9/24/23

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Beebamom

My kids were talking about how they had made yummy nachos on Friday and it stuck in my mind that I would like to have some nachos. I decided to see if I could make scrambled egg nachos. I put … Continue reading →

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