Category Archives: Legumes

Fajitas – 1/18/17

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Beebamom

Fajitas are a Tex-Mex dish and the word “fajitas” means little strips of meat.  In the recipes I looked at most called for skirt steak but what we had was leftover ribeye steak from the “too rare” night. Unfortunately ribeye … Continue reading →

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My First Vegan Day (I think) – 1/17/17

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Beebamom

Today I made a conscious effort to have a total vegan day.  Maybe I have eaten vegan at other times by happenstance. Today I decided to keep my diet plant based. For breakfast I had peanut butter on toast.  For … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean lunch at home – 1/16/17

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Beebamom

We have a place we go to here in St. George called Mad Pita Express and they make an appetizer sampler that includes hummus, tabbouleh, olives, pepperoncini, pita, pickled beets, and some sort of potato salad. I don’t have all … Continue reading →

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Lunch fav – 1/9/17

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Beebamom

Delicious, healthy vegan lunch!

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New Year’s Day tradition – 1/1/17

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Beebamom

Happy? 2017! I have always thought that the traditional food for New Year’s Day was red beans and rice but apparently it is call Hoppin’ John and is served in the southern U.S. It is a porky, ricey, beany dish … Continue reading →

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Lentil stew with turkey sausage (or not) and vegetables – 12/15/16

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Beebamom

As usual this dish cane be made vegetarian or vegan by omitting the meat. The weather here in Northern California has taken a (California) winter turn and a warm bowl of lentil stew is the perfect dinner for a chilly … Continue reading →

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Orecchiette with white beans, turkey sausage, and vegetables – 12/10/16

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Beebamom

This was a clean out the refrigerator kind of dish. The sauce was basically a little olive oil and pasta water. This can easily be made vegan by omitting the turkey sausage.

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Eat it twice! – 11/10/16

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Beebamom

We ate this on Tuesday and we are eating most of the rest of it tonight. We added some more kale and some pieces of turkey sausage so it would taste new. We even have enough left over from this … Continue reading →

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Chickpea stew with ditalini and kale – 11/9/16

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Beebamom

If you like to chop vegetables up then this is the dish for you! I did all the prep work while John was at work and so almost the entire dish was dump and sauté according to length of cooking … Continue reading →

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Pacific cod with chickpea purée, parsley sauce, and zucchini – 10/28/16

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Beebamom

This is quite a delicious dish but I need to find better fish. I got frozen Pacific cod fillets from Costco and they just don’t have a lot of flavor. I guess next time I will go over to Whole … Continue reading →

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