Category Archives: Recipes

Chickpea with Ditalini and Vegetables. 8/13/24

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Beebamom

Note: to create a vegan or vegetarian dish omit Parmesan cheese. This yummy vegetable and legume creation comes together in about a half an hour if you are a fast chopper. I tend to start the onions cooking while I … Continue reading →

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Sumac Tilapia with Rice and Herb Salad 8/9/24

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Beebamom

When I saw this recipe calling for whole fish and all its fussiness I knew there was a way to make the dish easier. I pulled out a couple of frozen tilapia, defrosted them, and John and I made the … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese Chicken and Noodle Salad. 8/6/24

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Beebamom

This is a tangy hot weather salad. I adapted it from a much more complicated recipe. Using rotisserie chicken, a mini-prep processor, a box grater, and a zoodler made this dish much easier. Vietnamese Chicken and Rice Noodle Salad

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Braised Chickpeas with Zucchini and Pesto. 7/31/24

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Beebamom

Our daughter, Sarah, was the chef on Wednesday. She chose a recipe from Smitten Kitchen which is linked below. We are always looking for new vegetarian recipes and this dish fit the bill. Sarah’s rendition added kale and she stirred … Continue reading →

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Shrimp in a Saffron Pernod Sauce. 6/21/24

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Beebamom

This is one of our favorite dishes to make. It is so delicious! We decided to double the amount of vegetables from 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup and the tomatoes from 1/2 cup to 1 cup. Unfortunately we did not … Continue reading →

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Hot weather dinner – Hummus, pita, tabbouleh. 6/4/24

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Beebamom

California is experiencing a heat dome which means that it was in the upper 90s on June 4, 2024. The last thing I wanted to do was make the house hotter by using the stove or oven. I opted for … Continue reading →

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Quick Vietnamese Beef Pho. 5/21/24

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Beebamom

I have been willing to make pho just with beef broth and its usual accompaniments. But the we saw Jet Tila make a quick pho broth on his show, Ready, Jet, Cook and decided to give it a try. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Penne arrabbiata 5/17/24

Posted on May 18, 2024 by Beebamom

This is a recipe that I found on Serious Eats and adapted to our tastes. Here’s the original website https://www.seriouseats.com/penne-pasta-arrabbiata-sauce-recipe. We changed it up a bit because we like our spiciness coming from various sources—the red pepper flakes for overall … Continue reading →

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Spicy Roasted Cauliflower and Onions, Hummus Sauce, and Salsa with Roasted Tilapia and Potato and Squash Mash. 5/16/24

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Beebamom

The real star of this dinner was the roasted cauliflower and onions with the hummus sauce and salsa. Not only were the sauce and salsa good on the vegetables but they were also really good on the fish! I had … Continue reading →

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Chickpeas, ditalini, and greens. 5/15/24

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Beebamom

You can make this weeknight dinner vegan, vegetarian, or not depending on whether you garnish it with dairy cheese or use chicken stock instead of vegetable stock. Our dinner used what we had on hand, Parmesan cheese and chicken stock. … Continue reading →

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