Category Archives: rice

Shrimp bowl. 2/7/23

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Beebamom

We make three types of bowls, salmon, tofu, and shrimp. We all have our favorite. I think I am going to move my favorite up from 2 to 1, shrimp bowl! Here is the base recipe I start from – … Continue reading →

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Instant Pot Chana dal with rice and kale. 2/6/23

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Beebamom

Chana dal is dried split chickpeas. Of all the dals this is my favorite. I found my base recipe at https://pipingpotcurry.com/instant-pot-chana-dal/. Of course we changed it a bit! We use a can of Serrano Rotel for the tomato component. The … Continue reading →

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Salmon, rice, and green beans with a mustard sauce. 2/3/23

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Beebamom

John tried a new technique for cooking the salmon that we saw on America’s Test Kitchen last week. He pre-heated a sheet pan in the oven set to 500F. When the oven reached temperature he took the pan out, sprayed … Continue reading →

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Shrimp tacos, Mexican rice, spicy beans. 1/25/23

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Beebamom

Wednesday’s dinner was more like what we normally eat at home. It was lighter on the fat and the portion size was certainly smaller than the gigantic steaks of yesterday. However, it was just as tasty and filling. John, as … Continue reading →

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Thai basil eggplant with tofu. 1/19/23

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Beebamom

This dish is our attempt to recreate our favorite dish from a local Thai restaurant. It ended up as kind of a Thai-Vietnamese mash-up which was good but a little too salty. We made nuoc cham, a Vietnamese sauce whose … Continue reading →

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Vegan Afghani style lentils with rice and kale 1/3/23

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Beebamom

Quick-cooking red lentils form the base for this dinner entree. It is spiced up with garlic, onion, ginger, cumin seed, turmeric, and cayenne. First you cook up the spices in a little oil, then add the garlic, onion, and ginger … Continue reading →

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Asian tofu bowl. 12/21/22

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Beebamom

This is my favorite bowl of the three we make. And it is probably the easiest. We get very firm tofu that gets marinated in soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and garlic powders and then everything else (except for the … Continue reading →

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Salmon bowl. 11/21/22

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Beebamom

This bowl is a family favorite and we make it three different ways, this one with salmon, another with shrimp, and my favorite with tofu. Other than making rice and cooking the salmon, there is no other cooking involved. I … Continue reading →

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Seared tuna with rice and bok choy. 11/15/22

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Beebamom

After marinating the tuna for an hour in soy sauce, ginger powder, garlic powder, and a few drops of sesame oil John coated the pieces with black and white sesame seeds. Then he seared it for two minutes on each … Continue reading →

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Singapore shrimp with rice and snow peas. 10/25/22

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Beebamom

The sauce is what makes this shrimp Singaporean. It is salty from fish sauce, tart from rice wine vinegar, spicy from chili garlic sauce, and tomato-ey sweet from ketchup. You can find the recipe from the last time I made … Continue reading →

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