Category Archives: rice

Escaping the fire and smoke. 8/25/20

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Beebamom

You may have noticed that I did not publish a weekly menu or any updates for a few days. We have been dealing with the fires and smoke in Northern California. Over the weekend our air had fallen into the … Continue reading →

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Pinto bean tacos with spicy tomato rice (vegan). 8/22/20

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Beebamom

Our taco meal was surprisingly filling and satisfying. The canned pinto beans were cooked with onion, garlic, Serrano chile, and cumin. The beans went into stovetop toasted corn tortillas and then garnished with salsa, cabbage, and cilantro. One of our … Continue reading →

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Stir fried shrimp with veg and rice. 8/18/20

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Beebamom

I love what we call a GBOF, a giant bowl of food. Each of us who become overweight, get there in different ways. For some it is desserts and others too much snacking. Or maybe it’s fried foods and butter … Continue reading →

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Instant Pot split chickpea stew (Chana dal). 8/10/20

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Beebamom

Tonight we used the Instant Pot to keep the kitchen cool while we cooked our dinner. I use the recipe for Chana dal from this website. Of course I make my own tweaks to the recipe. We like ours a … Continue reading →

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Thai – Spicy basil eggplant with tofu (vegan) 8/6/20

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Beebamom

Since we have been creating our international dishes this week, we have run into quite a backlog of leftovers. I am skipping the Chana dal this week and doing a replay of our chicken chili on Friday before finishing up … Continue reading →

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Tropical salmon. 8/3/20

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Beebamom

John said, first thing, that salmon was not a fish you find in the tropics. This was followed by broccoli not being a tropical vegetable. Undaunted I continued with my plans and I think that this colorful plate looks inviting … Continue reading →

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Vegetable fried (cauliflower) rice with egg. 8/2/20

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Beebamom

Usually I do not go to this much trouble on Sunday but the idea of a plain scrambled egg was just too boring! So kicking off International Week I made an Asian inspired fried rice using my recently acquired cauliflower … Continue reading →

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Instant Pot pigeon peas ala Chana dal. 7/31/20

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Beebamom

When we went to India Bazaar we got a very large bag of dried pigeon peas (toor dal). There are not too many toor dal recipes so we decided to prepare them much the same as we do Chana dal … Continue reading →

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Shrimp stir fry and breakfast for dinner. 7/25, 26/20

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Beebamom

We finish off last week on Saturday with a tasty shrimp stir fry and start off the new week on Sunday with Breakfast for Dinner.

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Salmon with rice and snow peas. 7/23/20

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Beebamom

We are eating more salmon to help support our HDL with omega-3 fatty acids. Tonight’s salmon was quickly pan fried in a spray of olive oil. It took less than 10 minutes to cook. Along with snow peas and rice … Continue reading →

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