Category Archives: rice

Seared tuna and stir-fry vegetables. 9/6/25

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Beebamom

We occasionally buy these frozen pieces of tuna when they are on sale. Two 7-ounce portions at $5 each make a fancy but economical meal for the three of us. John marinates the tuna briefly in soy sauce and presses … Continue reading →

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Chicken burrito bowl. 9/4/25

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Beebamom

Thursday is Sarah’s night to make dinner. Instead of pasta she set up a buffet of ingredients so that we could each make our own bowl. Mine consisted of rice, black beans, cheese, chicken, cabbage, salsa, peppers, cilantro, avocado, sour … Continue reading →

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Zucchini and rice gratin. 8/29/25

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Beebamom

Due to our mixed up week Sarah’s contribution dinner was moved to Friday. She got up early to bake this gratin so the oven would have minimal effect in heating up the house. This is a recipe she got from … Continue reading →

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Chinese take-out 8/26 and 8/27/25

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Beebamom

Sometimes things do not go quite as I expect. It has gotten hot again and no one wants the oven on to cook chicken enchiladas. We buy enough Chinese take-out for tonight and tomorrow when John is having his eye … Continue reading →

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Sesame shrimp bowl 8/10/25

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Beebamom

Next in our dinners that don’t heat up the kitchen too much is sesame (BLANK) bowl. Sunday night’s bowl featured shrimp but we also make it with salmon and tofu. In the bottom of our bowls we put pre-made rice … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Hot weather meals, Legumes, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Salad, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners | Tagged avocado, cabbage, cucumber, edamame, shrimp | Leave a comment

Chicken burrito bowl. 8/6/25

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Beebamom

Sarah eats bowls almost every day. Sometimes they are Asian inspired, other times Mediterranean, and tonight we all enjoyed the chicken burrito bowl that she introduced us to recently. These are great meals to make when the weather is very … Continue reading →

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Shrimp, vegetables, and beans over rice with nuoc cham 8/2/25

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Beebamom

After a non-cooking Friday night due to an event we attended we were supposed to have shrimp tacos on Saturday. As often happens towards the end of the week I was not feeling like what had seemed a good idea … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Vietnamese | Tagged beans, rice, shrimp | Leave a comment

Chile-garlic salmon, rice, cauliflower. 7/30/25

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Beebamom

The salmon we made was adapted from a NY Times Cooking recipe which included a mango/cucumber/avocado salad. The recipe below is for the fish and the salad. I did not make the salad so I cannot vouch for how it … Continue reading →

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Chicken burrito bowl 7/26/25

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Beebamom

Sarah was such a sweetie gathering all the ingredients we needed to make chicken burrito bowls when we got back from our trip. Just think of all the things you like in a burrito and put it in a bowl. … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, rice, Vegetables | Tagged avocado, black beans, cheese, chicken, cilantro, green onions, rice, salsa, tomatoes | Leave a comment

Chicken burrito bowl. 6/30/25

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Beebamom

This is a great hot night dinner! The basics for the burrito bowl are on –https://www.budgetbytes.com/poor-mans-burrito-bowls/ This is super simple to make. We added rotisserie chicken and avocado. We spiced up the black beans with Rotel and added tortilla chips. … Continue reading →

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