Category Archives: rice

🥬 New! Coconut red curry with tofu 12/28/19

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Beebamom

I wish I could link the NYTimes Cooking site recipes to my blog but they are behind a paywall. So if you are subscribing to the app, you might want to try this recipe with the following caveats! John and … Continue reading →

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🥬 Red lentils with basmati rice and salad 12/4/19

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Beebamom

Note: For a vegan dish omit yogurt. Delicious, vegan or vegetarian fare! These lentils are cooked in a soupy broth with onions, ginger, garlic, and spices. These more tender red lentils cook quickly, and once they come up to a … Continue reading →

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⚓️ Shrimp biryani 12/3/19

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Beebamom

This recipe started out as a one-pot, Instant Pot dish.  But the shrimp just cannot stand being hammered in the Instant Pot for even a short amount of time. So John cooks the shrimp on their own after a short … Continue reading →

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🥬 Spicy Thai basil eggplant with tofu. 11/9/19

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Beebamom

Spicy Thai basil eggplant with tofu is our favorite dish to order when we go out to a Thai restaurant. We have tried over the years to replicate it at home usually with rather lackluster results. Before making it this … Continue reading →

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🍤 Shrimp to the rescue! 10/30/19

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Beebamom

I once went on a cross country road trip with John during what we called “the long diet.” The one food item that was on almost every menu were grilled shrimp. Eat them in a taco, have them on a … Continue reading →

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Fishawarma. 10/19/19

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Beebamom

This combination of Chilean sea bass with the spices of the Roasted Chicken Shawarma that I made about 10 days ago turned out delicious! John marinated the fish briefly in olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, turmeric, cinnamon and red … Continue reading →

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Shrimp biryani. 10/17/19

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Beebamom

The recipe I followed for this was supposed to be totally an Instant Pot meal. But when we tried it all in the Instant Pot the shrimp was totally overcooked. So we made this dish in two pots – the … Continue reading →

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🍤 Back to sane eating. 9/30/19

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Beebamom

Apple pie! Soup with a stick of butter in it! Hunks of homemade bread! Yes, I ate it all yesterday but as I used to tell my classes at Weight Watchers, you are not overweight because you ate a piece … Continue reading →

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🍗 Three cup chicken 9/16/19

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Beebamom

One thing I am learning from keeping track of everything I eat is that I have been eating in a pretty healthy manner except between 5PM and 7PM. Between those hours John and I would drink our glasses of wine … Continue reading →

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Shrimp scampi. 8/13/19

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Beebamom

Tonight’s dinner is easy for me. I have to mince 4 cloves of garlic, heat up some leftover rice, and zap the Stouffer’s spinach soufflĂ© for 10 minutes. John, on the other hand, has to peel and de-vein the shrimp, … Continue reading →

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