Category Archives: Salad

Shrimp tacos, pinto beans, arugula and golden beets. 9/29/22

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Beebamom

When we have tacos I like to make a condiment bar on the kitchen counter that way everyone can fix their plate the way they like. John cooked the shrimp and warmed the tortillas while I cut up the taco … Continue reading →

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Composed salad. 9/18/22

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Beebamom

On Sunday morning with one little pot of water I hard boiled an egg, blanched broccoli, and cooked a small potato. Everything else was chopped and assembled at dinner time. As a base I used a combo of green leaf … Continue reading →

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Salade Niçoise sans thon (tuna). 9/11/22

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Beebamom

I have really been loving these Sunday salads. Since I wanted a lot of different components every time there was a commercial during the US Open I would get up and chop something up or blanch the broccoli etc. I … Continue reading →

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Raw vegetable salad with tofu. 9/6/22

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Beebamom

We have been eating a lot of these bowls lately. Given the fact that we are under this unrelenting heat dome (113F again, yikes!), this vegetable salad with tofu seemed like the best choice. I had planned on Thai basil … Continue reading →

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Sunday supper salad. 9/4/22

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Beebamom

My recent Sunday suppers have been more salad-like and less egg-like. Since it was VERY HOT yesterday, I cooked the egg in the morning and blanched the broccoli in the microwave. Along with the egg and the broccoli I had … Continue reading →

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Asian tofu salad bowl. 9/2/22

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Beebamom

We are in the midst of a very hot spell which is forecast to last for a week! Since we are expecting many triple digit days and we are supposed to be conserving electricity, John and I will be trying … Continue reading →

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Tossed green salad with herbs and chicken. 8/28/22

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Beebamom

If this looks a lot like Saturday’s dinner it is because I had leftover shredded chicken and chow mein noodles. But it is not totally the same. The base of this salad is spinach, arugula, Romaine, mint, and basil. I … Continue reading →

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Crunchy Vietnamese chicken salad 8/27/22

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Beebamom

I made this salad for the first time last night. The original recipe is from Food and Wine but I added a few more vegetables and replaced the peanuts with almonds and the fried shallots with chow mein noodles. Using … Continue reading →

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Salmon bowl. 8/22/22

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Beebamom

We have been making some sort of bowl almost every week. The last one featured tofu but this week our daughter asked for salmon. After a short brine John cooks the salmon on a low flame starting from a cold … Continue reading →

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Simply salad. 8/21/22

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Beebamom

Sunday dinner is supposed to be eggs plus. But I just was not feeling the eggs tonight. So first I thought I would make a salad with some chicken and chickpeas but shredding the chicken seemed like too much work. … Continue reading →

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