Category Archives: Salad

Hummus with Pita and Tabbouleh. 7/11/24

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Beebamom

This is a great hot weather meal! There is no cooking at all. Making the tabbouleh is kind of an ordeal what with all the chopping. I mostly used the food processor so it takes much less time than doing … Continue reading →

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Sesame Salmon Bowl. 7/8/24

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Beebamom

I think this is my favorite of the bowls we make. But I keep changing my mind. It used to be that I liked the tofu bowl the best. Anyway salmon, tofu, or shrimp all the bowls are pretty yummy. … Continue reading →

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Asian chicken bowl. 7/2/24

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Beebamom

This bowl is similar to our other Asian bowls except we use shredded chicken, add bean sprouts, and substitute rice noodles for rice. The rice noodles I use are ready in about 20 minutes of soaking in hot water. When … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Chicken Wings and Slaw. 6/29/24

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Beebamom

Not much to say about this lazy dinner. Frozen chicken wings and a packaged salad. I always take the flats since they are my favorite parts. It works well since John likes the drumettes. Foster Farms Take Out brand has … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Chicken Wings and Salad. 6/29/24

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Beebamom

Easy dinner using Foster Farms frozen Buffalo chicken wings and Taylor Farms Mediterranean salad. More economic than going out for a similar dinner or getting take-out. Sometimes the cook needs a breather!

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Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad with Chicken. 6/23/24

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Beebamom

Since it was 100F today we decided on a no-cook dinner. John had picked up a rotisserie chicken from Costco earlier in the day and our daughter very kindly offered to de-bone it and shred one of the breasts. I … Continue reading →

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Hot dog, sauerkraut, and salad. 6/20/24

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Beebamom

I was going to rave about our all-American dinner celebrating the first day of summer until I realized that our dinner idea was imported to the U.S. like much of our cuisine. First of all a hot dog, also known … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day faux cookout. 6/16/24

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Beebamom

I started out thinking that for Father’s Day we would grill some meat and corn plus serve a salad for John, our daughter, our son, who is also a dad, and his kids. But then I started thinking about all … Continue reading →

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Grilled hamburgers with guacamole starter and leftover enhanced tabbouleh 6/8/24

Posted on June 8, 2024 by Beebamom

Because our menu has adjusted due to the screaming hot weather, some groceries got used and some didn’t, there was takeout and repurposing of dishes. It is a beautiful evening here in NorCal. No humidity and temperatures in the low … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese chicken salad with rice noodles. 6/6/24

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Beebamom

After giving up on cooking Wednesday and ordering take-out, on Thursday we tried a new recipe found by our daughter for an Asian chicken salad. Earlier in the day we had bought a rotisserie chicken at Costco and I had … Continue reading →

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