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Vacation cooking. 8/17/21
Here are some dinners I made or bought this week while on vacation. Although I am aware of what I should be eating, lunches out and snacks with drinks at “cocktail time” are proving difficult to control. Now that we … Continue reading
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Weekly menu August 9 – 15, 2021
At the end of this week we are taking a little vacation. We’ll be staying in a self-catering condo so the cooking will continue but I am not quite sure yet of what we will be cooking. So this week … Continue reading
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Light clam chowder. 7/8/21
We were supposed to be preparing shrimp tonight but we opted to change the menu to a favorite of ours, clam chowder. I have taken a traditional recipe for New England clam chowder and lightened it up so that it … Continue reading
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Whole grain spaghetti with pesto, salad 7/5/21
Tonight we started with a salad since we were having pesto rather than vegetables in our pasta. The salad had a mix of greens, mushrooms, scallions, and cherry tomatoes. I make a very low fat salad dressing using two of … Continue reading
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Healthy shrimp scampi with broccoli and rice 7/2/21
John and I were wondering tonight, why don’t we make this more often? Good question because it is healthy and delicious. I am definitely going to make sure that it appears on the menu at least once a month from … Continue reading
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Thai green curry with zucchini zoodles and tofu. 6/14/21
Update: I forgot to post this dinner on June 14th. As you will read it was not entirely a success. We are trying it again this coming week with more and varied zoodles and chicken. We are going to amp … Continue reading
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Weekly Menu. June 7 – 13, 2021
Since I have been super serious about staying on my diet this past week, I have gotten back and a little below my goal weight. This is a reason for celebration! Wait, hold on, Beebamom, don’t undo all the good … Continue reading
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Pasta with greens, mozzarella, and chickpeas. 5/26/21
When I came across the recipe for this pasta it sounded like something we would really like. What I really did not like was the amount of oil in the recipe so I worked on slimming that down. I have … Continue reading
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Whole grain penne with mushrooms and asparagus. 5/18/21
Penne and asparagus are the perfect partners for this dish. By cutting the asparagus on the bias you end up with a shape that mimics the penne. This is also one of those pasta meals that from the time you … Continue reading
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Weekly Menu. May 17 – 23, 2021
Due to some sort of glitch my menu did not appear in the post. So here is a redo with, hopefully, the actual menu. I have my menu set for the week coming up. It includes four vegan/vegetarian meals, two … Continue reading
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