Category Archives: Vegan

Penne with kale and mushroom. 2/23/21

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Beebamom

I was just mentioning to John this morning that pasta seems to go with everything. I had never made it with kale before but it worked out perfectly. I especially liked the flavor of the whole grain penne with the … Continue reading →

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LFD – Dal soup with additional veg. 2/20/21

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Beebamom

For Leftovers For Dinner I sautéed some mushrooms, cabbage, and kale stems and then added them to the split chickpeas and split pigeon peas stew. I added more broth to it to make it soupier. It seemed to be lacking … Continue reading →

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Chana/Toor dal, kale, rice. 2/18/21

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Beebamom

Chana dal is dried split chickpeas and Toor dal is dried split pigeon peas. I make this in the Instant Pot where the Chana dal holds up structurally and the Toor dal breaks down giving the dish a creamy texture. … Continue reading →

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Planned-overs for vaccine day. 2/15/21

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Beebamom

No doubt it seems like I love to cook every day of the week and that is mostly true. Sometimes, though, I need to plan for the times when I probably will not want to go to the trouble of … Continue reading →

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Pasta with mushroom Bolognese. 2/11/21

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Beebamom

I like to make my own pasta sauces rather than use one from a jar because then I know exactly what and how much of each ingredient there is. For instance, most jarred sauces have sugar of some sort in … Continue reading →

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Prize winner! Algerian tagine. 2/8/21

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Beebamom

This past week’s winner of most views by a country was Algeria with 355 views.  Dininglite.blog seems to be very popular in North Africa. Both Egypt, last week’s winner, and Algeria made strong showings. I decided to make a tagine … Continue reading →

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Orecchiette with mushrooms and broccolini. 2/4/21

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Beebamom

If you are like me and could sit down to at least 8 ounces of pasta and wish you could have more then you need to find a way to make a little pasta go a long way. I stretch … Continue reading →

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Prize winner – Egyptian koshari. 2/2/21

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Beebamom

Egypt was the big winner last week with 1600 views of my blog. No doubt most of these were by mistake and I am really sorry-not-sorry that all these Egyptians ended up on my site when they were looking for … Continue reading →

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Pasta puttanesca with mushrooms. 1/28/21

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Beebamom

This recipe which I have included below is not quite authentic. I have added mushrooms to it to make it hardier and decreased the amount of oil due to our dietary restrictions. When John and I were actively losing weight … Continue reading →

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Tofu and vegetable stir-fry. 1/27/21

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Beebamom

This dinner was a glorious celebration of vegetables and also a very good way to use up bits and pieces of vegetables left in your refrigerator. Except for the fact that we used fish sauce in our marinade, this is … Continue reading →

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