Category Archives: Vegan

Red lentils, brown rice, and zucchini. 4/17/20

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Beebamom

Following up on last night’s vegetarian/vegan dinner, here is another main course that can be totally vegan or vegetarian depending on your enhancements. I used light butter with canola oil to round out the flavors but you could use olive … Continue reading →

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Whole grain penne with asparagus. 4/16/20

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Beebamom

We had penne with asparagus for dinner on Thursday and, boy, was it good! Here is a tip to make preparation super easy. While your salted pasta water is coming up to a boil, snap the ends off the asparagus … Continue reading →

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🥬 Penne puttanesca 4/7/20

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Beebamom

Puttanesca sauce saved in the freezer from around three weeks ago made for an easy vegan dinner paired with whole grain penne and a tossed salad.

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🥬 Agnolini en brodo. 3/30/20

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Beebamom

For some unknown reason I did not get around to writing a post yesterday. It is not like I don’t have a ton of time given that we are locked down. Ah, I remember! Yesterday we cleaned and disinfected the … Continue reading →

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🥬 Vegetable stir-fry. 3/28/20

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Beebamom

We decided to get back on our diet track with a vegetable stir-fry. I have been making this type of stir-fry for lunch recently so I merely had to cut up more vegetables to make it an entree for both … Continue reading →

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🥬 Goodness in a bowl, chickpea stew. 3/25/20

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Beebamom

Vegetarian or vegan, this chickpea stew is the epitome of goodness in a bowl. Healthy and filling but also quick, easy, and economical, it is the perfect shelter-in-place kind of meal. My original recipe came from Melissa Clark of the … Continue reading →

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🥬 Not salad for lunch. 3/25/20

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Beebamom

I am not a big fan of salad. It is a pain in the neck to construct and then you have to make salad dressing to have it be palatable. I much prefer my salad in its heated version – … Continue reading →

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🥬 Afghani dal. 3/14/20

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Beebamom

This dinner wasn’t even on the menu this week but we just did not feel like going to the fuss of scallops. Since we are stuck here at home due to social distancing (which you should take very seriously!) I … Continue reading →

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🥬 Spaghetti alla puttanesca 3/12/20

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Beebamom

Spaghetti alla puttanesca or spaghetti in the style of the prostitute is from the Campania region of Italy. The biggest city in the region is Naples, home to pizza, and a place which we were planning to visit towards the … Continue reading →

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🥬 Shredded tofu with mushrooms and edamame. 3/11/20

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Beebamom

New recipe! We try a new recipe by Melissa Clark that I found on the NYTimes cooking site. The firm tofu is drained and pressed and then shredded on a box grater. It gets mixed with some sautéed mushrooms, onions, garlic, ginger, … Continue reading →

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