Category Archives: Vegetables

Breakfast for Dinner, Omelet 9/6/20

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Beebamom

Normally for BFD I just make some sort of scrambled eggs. Last night I tried to be a little more creative and it turned out really well. The omelet I made consisted of two eggs, a slice of ultra thin … Continue reading →

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Seared scallops, new potatoes, and broccoli. 9/4/20

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Beebamom

Look at the sear on these scallops! What a great job John did cooking these scallops. He got our cast iron pan ripping hot and cooked the scallops in a teaspoon of oil for about 2 minutes on each side. … Continue reading →

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Whole grain penne with mushrooms, asparagus, and pine nuts (vegan). 9/3/20

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Beebamom

This pasta is fast to make and delicious to eat! While your water is heating up and the pasta is cooking you can complete the sauce. I did the sauté-ing in steps but you can totally do it all at … Continue reading →

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Pan-seared salmon with tartar/parsley sauce, rice, and snow peas. 9/2/20

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Beebamom

Tonight’s dinner of salmon, rice, and snow peas is really easy and really tasty. John cooked the salmon to perfection. I doubt that it took more than five minutes in the pan. To accompany it I made a tartar and … Continue reading →

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Red lentils and rice with broccoli. 9/1/20

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Beebamom

Oh, it is so good to be home and cooking in my own kitchen and eating my own kind of food. Tonight’s dinner is a porridge-y mix of red lentils, ginger, onions, and garlic with lots of spices in a … Continue reading →

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Substituting ingredients. 8/30/20

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Beebamom

Tonight we are making chicken chili with the last bit of our rotisserie chicken. Problem is, we do not have most of the ingredients that we normally use since we are still inhabiting the desert island of a rental unit. … Continue reading →

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Hamburgers. 8/29/20

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Beebamom

This is the first actual hamburger I have eaten in 11.5 months. Yes, I have had a couple of very low fat burgers on pita or a diet bread product a couple of times but there is really no comparison. … Continue reading →

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Rotisserie chicken. 8/28/20

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Beebamom

I just noticed that I skipped August 28th! My bad! Maybe I skipped it because we had a rather unimaginative meal of a Costco chicken with a mix of cauliflower rice and leftover yellow rice and the always available broccoli. … Continue reading →

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Fancy dinner night. 8/27/20

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Beebamom

Tonight we gave into the hardcore carnivore within each of us and made lamb chops with a baked potato and asparagus. Since we do not have a reliable cooktop here John broiled the lamb chops in the oven, I microwaved … Continue reading →

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Cooking in a strange kitchen. 8/26/20

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Beebamom

Although we are trying to convince ourselves that we are on a “vacation” and not running away from fire and smoke, I still want to eat in a healthy manner. Because of the pandemic and my diet, dining out is … Continue reading →

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