Category Archives: Vegetables

A favorite. 11/4/18

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Beebamom

Whenever our son comes to visit he always requests his favorite. Surprisingly I do not recall making this for him when he was a kid.  This dish is actually just some of his favorite things – meatballs, noodles, gravy, and … Continue reading →

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Lasagna! 11/3/18

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Beebamom

 I do not make lasagna often but our son is arriving today for a week’s vacation and I want to make something that I can get most of the prep done ahead and then just pop it in the oven … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday. 11/1/18

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Beebamom

Since we decide that cooking fish in the house is a bad idea due to the fish smell and having people in to see our up-for-sale house, we are casting around for something else to eat. I look in the … Continue reading →

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Sous vide and grilled boneless country-style pork ribs. 10/31/18

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Beebamom

Happy Halloween! We do not have any trick or treaters coming to our house so we can concentrate on making dinner. This week my menu has gotten scrambled because our realtor is having an open house for other realtors and … Continue reading →

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Vegan Instant Pot Chickpea Biryani. 10/30/18

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Beebamom

If you own an Instant Pot, Chickpea Biryani is super fast and super easy. What takes the longest is soaking the rice for 20 minutes! My recipe is an adaptation of a NYTimes Cooking dish, Pressure Cooker Shrimp Biryani. I … Continue reading →

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Kitchen picnic. 10/29/18

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Beebamom

Don’t like sitting on a blanket on the ground? Have a kitchen picnic. For our kitchen picnic we have grilled chicken thighs with BBQ sauce. As accompaniments to John’s grilling, I spice up some baked beans and broccoli salad. We … Continue reading →

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California burger in Utah 10/28/18

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Beebamom

When I was a kid growing up in New Jersey we used to go the Palace Diner occasionally. (New Jersey is the state for diners!) I would order a California burger. It seemed so exciting to be eating a hamburger in … Continue reading →

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Delicious vegan pasta. 10/27/18

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Beebamom

In the time it takes to boil water and cook spaghetti, I make a delicious vegan sauce for our pasta. Here’s all you need – thinly sliced garlic that you brown up in some olive oil, a can of small … Continue reading →

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I am trying to make this dish!!! 10/25/18

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Beebamom

So back on 10/21/18 my post was about Spicy Thai Basil Eggplant with Tofu. Today on our trip to Utah we stopped at Mojave Thai Cuisine, a really surprising place to find out in the desert. We ordered their medium … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti dinner ala eat-down. 10/24/18

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Beebamom

We are finishing up bits and pieces before we hit the road tomorrow. We start with eating up all the salad greens with a bunch of tomatoes, a small piece of cucumber, a little feta, and castelvoltrano olives (we always … Continue reading →

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