Category Archives: Vegetables

Semi-lettuce wrap – 5/19/17

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Beebamom

Whether I am at home or dining out I rarely eat two pieces of bread or roll when having a sandwich or burger. Either I take off the top piece and hand-hold by the bottom bread and a lettuce leaf … Continue reading →

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Chicken Thursday – 5/18/17

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Beebamom

The braised pork shoulder is finally finished so it seems like the beginning of a week. With that in mind, we prepared Chicken Monday on Thursday. John and I shared a boneless, skinless chicken breast that he sous vide with … Continue reading →

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Back on track -Vegan Ditalini with vegetables – 5/17/17

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Beebamom

As I promised to myself I am eating like a rational human being today. I told John to eat the rest of the pork and I would eat something vegetable based. We have plenty of veg hanging around in the … Continue reading →

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Pulled pork sandwich – 5/13/17

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Beebamom

Pork shoulder roast was only $.99/lb. How could we pass that up? John cooked it in the slow cooker which meant we were free to go out and do other things – like play tennis! He separated the meat from … Continue reading →

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A raw deal, sushi – dining out – 5/12/17

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Beebamom

We went out to dinner at a local Japanese restaurant. Sushi and sashimi are the dieter’s friend as you probably know. So it seemed like a good choice. I guess my biggest complaint about the place we went to is … Continue reading →

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National Shrimp Day (U.S.) – Shrimp tacos – 5/10/17

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Beebamom

I did not know that May 10th was National Shrimp Day here in the U.S. when I planned to make shrimp tacos. Just a lucky happenstance, I guess. (BTW May 10th is also a National Day for receptionists, third shift … Continue reading →

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Meatless Tuesday – Enhanced penne with asparagus – 5/9/17

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Beebamom

I know I need to branch out from my incessant use of asparagus and penne for my meatless meal, But I love it! I tried to jazz it up a bit by adding shallots, lemon zest, garlic, and almonds plus … Continue reading →

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Chicken Monday – 5/8/17

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Beebamom

Over the weekend we were on the road traveling home from Utah. So we ate out (I had eggplant Parmesan) and just got some take-out when we got home on Sunday. Now it is back to cooking. As you can … Continue reading →

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Farro and chickpea salad with grilled chicken – 5/3/17

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Beebamom

Dinner tonight was driven by the fact that I had a lot of leftover, too sweet farro. Yesterday I made a new recipe that called for farro cooked in apple cider. It was not a hit. So my goal was … Continue reading →

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New recipe! – Farro with roasted squash, feta, and mint – 5/2/17

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Beebamom

I tried a new recipe from New York Times Cooking, Farro with roasted squash, feta, and mint. My initial reaction is meh. The farro is cooked in apple cider and the roasted squash is roasted with sugar, oil, cayenne, cinnamon, … Continue reading →

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