Category Archives: Vegetables

Visiting family! – 6/3/17

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Beebamom

Our son and two grandsons are here for a little over a week. The dinners we prepare are going to be more kid-centric and less dining lite. The first night they were here we had Zayde burgers or hamburgers made … Continue reading →

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Meatless Tuesday’s chickpea stew – 5/30/17

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Beebamom

Healthy and delicious chickpea stew is one of my favorite meatless dishes. It takes a fair amount of chopping but comes together pretty quickly. If you are good at multi-tasking you can be chopping quicker cooking vegetables at the same … Continue reading →

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More Memorial Day Grilling – 5/29/17

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Beebamom

Memorial Day is, among other things, the unofficial start of summer. In some places such as Florida and here in Utah it certainly feels like summer has been going full blast for a while. Nonetheless it is time to get … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Grilling – 5/28/17

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Beebamom

We had our Memorial Day grill fest on Sunday instead of Monday and we had my favorite, burgers. Once again I served them in my semi-roll style. When eating this you flip it over so the roll is on the … Continue reading →

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Grilled shrimp, coconut rice, peapods, and pineapple salsa – 5/27/17

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Beebamom

Looks good, right? As they say, looks can be deceiving. This was one of the worst dinners we have made in a long time. The best component was the pineapple/habanero salsa I bought. Good concept, bad execution. Way over-salted shrimp, … Continue reading →

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Portion control – Steak, baked potato, and broccoli – 5/26/17

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Beebamom

I know that you cannot live your life eating only ultra low-calorie protein.  I have tried that and merely rebounded after starting to eat “normally” again. And, if you are not a vegetarian or vegan, chances are that you will … Continue reading →

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Baby broccoli, tuna, and penne – Eat down dinner – 5/23/17

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Beebamom

We are leaving for Utah tomorrow so we need to eat up some of these vegetables that we have in the refrigerator. Plus the herbs outside are growing rampantly and we should use one of those as well. With this … Continue reading →

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Delicious scallops! – 5/22/17

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Beebamom

Normally we do not fry anything.  However, we found that these scallops which ended up being too watery to sear properly can be cooked to delicious perfection by frying them. If the only thing you ever eat fried are scallops … Continue reading →

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“Quick” Vegetarian Pad Thai – 5/20/17

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Beebamom

This pad Thai, adapted from a Food and Wine recipe, may be quick to cook but the prep time is not minimal. There is a lot of chopping and sauce making ahead of time. Here is the original recipe http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/quick-shrimp-pad-thai … Continue reading →

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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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