Category Archives: Vegetables

Best way to reheat pizza – 3/10/17

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Beebamom

This is the best way to reheat pizza in my opinion. Reheating pizza in the microwave alone gives you a sodden crust but don’t abandon your microwave completely! Microwave a slice for 30 to 45 seconds and then put the … Continue reading →

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Rib cap prime steak with grilled potato and asparagus – 3/8/17

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Beebamom

This was a pretty fancy dinner for a Wednesday night especially since we opened a bottle of Deerfield Ranch 2007 Reserve Cabernet Franc. What was the occasion? It was our grandson’s 11th birthday! Even though he was not here to … Continue reading →

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Delicious Indian lunch – 3/7/17

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Beebamom

How delicious does that look!? Today daughter and I had lunch at a South Indian restaurant. I haven’t been out for a lot of Indian food and was pleasantly surprised at how terrific this dish was. This is thali. It … Continue reading →

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“Seasonal vegetables” done right! 3/6/17

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Beebamom

I have railed against those insipid saucersful of vegetables that restaurants call seasonal vegetables before. Let’s be clear, that dish of zucchini or yellow summer squash with horrid baby carrots and perhaps the odd bit of bell pepper or broccoli … Continue reading →

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DInner for one – Pasta with mushrooms, kale, and onions – 3/5/17

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Beebamom

I see the pasta is a little blurry due to steam rising off of it. I am always in a hurry to eat pasta and did not wait to take the picture until it stopped steaming. Tonight we both ate … Continue reading →

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Delicious vegan dinner – penne and cannellini beans with vegetables – 3/3/17

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Beebamom

The real trick to this recipe is to make a sauce using the pasta water. I probably used about one cup. The water has the starchy goodness from the pasta and is further enhanced by the sweet starchiness of the … Continue reading →

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Add some zing to your sandwich with quick pickled vegetables – 3/1/17

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Beebamom

We have a sandwich place out here, Lee’s Sandwiches, that makes banh mi, the Vietnamese sandwich. It comes on a crunchy, flaky French roll and often has some sort of liver spread, pork cold cuts, pickled vegetables and spicy pickled … Continue reading →

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How to make better tasting zucchini – 2/28/17

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Beebamom

Last day of February and on the menu was polenta with sweet Italian sausage with a side of zucchini. Tonight John is in charge of sausage and polenta and I am taking care of the veg.  From a DiningLite point … Continue reading →

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Chicken Monday highlighting rutabagas! – 2/27/17

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Beebamom

I was looking back and I see that I had this exact same dinner on February 2nd.  What can I say? It is a favorite for Chicken Monday (or chicken anyday.) So since this is the same old-same old I … Continue reading →

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Out to lunch – Lamb Kebab! – 2/26/17

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Beebamom

Today our son came over for some tennis and lunch.  He got to choose the luncheon spot. We ended up at a Mediterranean place and I had the lamb kebab platter. (I know this shows lamb and chicken but I … Continue reading →

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