Category Archives: Vegetables

Chicken piccata Monday – 1/23/17

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Beebamom

I was talking to my sister today. It’s her birthday! She told me that she had her kids and their wives over for dinner on Saturday as a celebration. Of course as a mom the celebration of her birthday meant … Continue reading →

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Scotch broth – 1/23/17

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Beebamom

Since we are leaving for home later this week it is time for leftover soup. This soup was made with the lamb chop that I didn’t eat on Saturday and about an inch of turkey sausage plus an ancient pack … Continue reading →

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An underutilized protein – Lamb. 1/21/17

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Beebamom

We really enjoy the Australian lamb that is available at Costco. The amount of lamb that Americans eat is minuscule compared with beef consumption. John grilled the lamb and also finished the sweet potatoes on the grill. When everything was … Continue reading →

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Don’t pay for extra toppings on your take-out pizza – 1/19/17

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Beebamom

Seriously, who can make better toppings for their pizza than the local pizza place – YOU! Usually the vegetable toppings, especially the vegetable toppings, are sadly undercooked or too sparse. Is their anything worse than crunchy uncooked veg on a … Continue reading →

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Fajitas – 1/18/17

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Beebamom

Fajitas are a Tex-Mex dish and the word “fajitas” means little strips of meat.  In the recipes I looked at most called for skirt steak but what we had was leftover ribeye steak from the “too rare” night. Unfortunately ribeye … Continue reading →

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My First Vegan Day (I think) – 1/17/17

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Beebamom

Today I made a conscious effort to have a total vegan day.  Maybe I have eaten vegan at other times by happenstance. Today I decided to keep my diet plant based. For breakfast I had peanut butter on toast.  For … Continue reading →

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Chicken Monday – 1/16/17

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Beebamom

Just a regular chicken Monday. Boneless skinless chicken breast, green beans, butternut squash, and a little packet gravy. The breasts were 8 ounces each so we have leftovers but we ate up all the vegetables.

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Mediterranean lunch at home – 1/16/17

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Beebamom

We have a place we go to here in St. George called Mad Pita Express and they make an appetizer sampler that includes hummus, tabbouleh, olives, pepperoncini, pita, pickled beets, and some sort of potato salad. I don’t have all … Continue reading →

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Burger and a salad – 1/15/17

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Beebamom

John is the grill man and I am the vegetable lady. Tonight while he was preparing the burgers I was busy making a tasty salad and the cauliflower from the previous post. For my salad I used the mix “Kale … Continue reading →

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Cauliflower snack! – 1/15/17

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Beebamom

This cauliflower is so delicious! We eat it like it is a snack. Here’s the way to make it. Heat your oven to 500F convect. Cut the cauliflower into florets. Lay out on a sheet tray lined with aluminum foil. … Continue reading →

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