Category Archives: Vegetables

Classic chicken dinner. 4/7/25

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Beebamom

Monday’s classic chicken dinner harkens back to the years when we always had chicken on Monday. It is an easy, comforting dinner. John made the packet chicken gravy and warmed the sliced rotisserie chicken breast in it. I tried the … Continue reading →

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Grilled steak, potatoes, and asparagus. 4/5/25

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Beebamom

John cooked the steak on the grill perfectly. He also put a little char on the potatoes I had microwaved earlier. The asparagus cooked in a little water and butter. This was an easy dinner full of flavor.

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Sicilian Swordfish. 4/4/25

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Beebamom

Individually frozen 6 oz. portions of swordfish were on sale at our local grocery store a few weeks ago. We have had some good swordfish in Italy so we went about looking for an Italian recipe that looked tasty and … Continue reading →

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Shrimp scampi with rice and snow peas. 4/3/25

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Beebamom

We chose rice as the starch to soak up the garlicky sauce of shrimp scampi. Pasta would work well too. I am including the recipe. Be careful with the lemon juice, tasting and adding a little at a time. You … Continue reading →

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Two vegetarian meals 3/30/25 and 3/31/25

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Beebamom

On Sunday I decided that I just did not want to eat eggs. Instead I boiled a couple of ounces of pasta and when it was done I put it back in the pot with some shredded carrots, kale, green … Continue reading →

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Burrito bowl. 3/26/25

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Beebamom

Sarah likes to make all sorts of “bowls” for her dinners. On Wednesday she made burrito bowls for John and her. A burrito bowl consists of everything you might find in a burrito over rice. In this burrito bowl she … Continue reading →

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Sheet pan kielbasa, potatoes, and cabbage. 3/21/25

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Beebamom

John made this sheet pan dinner for Sarah and him the other night. I wish I could have been there. it looks so good! Here are John’s notes about the dinner. I do not know how much more cooking John … Continue reading →

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Whole-grain orecchiette with sausage and kale. 3/20/25

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Beebamom

John is taking over cooking duties this week while I am away. Tonight he makes one of his favorites, orecchiette with sausage and greens. This is a dish we first had in Puglia, the heel of the boot of Italy. … Continue reading →

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Two-fer. 3/18 and 3/19/2025

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Beebamom

On Tuesday John did most of the chopping for our dinner of chicken lo mein. I was hurriedly packing for a trip to the East Coast to be with my dear friend whose husband had died a few days before. … Continue reading →

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Corned beef and cabbage. 3/17/25

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Beebamom

We enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day with this traditional dish. The recipe we used is this one from NYTimes Cooking with the exception of omitting the glaze in Step Four.

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