Category Archives: Vegetables

Fish taco with spicy black beans and rice 5/18/22

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Beebamom

Underneath the cabbage, tomatoes, onion, and salsa verde there is a fish fillet and a corn tortilla. This is my version of a taco, a whole bunch of things piled on a tortilla. Folding a tortilla up and eating it … Continue reading →

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Leftover red lentils with kale and cauliflower rice 5/17/22

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Beebamom

We had some leftover lentils from the other night so we heated them up in the microwave. I always have cauliflower rice in the freezer and the microwave is good for heating that up too. The kale was served raw. … Continue reading →

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Salmon bowl 5/16/22

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Beebamom

For a vegan or vegetarian preparation see note below. This salmon bowl is half hot entree, half salad, and one hundred percent delicious. John cooks our salmon on one side after a 20 minute brine starting in a cold pan … Continue reading →

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Scrambled eggs and Caprese salad 5/15/22

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Beebamom

Sunday night is a day of rest for the cooks at our house. We always make Breakfast for Dinner for ourselves. John makes a ham, cheese, mushroom, and scallion omelet and I make an egg dish which varies a lot … Continue reading →

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Afghani nachos and dal 5/14/22

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Beebamom

I have been making this red lentil dish for a long time but since our son was coming over for dinner I wanted some kind of appetizer as well. Looking on the same site where I found Afghani dal I … Continue reading →

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Grilled portobello with 2-bean vegetable salad 5/13/22

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Beebamom

If you are trying to eat more plant-based meals, grilling a portobello mushroom instead of a meat burger is a great substitution. John marinated the mushrooms in no fat Italian salad dressing and balsamic vinegar and sprinkled on some garlic … Continue reading →

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Shrimp with broccoli and zucchini over polenta 5/12/22

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Beebamom

Shrimp with vegetables over polenta is our version of shrimp and grits. John uses Bob’s Red Mill polenta and makes it in a ratio of six parts water to one part polenta. One half cup of polenta turns into quite … Continue reading →

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Fusilli with mushrooms and kale 5/11/22

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Beebamom

It’s pasta Wednesday! It’s also vegan Wednesday! I try to keep my Wednesdays vegan along with one or two other vegan or vegetarian days a week. This week along with with this pasta dinner, Friday (Afghani dal), Saturday (grilled porto … Continue reading →

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Roasted talapia with sheet pan sprouts and squash 5/10/22

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Beebamom

Tonight’s easy, delicious, quick, and healthy dinner is all a matter of timing. Method: Turn the oven on to 425F convect During the preheat season the fish in a baking dish with olive oil, Old Bay, salt, garlic powder, and … Continue reading →

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Chicken with quadruple vegetables 5/9/22

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Beebamom

Rotisserie chicken and McCormack’s chicken gravy took care of the protein portion of our dinner. Unfortunately the white rice we were planning on having had languished in the refrigerator too long so it got pitched. I had been planning on … Continue reading →

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