Category Archives: Vegetarian

Noodles and zoodles with mushroom scampi 5/10/23

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Beebamom

I made a mushroom scampi sauce for the first time last week and it was a big hit with John. All you need to do is sauté the mushrooms and a shallot in a tablespoon each of butter and olive … Continue reading →

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Chana dal with rice and kale. 5/6/23

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Beebamom

After last night’s little Cinco de Mayo party, it is time for some healthier eating. Chana dal is dried, split chickpeas cooked in the Instant Pot with spices, vegetable stock, onion, ginger, and garlic plus spicy tomatoes. The Instant Pot … Continue reading →

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Penne with mushrooms scampi style over kale 5/3/23

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Beebamom

After reading an article that scampi is not just for shrimp I decided to try “scampifying” a pasta mushroom sauce. This consisted of starting with equal amounts of olive oil and butter, a tablespoon of each. Next I sautéed a … Continue reading →

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Hummus with pita and Israeli salad. 4/30/23

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Beebamom

John and I opted out of eggs on Sunday for a different light dinner. The caramelized onion hummus was near its “best by” date and we needed to eat it. I think this was the first time I have had … Continue reading →

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Tofu bowl. 4/26/23

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Beebamom

We had a ripe avocado and that means “bowl time.” We make three versions of this bowl – shrimp, salmon, and tofu. Mostly this tofu bowl is just an assemblage of cut up ingredients over rice and dressed with a … Continue reading →

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Scrambled egg salad. 4/23/23

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Beebamom

Sunday is almost always make-your-own-egg dinner. John always makes a ham, scallion, mushroom, and cheese omelette. I make something different each week. This week I made a salad of lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, mushrooms, scallions, and croutons then topped it with … Continue reading →

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Pesto noodles and zoodles over kale. 4/22/23

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Beebamom

In October of last year we got lots of basil from the community garden. I made quite a bit of pesto and froze it in large cubes. I defrosted two of them for our pesto pasta. To add volume to … Continue reading →

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Potato, bean, and kale stew with gochujang. (Vegan) 4/18/23

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Beebamom

Gochujang is a spicy Korean paste. Our daughter uses it frequently but this my first recipe to use it in. The amount suggested in the recipe is mildly spicy and will not blow your head off. You serve the stew … Continue reading →

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Moroccan chickpea stew (vegan). 4/17/23

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Beebamom

Change in plans today since I discovered we were out of an essential ingredient for gochujang potato stew. I have only made Moroccan chickpea stew once before and it is really delicious. But it takes a lot of chopping and … Continue reading →

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Fettuccine with tomato sauce and kale. 4/12/23

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Beebamom

When I eat pasta I like to have a big portion. But too much pasta blows my calorie allotment. In tonight’s dinner I solved that in two ways. First I shredded some cabbage to about the same width as the … Continue reading →

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