Category Archives: Vegetarian

🥬 Spicy Thai basil eggplant with tofu. 11/9/19

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Beebamom

Spicy Thai basil eggplant with tofu is our favorite dish to order when we go out to a Thai restaurant. We have tried over the years to replicate it at home usually with rather lackluster results. Before making it this … Continue reading →

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🥬 Moroccan chickpea stew. 11/7/19

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Beebamom

Moroccan chickpea stew was a new recipe for us. It had mixed reviews. Instead of using dried apricots I substituted an apple and that substitution made the whole dish way too sweet for me. Our daughter agreed but John liked … Continue reading →

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🥬 Spaghetti with olives and capers in tomato sauce. 11/4/19

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Beebamom

Here is another vegetarian/vegan (if you leave off the parmesan cheese) dinner entree. I think we have a total of four vegetarian, two pescatarian, and one omnivore (chicken) dinner this week.  Tonight’s dinner is a real pantry type dinner where … Continue reading →

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🥚 Eggs. 11/3/19

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Beebamom

When you are tired and cannot think of anything to fix for dinner, think of eggs! Seriously, eggs do not have to be only for breakfast. John made himself an omelet and I made some scrambled eggs. I like to … Continue reading →

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🥬 Grilled portobello mushroom and coleslaw 11/1/19

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Beebamom

A long time ago I used to work for Weight Watchers, now known as WW. It was up to me to explain how the system worked and inspire people to try to keep on the plan from week to week. … Continue reading →

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A grilling favorite. 10/21/19

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Beebamom

We really love having these portobello mushrooms cooked on the grill. It is now our favorite hamburger substitute meal.

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Red lentils with ginger. 10/16/19

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Beebamom

So easy, so quick, so healthy, so delicious! Fresh ginger, onions, and garlic. Turmeric, cumin, cayenne. Sauté in a little oil. Add stock and red lentils. Cook 15 minutes. Top with yogurt and sumac. Yum! Note: For vegan dish omit … Continue reading →

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Linguine with green tomato sauce. 10/14/19

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Beebamom

Note: For a vegan dish omit parmesan cheese This dinner featured a pasta sauce that I made in August from some fully ripe green tomatoes. Our daughter had two Aunt Ruby’s German Green tomato plants at her plot in the … Continue reading →

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Mushroom burgers. 10/10/19

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Beebamom

Some good grilling from John tonight. After marinating the portobello mushrooms in some of our lo-cal dressing, salt, pepper and olive oil spray, he put them on the grill for about eight minutes on each side. I made broccoli salad … Continue reading →

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Dinner ideas. 10/9/19

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Beebamom

Here are a couple of dinner ideas from the past week. The first picture is of chicken chili. I used my version (lower in fat) of the Neelys from Food Network’s recipe. One thing that I discovered is that using … Continue reading →

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