Category Archives: Weeknight dinners

Stir-fry chicken. 8/24/26

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Beebamom

A stir-fry is a good way to use up leftover chicken. The vegetables, carrots, onions, broccoli, celery, and cabbage, are all vegetables that I usually have in the fridge.

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Weeknight dinners August 17-21, 2026

Posted on August 23, 2026 by Beebamom

I have not been very good about making dinner this week or taking pictures of what I made. I will try using AI to fake a couple of our dinners. On Monday we had leftovers from our Chinese take-out on … Continue reading →

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Weeknight dinners 8/11/26-8/14/26

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Beebamom

Penne with fresh produce Using fresh produce from the garden made this pasta dish especially delicious. I peeled the tomatoes so there weren’t any tough skins. John liked this enough that he asked if I remembered how I made the … Continue reading →

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Hot dog and salad. 6/22/26

Posted on June 23, 2026 by Beebamom

Easy dinner tonight. We needed to use up three hot dogs and some sauerkraut as well as a packaged salad that was nearing its “best by” date. The hot dogs are the Costco brand that are bigger and so much … Continue reading →

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Pasta with sausage and fennel. 6/18/26

Posted on June 20, 2026 by Beebamom

Tonight was Sarah’s night to cook. Since we had a leftover fennel bulb she was determined to find a pasta recipe that called for the leftover fennel and a little pork sausage that she had frozen. She also used shells … Continue reading →

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Tilapia with mustard sauce. 6/17/26

Posted on June 19, 2026 by Beebamom

I feel like this fish dish is becoming as prevalent in our menu as Classic Chicken. With the rice already made all I have to do is heat it up in the microwave and cook the broccoli. Quickly mix together … Continue reading →

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Chicken piccata with rice and asparagus. 6/16/26

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Beebamom

Another new dish this week! John found this AI generated recipe while he was looking for hints for making chicken piccata. John said his chicken was a little tough but mine was perfect. I think I would like a thicker … Continue reading →

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Cumin-lime shrimp with ginger over rice. 6/15/26

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Beebamom

This is a new recipe for us. It turned out tasting quite good although we wished there were more sauce. Next time we might augment the existing sauce with some shrimp stock or bottled clam juice. The recipe comes from … Continue reading →

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Hummus, pita, and salad. 6/13/26

Posted on June 14, 2026 by Beebamom

Hopefully this is our last really hot day for a while. Tonight we simply had pita with hummus and a salad.

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Chicken burrito bowl. 6/12/26

Posted on June 13, 2026 by Beebamom

For tonight’s no-cook dinner I made a chicken burrito bowl. What’s that you ask? It is everything you might find in a burrito served on rice! Mine included rotisserie chicken, black beans, corn, cabbage, salsa, avocado, green onion, and cilantro … Continue reading →

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