Category Archives: Weeknight dinners

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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Tuna with rice and bok choy. 5/1/23

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Beebamom

John marinated our tuna steaks in soy sauce, garlic powder, grated ginger, sesame oil, chile flakes, and dry sherry for 2 hours. When it came time to cook them he heated up our lightly greased cast iron frying pan until … Continue reading →

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Chicken piccata with mashed potatoes and broccoli. 5/1/23

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Beebamom

Here is another use for rotisserie chicken. On Monday, our traditional chicken day, we made a piccata sauce for one of the breasts from our rotisserie chicken. Since we were merely reheating our chicken, we used the powder from 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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Grilling burgers. 4/29/23

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Beebamom

The weather took a quite warm turn this week so my simmering Dutch oven of meat sauce for my boiling pot of spaghetti got turned into burgers on the grill with salad and chips. As usual John did a perfect … Continue reading →

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Baked tilapia with mustard sauce, mixed rice, and broccoli. 4/27/23

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Beebamom

Easy dinner tonight. John baked the tilapia in a 400F oven while I microwaved a container of already prepared rice for 90 seconds and steamed some broccoli. I am very impressed with this microwave rice. It is a combination of … 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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Scallops, potatoes, and broccoli 4/25/23

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Beebamom

Our dinner tonight made a weeknight feel like a special occasion! I steamed the potatoes and when they were ready John seared the scallops and I sautéed the broccoli. I made a thin tartar sauce which I enjoyed with the … Continue reading →

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Chicken enchiladas with salad

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Beebamom

This is another dinner from the Costco rotisserie chicken that I bought on Friday. So far from one $4.99 chicken I have made a roast chicken dinner with gravy and sides, 2 quarts of chicken stock, these enchiladas with shredded … 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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