Category Archives: Weeknight dinners

Kung Pao Shrimp. 11/14/23

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Beebamom

This is the third time we have made this shrimp recipe by Jet Tila. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/kung-pao-shrimp-7112947 The first time was with shrimp and it turned out well. The second time we tried it with pork and it bombed out. So shrimp … Continue reading →

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Breakfast for Dinner. 11/12/23

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Beebamom

For this Sunday’s BFD John made his usual omelet and I tried something different. At lunch I had a banh mi bowl from Lee’s Sandwiches, a local chain. As the rice component there was a jasmine rice that had some … Continue reading →

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Roast Atlantic cod with sheet pan vegetables 11/10/23

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Beebamom

We were so pleased that Whole Foods had Atlantic cod on sale this week. We usually only get Pacific cod here on the West Coast and I like the taste of Atlantic cod better. Since we were cooking the cod … Continue reading →

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Chicken enchiladas. 11/6/23

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Beebamom

John and I go to Costco about every three weeks and whenever we go we buy a Costco rotisserie chicken. A $4.99 chicken turns into at least two dinners, several lunches, and lots of stock. Plus my daughter and I … Continue reading →

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Buffalo chicken wings and salad. 11/2/23

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Beebamom

Not having a menu has dinner topsy-turvy this week. Since we did not take a flank steak out of the freezer early enough for dinner our fallback plan was to make some frozen Buffalo chicken wings and have a salad. … Continue reading →

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Too much sauce! 11/1/23

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Beebamom

I had some tomato sauce left over from last week’s pasta meal. Once I put it in a pan to reheat John and I agreed that it looked like it wasn’t enough for the amount of pasta that he was … Continue reading →

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Sheet pan turkey sausage and vegetables. 10/30/23

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Beebamom

Sheet pan cooking is so easy and the clean-up is minimal. I preheated the oven to 425F and cut up, oiled, and salted some potatoes, carrots, onions, zucchini, and cabbage. After 20 minutes I added the turkey sausage for the … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti with tomato sauce. 10/24/23

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Beebamom

Originally we were supposed to be having chickpea stew for dinner. When we looked for the ditalini we discovered that it had been used. So, what to do? I decided on making a quick tomato sauce and using the pasta … Continue reading →

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Light shrimp scampi with rice and broccoli. 10/20/23

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Beebamom

We have not made this in quite a while and we were pleasantly surprised at how good and easy it was. Since we are not strictly on our diet regimen we added 2 teaspoons of butter to the sauce at … Continue reading →

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Chana dal with rice and kale. 10/19/23

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Beebamom

Chana dal are dried, split chickpeas that we make in the Instant Pot. The recipe calls for Indian spices, onions, ginger, and garlic. Along with water we add a can of Original Rotel for some extra zing. John also garnishes … Continue reading →

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