Category Archives: Weeknight dinners

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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Fusilli with broccoli and mushrooms. 10/17/23

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Beebamom

I have been eating gluten-free but my doctor wants me to add gluten products back into my diet so we can test what is going on. So we decided on pasta for tonight. It came out fine but I could … Continue reading →

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Lentils with turkey sausage and carrots over spinach. 10/13/23

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Beebamom

This combo of lentils, carrots, and turkey sausage is a “comfort food” dish for us. Other ingredients in our dish are onions, celery, garlic, and chicken stock. I like to serve the stew over whatever greens I have around, spinach, … Continue reading →

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Tilapia with mustard sauce, baked potato, broccoli. 10/12/23

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Beebamom

Another easy fish dish, it is amazing how quickly you can cook fish. The tilapia took 8 minutes in a 400F. After microwaving the potato until done, we popped it in the oven to pick up some browning. The fish … Continue reading →

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Chicken enchiladas, beans and corn. 10/11/23

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Beebamom

A trip to Costco today equals a rotisserie chicken equals chicken enchiladas. I made mention of chicken tostadas or chicken fajitas but both John and our daughter were voting enchilada. So even though we had chicken enchiladas 10 days ago … Continue reading →

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Grilled swordfish, potatoes, broccoli

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Beebamom

This was John’s first try at grilling swordfish and it came out perfectly! Whole Foods was having a sale so we thought we would give it a try. It only took about 4 minutes per side so this was a … Continue reading →

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Grilled lamb chops, sweet potato, asparagus 10/9/23

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Beebamom

This is a pretty quick to make dinner. The whole thing took about 1/2 hour. And that it included heating up the grill for 15 minutes! While John was waiting for the grill to heat up I prepped the asparagus … Continue reading →

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