Category Archives: Weeknight dinners

Taco Tuesday – carnitas! 12/6/22

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Beebamom

Pork butt (shoulder) was on sale this week for $1.87/lb. So we thought we would buy a small one and try making carnitas in the Instant Pot for some dinners and lunches. We followed this recipe from the Well plated … Continue reading →

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Chicken, mashed squash/potato, broccoli. 12/5/22

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Beebamom

This is a pretty typical Chicken Monday. John started the chicken on the stove top and finished it in the oven. I cooked a few red skinned potatoes and a bit of butternut squash in the Instant Pot for 12 … Continue reading →

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Tilapia tacos with spicy black beans. 12/3/22

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Beebamom

John pan roasted the fish and I made the beans with yellow bell and jalapeño peppers, onions, and garlic spiced up with Tabasco sauce, cumin, and chipotle powder. The garnishes were avocado crema and yogurt. We warmed the tortillas in … Continue reading →

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Kale and white bean stew. 12/2/22

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Beebamom

We made this dish once in 2021 and I was not a total fan. It was merely okay. Obviously I had forgotten that I did not really care for it when I suggested it this week as one of our … Continue reading →

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Creamy polenta with shrimp and broccoli. 12/1/22

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Beebamom

Tonight John took the lead on dinner making both the creamy polenta and the shrimp. I was relegated to broccoli duty. John makes his creamy polenta with a ratio of 1:5.5 or in this case 1/2 cup polenta to 5 … Continue reading →

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Fusilli with mushrooms and kale. 11/30/22

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Beebamom

I really, really enjoy our pasta Wednesdays and this was a particularly delicious one. I had a little of the red sauce that I made last week leftover so I added a can of Rotel to it to spice it … Continue reading →

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Tofu with chickpeas and tomatoes. 11/29/22

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Beebamom

Sumac and za’atar are the spices on this Middle Eastern flavored dish. We made this on a sheet pan and it looked promising. However, the flavor turned out bland and the texture was uniformly dull. I figured that cooking the … Continue reading →

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Chicken ‘n gravy, mixed mash, and veg. 11/28/22

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Beebamom

Four vegetables in tonight’s dinner. I cooked the butternut squash and the parsnips in the Instant Pot on high pressure for 12 minutes with an immediate steam release. They were totally tender and mashed easily. The broccoli and cauliflower steamed … Continue reading →

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Grilled hamburger with chopped salad. 11/26/22

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Beebamom

John grilled the burgers to perfection and I assembled a pre-packaged salad. No inventiveness in this meal but if I am going to have a red meat dinner, I would always choose a hamburger over a fancy steak.

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Tomato-mushroom fettuccine with zucchini two ways! 11/23/22

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Beebamom

Our vegan pasta dish this week was so delicious and so filling! Using tomatoes, mushrooms, and chunks of zucchini plus stretching my pasta allotment with zoodles gives me a portion size that I really enjoy. The zucchini really did double … Continue reading →

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