Category Archives: Weeknight dinners

Classic chicken dinner. 12/12/22

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Beebamom

We went to Costco today and bought one of their rotisserie chickens. What a deal for $4.99! I should buy one every time we go. When we got home I took the chicken apart. I knew John would like a … Continue reading →

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Big veg bowl 12/11/22

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Beebamom

Tonight I took the leftover edamame and cabbage and stretched those with onions, mushrooms, carrots, broccoli, and celery to make a big vegetable bowl. Keeping with the theme of all-veg I set those stir fried vegetables on top of cauliflower … Continue reading →

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Pasta Wednesday—pesto, asparagus, mushrooms 12/7/22

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Beebamom

About a month ago I cut off all the leaves from our basil plants and made pesto with the basil leaves, almonds, garlic, and olive oil. I froze the pesto in a quarter cup ice tray and then transferred the … Continue reading →

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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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