Lentils with turkey sausage and vegetables. 1/18/25

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Beebamom
Lentils with turkey sausage and vegetables

This homey, fairly quick and easy dinner is tasty and economical. Lentils are one of the least costly of proteins. One pound costs about $1.25! We made extra so we would have some soup for lunches. All we would need to do is add more chicken stock to make it soupier.

We don’t have a recipe for this other than cut up sone onions, mushrooms, carrots, and celery in similarly sized pieces. Cook the veg until softened. Add minced garlic, red pepper flakes, and oregano. Then pour in your cooking liquid. We used 1.5 cups of lentils so needed 4-5 cups of liquid. Add the liquid and then the lentils, bring to boil, lower to simmer for about 35-40 minutes.

When the lentils have softened add the sausage cut in quarters and the kale. Cook all together for a few minutes and serve.

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Rotisserie chicken breast, gravy, mashed potatoes, and broccoli. 1/17/25

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Beebamom
Sliced rotisserie chicken breast, instant mashed potatoes, gravy, and steamed broccoli

Very easy dinner tonight using a rotisserie chicken breast which we sliced and heated up gently in some packet chicken gravy. The mashed potatoes came from a packet too. John really likes them and it is so much easier than peeling potatoes. The one thing made from scratch tonight was some steamed broccoli. We each had a substantial portion of broccoli and I still have two portions left for dinners over the weekend.

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Kenwood Shrimp. 1/16/25

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Beebamom
Kenwood Shrimp

This is one of my favorite recipes given to me by the chef at the now defunct Kenwood Grill. For many years we enjoyed going to this restaurant when we were visiting Sonoma County Wine Country. Even though they have been closed for several years now, we remember good times going there by creating one of our favorite dishes. This dinner is worthy of serving at a fancy dinner.

For the recipe, here is a former post.

https://dininglite.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=13717&action=edit

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Sarah’s Burrito Bowls. 1/15/25

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Beebamom
Burrito bowl

Tonight we are enjoying a dinner made by our daughter. Basically it is a bowl which contains the insides of a burrito. Our bowls contain chicken, corn, black beans, cheese, cabbage, onions, rice, chiles, cilantro, and salsa. I stuck some tortilla chips around the edge of mine. The ingredients are served warm. This is definitely a family friendly dinner!

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Afghani lentil stew with rice and kale. 1/14/25

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Beebamom
Afghani lentil stew with rice and kale

This quick vegetarian/vegan lentil stew uses red lentils which cook in about 15 minutes. This is the recipe I mostly follow https://www.afghancultureunveiled.com/humaira-ghilzai/afghancooking/2010/01/dal-afghan-soul-food.html-san92

Changes that I have made are reducing the amount of ginger to 1/2 tablespoon, using a tablespoon of toasted cumin seeds instead of powder, adding 1/2 teaspoon of curry powder, and suggesting that the lemon juice is “to taste.”

I like to serve it over rice and raw kale. The kale wilts slightly but still gives a textural contrast. Plus the kale makes it feel like a complete meal.

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Grilled steak, sweet potato, cauliflower. 1/13/25

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Beebamom
Grilled steak, sweet potato, and cauliflower

Tonight we are having a grill and sheet pan meal. John grilled the steak to perfection and put the sweet potatoes that I had microwaved on the grill to give them some char. I pumped the oven up to 550F, tossed the cauliflower with olive oil and salt, switched the oven to convect, and then cooked the cauliflower until it was charred.

Delicious dinner with the cauliflower being the star.

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.Weekly Menu. January 13-20, 2025

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Beebamom
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Chicken enchiladas with kale 1/11/25

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Beebamom
‘ Chicken enchiladas with kale

When we make our enchiladas we use one of the breasts from a Costco rotisserie chicken which I shred up. John chars a tortilla and hands it off to me. Cradling the tortilla in my hand, I fill it with the chicken, some chppped onion, cheese, and green enchilada sauce. After rolling it up I put it in a 9×9 glass dish that has a thin layer of enchilada sauce in the bottom. I snug the enchiladas close to each other. I can fit 9 in a pan. I usually make 2 dishes so we will have plenty of leftovers. Over top of the enchiladas I pour the rest of the sauce, onions, and cheese. I bake them in a 350F oven for 45 minutes until they are hot and bubbly, around 45 minutes.

Since the enchiladas do not take a pretty picture I added some chopped kale on top. Cilantro would be a better choice but I did not have any. They were really tasty and the three of us ate 10 enchiladas so there are still 8 left for lunches.

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Macaroni with sausage. 1/9/25

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Beebamom

Macaroni with sausage and kale

Sorry for the messy looking bowl. As usual when presented with a bowl of pasta, all I want to do is eat it, not take its picture. Tonight was Sarah’s night to cook. She often makes such delicious smelling dinners that I yearn for while bent over my piece of fish, rice, and broccoli.

This dish has some sort of creamy, cheesy sauce, leeks, pork sausage, and kale. It is very good. It is also very filling. When I got my bowl I was thinking, is that all? By the time I had eaten 2/3 of it I was so full that I passed the rest over to John.

I am hoping that she will make one dinner each week. It will be fun to have something new and exciting to look forward to.

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Gochujang potato stew. 1/8/25

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Beebamom
Gochujang potato stew

I will happily eat anything potato. We have only made this once before and I find it hard to believe this dish is not in our monthly rotation. It is quick and easy to make. It has a hardiness and spiciness that is great for a chilly winter’s night.

I am including the recipe below which comes from The NY Times cooking site. Changes I made to the recipe which are not reflected below are to omit the honey (I don’t like sweet), to add an additional russet potato to the baby/fingerling potato mix to add creaminess (so 1 lb. baby/fingerling plus the russet potato in a fairly small dice), and to not serve it over rice. After all it already has potatoes and beans in it! Try it! I bet you will like it too!

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