Hot Dogs and Corn for Labor Day. 9/2/24

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Beebamom
Hot dogs

We spent part of our Labor Day watching the U.S. Open (tennis) and having a dinner of hot dogs and corn on the cob. John is quite the tennis fan and plays 3 to 4 times per week. I no longer play since my knee refuses to cooperate. Our favorite hot dogs are Nathan’s All-Beef Hot Dogs. I make the dogs by simply boiling them. I top them with diced onions, yellow mustard, and sweet relish.

For the corn I shuck it and put the ears in a dish with a little water and butter. Then I put the covered dish in the microwave for 2-3 minutes per ear depending on the size of the ear. Our local corn was on sale for 8/$1. What a delicious bargain!

Happy Labor Day!

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Penne with Asparagus. 9/1/24

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Beebamom
Penne with asparagus

I love the way that the asparagus mimics the shape of the penne in this super easy pasta dish. While the water gets to boiling I prep onion, garlic, and the asparagus. Once the pasta goes in the water to cook for 10 minutes I heat up some olive oil and sauté the onion and garlic. A few minutes before the pasta is done I add the asparagus. Once the pasta is drained it joins the vegetables. I stir them around a bit and add some pasta water to make a light sauce. After serving you might like to garnish it with a drizzle of olive oil and some grated Parmesan cheese.

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Weekly Menu. September 2-8, 2024

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Beebamom

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Meatballs with Cabernet Sauvignon Sauce 8/31/24

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Beebamom
Meatballs with Cabernet Sauvignon Sauce (photo from the website meaningfulmidlife.com)

We were invited to our friends’ house for wine and snacks. Since the start time was 5 PM I wanted something filling since it would be taking the place of dinner. I decided on small meatballs in a red wine sauce. Here’s the link to the recipe. https://meaningfulmidlife.com/?p=30719

The recipe is for making your own meatballs which I did not do. Instead I used Rosina frozen meatballs which are a combination of beef, chicken, and pork.

After making the sauce I added the meatballs and let them cook in the sauce for 15 minutes until they were warmed through.

The meatballs came out soft and tasty and the sauce was good with them. I can imagine making these meatballs with Cabernet Sauvignon sauce for other functions or maybe just over some egg noodles.

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Chicken and Rice with Asparagus. 8/30/24

Posted on August 31, 2024 by Beebamom
Chicken and rice with asparagus

This is one of our typical rotisserie chicken dinners. We slice up the white meat and warm it in some gravy. The chicken gravy is good with both the chicken and the rice. To jazz up the asparagus, first I sautéed onions and mushrooms then I added the cut up pieces of asparagus and cook it all together until the asparagus is tender. I think the asparagus goes further if it is cut up rather than served in stalks but the stalks look more elegant. My one bunch of asparagus will serve two dinners with the other dinner being penne and asparagus in a couple of days.

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Sumac Tilapia, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli. 8/29/24

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Beebamom
Sumac tilapia with mashed potatoes, and broccoli

We made this recipe for sumac whole fish from a recipe on NYTimes Cooking a few weeks ago. It was so good we made it again. Making it with a filet of fish is much easier than going the whole fish route. Here’s a link to my previous post which includes the recipe.

Sumac Tilapia with Rice and Herb Salad 8/9/24

Tonight I paired the lovely fish that John cooked with mashed potatoes and broccoli. I think other than fish tacos this is my favorite way to eat tilapia.

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Hamburgers and Salad. 8/28/24

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Beebamom
Hamburger and salad

Delicious medium rare grilled hamburger and a lovely Romaine and kale salad with chopped carrots, homegrown tomatoes, cucumber, and scallions — the quintessential summer dinner.

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Tofu sesame bowl. 8/27/24

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Beebamom
Tofu sesame bowl

This is an excellent hot weather meal. There is no cooking at all! If you follow my blog you know that my sesame bowl has three iterations salmon, shrimp, and tofu. Each is delicious.

Asian Sesame Bowls

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Gazpacho. 8/26/24

Posted on August 27, 2024 by Beebamom
Gazpacho

Guess what. It’s hot again. The rest of August has been pretty tolerable but Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday this week it is back to the upper 90s. As a result I am shifting to my hot weather dishes.

Gazpacho is pretty simple to make. You just put all the ingredients in a blender and let it rip. Give it a taste and adjust the seasonings and put it in the refrigerator until dinner time. Add some garnishes when serving. I made small dice of cucumber, Serrano chile, and onion. Plus I added a drizzle of olive oil.

If it is too thick thin it out with V-8 or tomato juice.

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Weekly Menu. August 26 – September 1, 2024

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Beebamom

After a mostly not-too-hot August it looks like next week will be pretty unbearable. Since Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will be in the upper 90s we are switching back to our don’t-heat-up-the-kitchen meals.

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