Tag Archives: couscous

Sicilian swordfish with couscous and zucchini 5/22/2025

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Beebamom

Occasionally one of our grocery stores will have 6 or 7 ounce frozen portions of swordfish and tuna on sale for $5.99. The three of us can divide up the fish and have a fine seafood dinner for $12.00. Last … Continue reading →

Posted in Fish, Italian, Mediterranean, Recipes, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners | Tagged couscous, Fish, swordfish, zucchini | Leave a comment

Prize winner! Algerian tagine. 2/8/21

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Beebamom

This past week’s winner of most views by a country was Algeria with 355 views. Dininglite.blog seems to be very popular in North Africa. Both Egypt, last week’s winner, and Algeria made strong showings. I decided to make a tagine … Continue reading →

Posted in Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, North African, Pasta, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged chickpeas, couscous | Leave a comment

New! Chicken and chickpea tagine. 12/15/20

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Beebamom

Chicken and chickpea tagine is a recipe that I found on NYtimes Cooking site. If you have a subscription you can find it here. We, of course, made some changes to lower fat and sugar and to pare down several … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthy tips, Legumes, Middle Eastern, Pasta, Poultry, Recipes, stew, Vegetables | Tagged chicken, couscous | Leave a comment

Lamb and salads. 7/13/19

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Beebamom

In my ongoing attempt to use up what foods we have in our freezer, tonight we had some boneless leg of lamb (left over from Passover) with an embellished cole slaw (leftover from last night) and a couscous Mediterranean salad. … Continue reading →

Posted in Grilling, Lamb, leftovers, Mediterranean, Pasta, sous vide, Vegetables | Tagged cole slaw, couscous, Lamb | Leave a comment

Classic chicken. 10/4/18

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Beebamom

Today’s classic chicken is John’s sous vide chicken breast served au jus with my confetti couscous, and spinach. We are supposed to be having butternut squash but the cut up squash I bought has not liked sitting around for a … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Easy, Pasta, Poultry, Vegetables | Tagged chicken, couscous, sous vide, spinach | Leave a comment

Harissa Chicken Thighs with Shallots. 9/9/18

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Beebamom

We are having dinner mid-afternoon today since we are going to our son’s concert later. He is a beat boxer/bass in an a capella rock/funk band. We decide to try something new, a braised chicken dish with Mediterranean flavors. The sauce … Continue reading →

Posted in Mediterranean, Pasta, Poultry, Vegetables | Tagged chicken thighs, couscous, cucumbers, shallots, tomato | Leave a comment

Trying a new veggie burger. 11/4/17

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Beebamom

First a little business – John and I are leaving for Utah tomorrow. I will not have a new post until Monday, 11/6. Since John and I have decided to make an unplanned trip to Utah my lunch today was basically … Continue reading →

Posted in leftovers, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged couscous, tofu, Vegetables, veggie burger | Leave a comment

Chicken Monday. 10/23/17

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Beebamom

Chicken Monday is an institution at our house. It is a chicken oasis after a sometimes over indulgent weekend. It is a soothing reminder that not all the food is going to change. In my quest to become a part-time … Continue reading →

Posted in leftovers, Legumes, Pasta, Poultry, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged black beans, chicken breast, Chili, couscous, green beans, kidney beans, lentils, tomatoes | Leave a comment

Pork loin chop with leftovers – 8/29/17

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Beebamom

As I mentioned we are freezer foraging currently. There are just too many old things in the freezer. We bought a couple of these in a package a few months ago. The first one we made did not turn out … Continue reading →

Posted in Grilling, leftovers, Pasta, Pork, Vegetables | Tagged couscous, green beans, pork loin chop, sous vide, Texas caviar, Vegetables | Leave a comment

Make a lighter version of a restaurant dish you liked – 8/27/17

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Beebamom

Here is something I liked from the Tonic Kitchen+Bar at the Applause Hotel by CLIQUE at the Calgary, Alberta airport. Since we were staying out of Calgary near the airport, we did not have a lot of choices on where … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining out, Healthy tips, Pasta, pescatarian, Shellfish, Uncategorized, Vegetables | Tagged broccoli, couscous, Dining out, gafrlic, Onions, shrimp | Leave a comment