Tag Archives: rice

Chicken burrito bowl. 9/4/25

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Beebamom

Thursday is Sarah’s night to make dinner. Instead of pasta she set up a buffet of ingredients so that we could each make our own bowl. Mine consisted of rice, black beans, cheese, chicken, cabbage, salsa, peppers, cilantro, avocado, sour … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners | Tagged black beans, chicken, rice, tortilla chips | Leave a comment

Zucchini and rice gratin. 8/29/25

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Beebamom

Due to our mixed up week Sarah’s contribution dinner was moved to Friday. She got up early to bake this gratin so the oven would have minimal effect in heating up the house. This is a recipe she got from … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Recipes, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged cheese, rice, zucchini | Leave a comment

Shrimp, vegetables, and beans over rice with nuoc cham 8/2/25

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Beebamom

After a non-cooking Friday night due to an event we attended we were supposed to have shrimp tacos on Saturday. As often happens towards the end of the week I was not feeling like what had seemed a good idea … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, rice, Vegetables, Vietnamese | Tagged beans, rice, shrimp | Leave a comment

Chicken burrito bowl 7/26/25

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Beebamom

Sarah was such a sweetie gathering all the ingredients we needed to make chicken burrito bowls when we got back from our trip. Just think of all the things you like in a burrito and put it in a bowl. … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, rice, Vegetables | Tagged avocado, black beans, cheese, chicken, cilantro, green onions, rice, salsa, tomatoes | Leave a comment

Tilapia agghiotta. 6/23/25

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Beebamom

Agghiotta is a Sicilian manner of cooking fish, particularly swordfish. It leans heavily into the Mediterranean style using tomatoes, olives, and capers. I found a recipe for it on Serious Eats and what it boils down to is make the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fish, Italian, Mediterranean, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables | Tagged Agghiotta, Fish, rice, tilapia, tomatoes, zucchini | Leave a comment

Kenwood shrimp. 6/19/25

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Beebamom

The Kenwood was a restaurant that opened in 1987 in a beautiful location amid the vineyards of Sonoma Valley. In 2013 their chef retired but we managed to get the recipe to one of his delicious dishes which we always … Continue reading →

Posted in American, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Special occasion, Vegetables | Tagged rice, shrimp, Vegetables | Leave a comment

Seared tuna, rice, broccoli, nuoc cham. 6/14/25

Posted on June 15, 2025 by Beebamom

For dinner on Saturday we had very affordable but delicious pieces of tuna. The frozen 10 oz. pieces were on sale for $3.99! John marinated them in soy sauce, ginger and garlic powders, and Old Bay. After a short marination … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Easy, Fish, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Vietnamese | Tagged broccoli, rice, tuna | Leave a comment

Chicken burrito bowl. 6/13/25

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Beebamom

Sarah loves to make bowls. She came up with the idea of a burrito bowl when I was trying to figure out what to do with shredded chicken other than make enchiladas. Other people make burrito bowls as seen here … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, Recipes, rice, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners | Tagged beans, chicken, rice | Leave a comment

Afghani dal with rice and kale. 6/9/25

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Beebamom

We were supposed to be having chicken tonight but there were no rotisserie chickens available at Costco when Sarah stopped to pick one up. So we looked at our menu and decided we had all the ingredients for Afghani dal … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghan, Asian, Easy, Legumes, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners | Tagged kale, lentils, rice | Leave a comment

Stuffed peppers. 6/4 & 5/2025

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Beebamom

I bought a bag of four very large red and yellow peppers for $3.99. Since these peppers usually sell for $1.50 each or more, I felt pretty good about my purchase. I made some tomato sauce and mixed in one … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Beef, Italian, leftovers, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners | Tagged bell peppers, ground beef, rice | Leave a comment