Tag Archives: rice

🥬 Red lentils with rice and salad. 2/5/20

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Beebamom

Red lentils are quick to prepare and delicious to eat! After sautĂ©ing onions, garlic, and ginger you add spices and stock. Then you add the picked over and rinsed lentils. Bring the pot to a boil and in 15 minutes … Continue reading →

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🥬 Veg fried rice/mujadara crossover. 1/24/20

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Beebamom

Tonight’s dinner was supposed to be vegetarian fried rice with tofu. But the grocery store we went to was out of extra-firm tofu! So I had to figure out a different protein. I considered beans but decided on quick cooking … Continue reading →

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Shrimp biryani. 10/17/19

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Beebamom

The recipe I followed for this was supposed to be totally an Instant Pot meal. But when we tried it all in the Instant Pot the shrimp was totally overcooked. So we made this dish in two pots – the … Continue reading →

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🍤 Back to sane eating. 9/30/19

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Beebamom

Apple pie! Soup with a stick of butter in it! Hunks of homemade bread! Yes, I ate it all yesterday but as I used to tell my classes at Weight Watchers, you are not overweight because you ate a piece … Continue reading →

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Shrimp scampi. 8/13/19

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Beebamom

Tonight’s dinner is easy for me. I have to mince 4 cloves of garlic, heat up some leftover rice, and zap the Stouffer’s spinach soufflĂ© for 10 minutes. John, on the other hand, has to peel and de-vein the shrimp, … Continue reading →

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Leftovers taco for one. 8/7/19

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Beebamom

John and I make and eat dinner together each evening but breakfast and lunch are totally free-form.  We eat what we want at whatever time we like. It works best for us this way. Today I made a leftovers taco … Continue reading →

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Shrimp in Pernod sauce. 7/30/09

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Beebamom

Eek! I am falling behind! My sister is here to visit and I am so busy that I cannot find time to write. So, just quickly, I will report that on Tuesday we had this delicious dish. It has a … Continue reading →

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Lunar take-out. 7/20/19

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Beebamom

Happy Moon Day! I remember sitting on a roof balcony of a fraternity at MIT with my then boyfriend when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. It was amazing! Later I learned that my now husband, John, worked on the … Continue reading →

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Leftovers – Curried rice with chicken and carrots

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Beebamom

The chicken that I bought at Costco is the focus of Saturday’s debate about what to eat for dinner. We still have half of it left. I am not feeling like chicken salad. John is not feeling like chicken with … Continue reading →

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Fried scallops with confetti rice, broccoli. 3/10/19

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Beebamom

We try something different with the breading on the fried scallops. I suggest we try fresh breadcrumbs instead of panko breadcrumbs. I also suggest we try shallow frying but I do not win on that one. I am not the … Continue reading →

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