Author Archives: Beebamom

Acqa frisa

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Beebamom

Acqa frisa, a cold Puglian soup, is a bowl of water in which are floating pieces of tomato, pepper, cucumber, and onion. Olive oil is added. You are then served a basket of stale bread and you let it soak … Continue reading →

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Assorted (fried) seafood

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Beebamom

One of the best ways to stay on a diet is to order something that you don’t want to eat. This was served after an antipasto of raw shrimp with heads, raw squid and assorted raw shellfish. Then there was … Continue reading →

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Orecchiette with turnip greens

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Beebamom

I am trying to make choices that are either seafood or vegetable. This did not turn out as tasty as I had hoped but it was fairly light without too much oil. I think something was lost in translation. We … Continue reading →

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Tagliatelle wrapped in eggplant, deep-fried, and served with a tomato cream sauce

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Beebamom

Sometimes you make mistakes. Especially when the menu is in Italian. I only ate half of this and only because I was really hungry. All the cooking makes the pasta like mush. Apparently this is a dish you can only … Continue reading →

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Sea bream with a zucchini crust

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Beebamom

This was dinner at the Cefalicchio Country House in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. After eating so low fat for so long, it is hard not to think everything that has a top dressing of olive oil is too greasy. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Grilled swordfish on cauliflower puree with fennel, carrots and spinach

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Beebamom

During our trip to Italy, I am going to post what I would consider good selections for dinner when eating out. We had this fish as our main course in Benevento, Italy. Because we were pretty exhausted after the long … Continue reading →

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Pan roasted chicken breasts and gravy with mashed rutabagas and haricots verts

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Beebamom

This is my last home-cooked meal before we leave for Italy. Over the next few weeks, I’ll post pictures of what I ate while we were away. Going on vacation is often the death knell of a diet. But this … Continue reading →

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Fish tacos and black beans

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Beebamom

The posts I’ve done this week were for the most part done in real time. The pictures are exactly my plate and what I am eating for dinner. Often people think it looks like a lot. Like, how can you … Continue reading →

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Null soup (Vegetable soup)

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Beebamom

I can whip up this soup in about 20 minutes. I start the broth simmering and then cut up the vegetables in order of how long it will take them to cook. The harder root vegetables I cut in small … Continue reading →

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Shrimp creole – shrimp in a creole sauce with onions, peppers, and zucchini

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Beebamom

This is just a bad picture of a very good GBOF (giant bowl of food.) John is an expert shrimp cooker and I am an excellent vegetable chopper-upper. What you end up with is a complex bowl of smoked paprika, … Continue reading →

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