Category Archives: Fish

Whole wheat penne with tuna, asparagus, onions and carrots

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Beebamom

Yesterday was a day that I ate a lot of small meals. John played tennis in the morning. We played tennis in the afternoon. And I played tennis in the evening. So needless to say we were hungry a lot. … Continue reading →

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Our traditional Christmas breakfast

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Beebamom

Yesterday was Christmas eve and there is nothing to report that would fit with the title of this blog. Maybe I might call what we did yesterday “grazing heavy.” For instance, one of our dishes was lasagna made in cupcake … Continue reading →

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Yum, fish tacos again!

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Beebamom

I was reading through my recent menus and decided that it was all too plain – a protein, a starch and a vegetable. I think my recent weight gain from our trip to Italy encouraged me to eat strictly. But … Continue reading →

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Sauteed red snapper with butternut squash and green beans

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Beebamom

I have always been afraid to cook fish at home. When I was growing up, we never had fish – not even on Fridays when, as a Catholic, you couldn’t eat meat. My father abhorred fish. Apparently it was forced … Continue reading →

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Pantry special! Pasta with tuna, mushrooms, arugula and olives

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Beebamom

It has been a weird week. The beginning of the week started out with a low fiber diet followed by two days of no food, followed by my birthday celebration. So it was either feast or famine. After my “procedure” … Continue reading →

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Roasted sea bass

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Beebamom

Finally something I can post on Dining Lite. Tonight in Ragusa we started with a vegetable soup with garbanzo beans and followed that up with a whole roasted sea bass. The chef brought out three fish for us to choose … Continue reading →

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Tubettini con spada (Small tubular pasta with swordfish)

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Beebamom

Along with a salad, this tubettini con spada was our lunch down at the very bottom of the heel of Italy. It was in a light sauce. The small tubes were like ditalini but were striated like penne rigate. John … Continue reading →

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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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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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