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Category Archives: Italian
Vegan fettuccine with mushrooms and zoodles. 8/3/22
Our pasta dinner turned out even better than usual! I think the reason why is that instead of using red pepper flakes I used two minced bird’s eyes chiles and also added a chiffonade of basil. The chiles were not … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged pasta, zoodles
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Vegan! Fusilli and kale with mushrooms 7/27/22
Absolutely the best way to eat pasta when you are dieting is to make a little pasta and a lot of vegetables. If you are like me you want to have a large bowl of pasta but cannot expend all … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged mushrooms, pasta
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Whole grain penne with broccoli and tuna 7/20/22
Making pasta at home or while traveling is an easy, nutritious dinner. Adding a protein and a vegetable makes your pasta dish satisfying. Garnishing your dish with olive oil and Parmesan cheese makes it special. Tonight in our little self-catering … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Fish, Italian, Pasta, pescatarian, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
Tagged canned tuna, pasta
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Penne with shrimp and broccoli 7/2/22
We are on vacation! This is our 50th wedding anniversary road trip!! We have already spent two driving days where we went through some beautiful and also some desolate country. Here are a couple of pictures- We are settled for … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Pasta, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
Tagged pasta, shrimp
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Zoodles, fettuccine, and a lot of broccoli
A new ingredient that we have been using is Carba-Nada pasta. It still has carbs but way less than regular pasta. And it tastes great! We also have a handheld spiralizer as a new gadget. So although we only used … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged pasta, zoodles
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Fettuccine and zoodles with broccoli and mushrooms. 6/22/22
Wow, what a giant bowl of food! I cut down my pasta portion but added a bunch of zoodles. There are a lot of vegetables in this as well and a little bit of oil. This is the perfect vegan … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged pasta
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Sort of eggplant Parmesan with zoodles. 6/18/22
I made up this dish while making it. I knew I did not want breaded and fried eggplant and remembered how much we had enjoyed the eggplant cubes that I roasted in the oven for our farro bowls. I decided … Continue reading
Posted in American, Italian, Low carb meals, Methods, Sheet pan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggplant, zoodles, zucchini
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Fettuccine with arrabbiata sauce
It’s pasta Wednesday and we are finally getting around to having fettuccine arrabbiata! Arrabbiata sauce is a spicy tomato sauce. To make it spicy I used a can of Rotel, a minced jalapeño, red pepper flakes, and several squirts of … Continue reading
Vegetable stir-fry with polenta and fresh herbs 6/5/22
Since I ate an egg for breakfast I was looking for something different for Sunday night’s dinner. Aha, leftover polenta in the refrigerator! Given that polenta did not seem to lend itself to Asian flavors I decided to make an … Continue reading
Posted in American, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD), Easy, Grains, Italian, leftovers, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged polenta
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Fusilli with mushrooms and asparagus 5/19/22
This is a delicious and filling pasta dinner that I make every week. It always includes some shape or strand of pasta, onions, garlic, mushrooms, and a vegetable. This week I used asparagus. It is one of my favorites. The … Continue reading
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