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Category Archives: Italian
Fettuccine and tomato sauce with mushrooms and kale 3/22/22
We moved up our pasta night due to avocados not being ripe yet for our salmon sesame bowl. I have been keeping the avocados in a paper bag with an apple and I think they should be ready by Thursday. … Continue reading
Shrimp with polenta and broccoli. 3/19/2
We have had this shrimp dish on and off the menu for weeks now and for some reason have never gotten around to making it. Well, the wait is over and it was really good! It was both light and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli, shrimp
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Fusilli with mushrooms and baby cauliflower. 3/18/22
I saw this package of baby cauliflower at Trader Joe’s while I was looking for broccolini. It sort of had the same form factor as broccolini so I decided to try it in this week’s pasta. I did all the … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cauliflower, pasta
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Fettuccine arrabiata. 3/9/22
I had frozen a portion of arrabiata sauce from a dinner a couple of weeks ago. It was not enough for our dinner but it was a good base to start from. There were already onions, garlic, and mushrooms in … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Fusilli with broccoli and mushrooms. 3/2/22
Is it a bowl of pasta or a bowl of vegetables? I would say it is about 50/50. By using a lot of mushrooms and broccoli in my pasta bowl, I created a satisfying dinner using less than 3 ounces … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged broccoli, mushrooms, pasta
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Fusilli in arrabbiata sauce with mushrooms and kale. 2/23/22
If you are like me you want a large helping of pasta. And by large I mean larger than 3 ounces. The way to stretch your pasta is by adding vegetables to your sauce and to your bowl. In this … Continue reading
Fettuccine with mushrooms and greens 2/16/22
Tonight was supposed to be fettuccine arrabiata but after Tuesday’s harissa failure I needed a non-spicy dish, thus pasta and greens. With the exception of some salt, olive oil, and an optional sprinkle of parmesan cheese the caption under the … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged kale, mushrooms, pasta
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Fusilli with tuna, kale, and mushrooms. 2/8/22
Our pasta dinner for this week was very satisfying with the addition of canned tuna. I put the tuna in just at the last minute and left it quite chunky. The furikake that I sprinkled over the top is ebi … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Fish, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged pasta, tuna
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Three ways I stretch a pasta serving. 2/6/22
Last week I made a tasty meat sauce that was actually more mushrooms than meat and served it for three dinners and one lunch. Of course that was a lot of pasta to eat so I used some tricks to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Vegetables
Tagged pasta, Salad
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Fettuccine with mushroom/beef sauce. 2/2/22
On Wednesday I made a mushroom and beef sauce to dress our Carba-Nada fettuccine. Usually we just stick with vegetables for a sauce but since our son is with us we gave everyone a treat. To make the sauce first … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
Tagged pasta
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