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Category Archives: Italian
Fusilli with cannellini beans, mushrooms, broccoli. 12/11/21
Oh no, the chicken did not thaw!! Chicken parmesan is definitely not happening tonight. Quickly we came up with a Plan B. I had used some cannellini beans in my lunch salad so they were at the ready, the refrigerator … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, leftovers, Legumes, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, WW points
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Orecchiette with broccolini and mushrooms. 11/29/21 (Day 59 Getting Back to Goal)
I am about to give up on these whole grain orecchiette imported from Italy that I bought through Amazon. There are no directions on how long to cook them and even at 16 minutes they still seemed doughy! Anyway, here … Continue reading
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Whole grain penne with pesto 11/22/21
A couple of months ago I made a bunch of pesto out of backyard basil and parsley, olive oil, pine nuts, and parmesan cheese. It is simple enough to make, just pop all the ingredients except for the olive oil … Continue reading
Orecchiette with mushrooms and homegrown kale. 11/17/21
I decided that today is the day that I should pull out my two kale plants and use the leaves for dinner. My plants have never amounted to much since our back patio gets almost zero sun. I cannot even … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged kale, Orecchiette
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Slimmed down shrimp scampi with penne and broccoli. 11/13/21
What makes this shrimp scampi slimmed down? For one thing the sauce uses only 2 teaspoons of olive oil for two servings. The rest of the sauce is onions, garlic, chicken stock, white wine, and lemon juice. At the end … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Chicken Marsala with squash and broccoli. 11/12/21
Tonight’s dinner is a riff on our standard Classic Chicken Dinner which consists of chicken breast and gravy, butternut squash or rutabagas, and broccoli. The addition of Marsala, sautéed mushrooms, and some chicken stock to our packet of chicken gravy … Continue reading
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Pasta puttanesca and a salad 11/10/21
Pasta puttanesca with a salad is a delight to look at and to eat. The salty, spicy sauce goes well with the vinegary salad dressing. Here is my recipe for the pasta sauce – https://dininglite.blog/2021/05/06/pasta-puttanesca-5-5-21/
Whole grain orecchiette with spinach and mushrooms. 11/6/21
I had been looking for a while for some whole grain orecchiette like we had ages ago when we traveled in Italy. The orecchiette pictured above is the kind that you can get at your local supermarket. It is not … Continue reading
Chicken cacciatore with spaghetti. 11/1/21
Sometimes when you try to adapt a recipe to your heathy eating lifestyle you end up almost ruining it. Here is the original recipe. https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/roast-chicken-cacciatore-red-wine-butter. We decided not to use a whole chicken roasted in the oven but chicken breasts … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Poultry, sous vide, Vegetables
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Mexican chicken parmesan with zucchini and leeks. 10/28/21
What?! Mexican chicken parmesan? It’s not a long story. I looked in my pantry shortly before dinner and there were no canned tomatoes. Zero. What I did have was a container of salsa in the refrigerator and some tomato paste. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Italian, Kitchen tips, Mexican, Poultry, Vegetables
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