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Category Archives: Italian
Sicilian swordfish and zucchini 9/9/25
We have made this Sicilian dish a few times with both swordfish and tilapia. I think I like it better with tilapia. Cod would be a good choice too, especially Atlantic cod which is much more delicious than Pacific cod. … Continue reading
Posted in Fish, Italian, Mediterranean, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables
Tagged Fish, rice, swordfish, tomatoes, zucchini
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Pizza with Italian sausage. 9/5/25
Sarah was not feeling well tonight so we decided to just order in pizza and save our tuna dinner until tomorrow.
Lasagna! 8/15/25
Sarah made delicious lasagna for our dinner tonight. Who doesn’t love lasagna!? Luckily we were able to hold ourselves enough in check that we will be able to have a leftovers dinner on Sunday.
Skillet lasagna. 7/31/25
Tonight was Sarah’s night to cook. With some leftover components from the lasagna she made last week she cobbled together a lasagna bowl. She had tomato beef sauce, pasta, ricotta, and mozzarella in it. With your eyes closed it tasted, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Chinese, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Lasagna, pasta
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Tilapia with tomatoes, olives, and kale. 7/9/25
This sauce is also called agghiotta and is typically served in Sicily with swordfish. I used this recipe from Serious Eats. https://www.seriouseats.com/agghiotta-di-pesce-spada-sicilian-braised-swordfish-with-tomatoes-and-olives-5212333#:~:text=Served%20with%20swordfish%2C%20the%20dish,Sicilian%2Dstyle%20swordfish%22). As you can see I cooked two pieces of tilapia and added kale and zucchini for vegetables.
Posted in Fish, Italian, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged olives, tilapia, tomatoes
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Pasta with tomatoes, sausage, and beans (or greens). 6/26/25
Thursday is Sarah’s night for cooking. This week she made a pasta dish which was adapted from a recipe from Bon Appetit and then further modified by her and then discussed by the three of us as to what would … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Legumes, Pasta, Pork, Recipes, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, Sausage, tomatoes
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Penne and meatballs with vodka sauce. 6/24/25
Tonight we had a lazy dinner. It was comprised of Barilla pasta (which we did have to cook), Rosina’s frozen meatballs, and Rao’s jarred vodka sauce. It turned out surprisingly good. I really enjoyed the Rao’s vodka sauce. The main … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged meatballs, pasta, tomato sauce
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Tilapia agghiotta. 6/23/25
Agghiotta is a Sicilian manner of cooking fish, particularly swordfish. It leans heavily into the Mediterranean style using tomatoes, olives, and capers. I found a recipe for it on Serious Eats and what it boils down to is make the … Continue reading
Posted in Fish, Italian, Mediterranean, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables
Tagged Agghiotta, Fish, rice, tilapia, tomatoes, zucchini
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Chile Crisp Alfredo with kale. 6/12/25
When Sarah and I were talking about what she would make for dinner we decided she should try something new. She suggested she would like to make a pasta dish using the chile crisp I had recently bought. We looked … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Chile crisp, kale, pasta, Spaghetti
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Stuffed peppers. 6/4 & 5/2025
I bought a bag of four very large red and yellow peppers for $3.99. Since these peppers usually sell for $1.50 each or more, I felt pretty good about my purchase. I made some tomato sauce and mixed in one … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Italian, leftovers, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged bell peppers, ground beef, rice
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