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Category Archives: Italian
Cacio e Pepe. 9/8/17
According to my planned menu I was supposed to be making spaghetti with breadcrumbs, olives, and capers yesterday but I am still feeling the jet lag and by dinner time I just wanted something even easier than my original plan. … Continue reading
Cacio e pepe. 7/31/18
When I was in Rome in March I had this plate of cacio e pepe and it was just delicious. It was maybe the best dish I had on our Italy trip-simply made but perfect! Big shout out to Leonetti’s! … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta
Tagged cacio e pepe, Italian, Linguine, pasta, pecorino cheese
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Vegan linguine with breadcrumbs, tomatoes, olives, and capers. 7/25/18
For tonight’s dinner we decide to do a first and second course. Our first course is cucumber and tomato salad with onion and an Italian dressing. We added some feta which you would omit if you want a totally vegan … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy tips, Italian, Mediterranean, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged breadcrumbs, capers, cucumbers, Linguine, olives, Onions, pasta, tomatoes
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Weekend and menu. 7/21 & 22/18
Not too much cooking this weekend. I took a container of spaghetti sauce that I had made previously out of the freezer to have with whole wheat spaghetti on Saturday. Since it was a little shy of enough I added … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, take-out
Tagged tomato sauce, Whole wheat spaghetti
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Whole grain spaghetti with herbs and ground beef sauce. 7/11/18
Tuna is on our menu for today but since John is our meat, poultry, and fin man and he is at work today, we are being flexible and swapping out the tuna. John has asked for pasta with meat sauce … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Vegetables
Tagged ground beef, herbs, Spaghetti, tomatoes
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Vegan pantry pasta dish! 7/3/18
This is a super easy and delicious vegan pantry dish. The sauce is made up of a can of tomatoes, some capers and olives and garlic and onions. The topping consists of some toasted garlic and breadcrumbs with parsley. From … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, Kitchen tips, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged breadcrumbs, capers, garlic, olives, pasta, Spaghetti, tomatoes
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Whole wheat spaghetti with meat sauce. 6/30/18
It has been over three weeks since we had spaghetti with meat sauce for dinner. That is way too long! I was looking around in the freezer and found a container of sauce already made. It was like the spaghetti … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Italian, Pasta, Vegetarian
Tagged ground beef, parmesan cheese, tomatoes, Whole wheat spaghetti
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Recipe: Farro with cannellini beans and Lacinato kale. 6/22/18
Here is a recipe that can be omnivorous, vegetarian, or vegan. It’s a mishmash of ideas from a few other recipes including Mark Bittman’s Tuscan Farro Soup form The NY Times Cooking site. I used my Instant Pot to make … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Italian, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cannellini beans, farro, Lacinato kale, Vegan, vegetarian
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Dining out: Eggplant Parmesan. 6/19/18
Last night we were on the road coming home from Utah. We stopped for the night in Bakersfield, CA, a large-ish agricultural town in Southern California. We had dinner at Macaroni Grill. Our server spent the hour or so we … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Italian, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged angel hair spaghetti, Eggplant, eggplant Parmesan
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Sweet Italian sausage and polenta. 6/10/18
Our son and two grandkids have arrived for a fun week in the hopefully not too blazing sun of Utah! Obviously there will be less time for blogging as we hike, swim, play games, travel to the Grand Canyon, etc., … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Italian, Pork, Vegetables
Tagged Italian, Onions, peppers, polenta, sausge
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