Category Archives: Italian

Spaghetti and meatballs. 5/9/25

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Beebamom

We ran out of time for making our shrimp scampi so we opted for quick spaghetti and meatballs. I will make the shrimp scampi on Saturday instead, Our pasta dinner was the ultimate in convenience. “Rosina” brand supplied the meatballs, … Continue reading →

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Pasta shells with sausage and kale. 5/7/25

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Beebamom

Tonight was Sarah’s turn to cook and she made a delicious pasta dish reminiscent of the dishes we have eaten in Pulia. The ingredients for her dish were sausage, onion, garlic, kale, olive oil, salt, pepper, and pasta water. Her … Continue reading →

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Tilapia with tomato/olive sauce. 5/2/25

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Beebamom

I got the recipe for agghiotta di pesce spada (or swordfish with a sauce for the glutton) from Serious Eats a few weeks ago after buying some swordfish.The sauce was so delicious that I figured it would be good with … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti and meatballs 4/28/25

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Beebamom

I made the sauce for our dinner out of large can of tomato purée, an 14 ounce can of diced tomatoes, onions, garlic, oregano, and olive oil. The meatballs came from a bag of frozen meatballs. I garnished my plate … Continue reading →

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Stuffed peppers again. 4/23/25

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Beebamom

The problem with making ten stuffed pepper halves is that they wipe out your dinner plans for the next few days. So here is what we ate on our leftover night. I took one of the halves and topped it … Continue reading →

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Stuffed peppers. 4/22/25

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Beebamom

While perusing the shelf full of various overpriced orange, yellow, and red bell peppers I noticed a bag of colorful peppers on the shelf above. These actual looked healthier than the expensive ones on the shelf below. Usually I make … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti with feta and cherry tomatoes. 4/17/25

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Beebamom

Thursdays are Sarah’s nights to cook. Tonight she made a pasta dish with spaghetti, roasted cherry tomatoes, olive oil, and feta. It was delicious!

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Whole grain penne with tuna, zucchini, and herbs. 4/8/25

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Beebamom

I had a partially used package of mint that I wanted to use before it went bad. So I googled mint recipes and found this one from NYTimes Cooking. https://recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/gHwiS0Yl2U-azD061aVrTw Recipekeeperonline.com is where I keep all my recipes that I … Continue reading →

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Sicilian Swordfish. 4/4/25

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Beebamom

Individually frozen 6 oz. portions of swordfish were on sale at our local grocery store a few weeks ago. We have had some good swordfish in Italy so we went about looking for an Italian recipe that looked tasty and … Continue reading →

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Shrimp scampi with rice and snow peas. 4/3/25

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Beebamom

We chose rice as the starch to soak up the garlicky sauce of shrimp scampi. Pasta would work well too. I am including the recipe. Be careful with the lemon juice, tasting and adding a little at a time. You … Continue reading →

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