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Category Archives: Italian
Spaghetti with feta and cherry tomatoes. 4/17/25
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!
Posted in Italian, Mediterranean, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Cherry tomatoes, feta, pasta
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Whole grain penne with tuna, zucchini, and herbs. 4/8/25
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
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Italian, Pasta, pescatarian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged canned tuna, pasta, zucchini
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Sicilian Swordfish. 4/4/25
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
Posted in Fish, Italian, Mediterranean, pescatarian, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged swordfish, tomatoes
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Shrimp scampi with rice and snow peas. 4/3/25
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
Posted in American, Italian, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged rice, shrimp, snow peas
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Penne with basil and tomato sauce. 4/1/25
John and I were out most of the day visiting old friends who were staying near their kids and grandkids in the North Bay. Since we would not be back home until 6 PM I figured we would need a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta
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Two vegetarian meals 3/30/25 and 3/31/25
On Sunday I decided that I just did not want to eat eggs. Instead I boiled a couple of ounces of pasta and when it was done I put it back in the pot with some shredded carrots, kale, green … Continue reading
Whole-grain orecchiette with sausage and kale. 3/20/25
John is taking over cooking duties this week while I am away. Tonight he makes one of his favorites, orecchiette with sausage and greens. This is a dish we first had in Puglia, the heel of the boot of Italy. … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, Pasta, Pork, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged greens, pasta, Sausage
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Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. 3/12-14/25
Somehow most of my carefully planned menus fell by the wayside this week. First there were no rotisserie chickens, then there was torrential rain, followed by a holiday celebration. Here is what we ended up eating. Now we are back … Continue reading
Posted in American, Chinese, Holidays, Italian, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Penne with meat sauce. 3/11/25
We were supposed to be having chicken enchiladas for dinner tonight. Sarah and I were tasked with picking a rotisserie chicken from Costco. But when we got there the chicken cupboard was bare and so we had to come up … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged meat sauce, penne
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Light shrimp scampi. 3/4/25
This quick and easy dinner seems good enough for company. The sauce for the shrimp is bright and tangy due to a little lemon juice, white wine, parsley, and capers. You can find the recipe on the earlier post of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Italian, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged assparagus, shrimp
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