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Category Archives: Italian
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 Pasta, Vegetables, Beef, leftovers, Italian, American, Easy, Weeknight dinners
Tagged penne, meat sauce
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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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Shells with sausage and mushroom tomato sauce. 2/27/25
Thursday is officially Sarah’s night to cook. She defrosted the second half of the sauce she made last week and served it over medium pasta shells. It was delicious and we all indulged in an extra ounce of pasta.
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