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Category Archives: Pasta
Spaghetti with arrabbiata sauce and burrata. 4/4/26
It’s a Sarah cooks dinner night! With some help from a Too Good To Go bag from Eataly she put together a spaghetti dinner with arrabbiata sauce and burrata cheese. So good!!! I always look forward to the Sarah-cooks-dinner night!
Spaghetti with amatriciana sauce and guanciale. 3/28/26
Sarah picked up a “Too Good To Go” bag from Eataly on Thursday when we were celebrating her birthday in San Jose. Among many other things was a jar of amatriciana sauce. Amatriciana sauce is flavored with some sort of … Continue reading
Whole grain penne with broccoli and tuna 3/25/26
This is a super easy, quick, and delicious dinner. In the time it takes to boil the water and cook the pasta, I have sautéed half an onion in olive oil along with garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and oregano. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged broccoli, pasta, tuna
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Penne with tomatoes, corn, and basil. 3/11/26
After declaring that it was too hot to be cooking anything last night, Sarah departed the kitchen and left us to our own devices. I decided I wanted a summery pasta meal so we blistered some cherry tomatoes, sauteed corn, … Continue reading
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Penne with asparagus. 3/6/26
Using asparagus always makes a dish feel like springtime! It certainly feels like Spring here in Northern California where temperatures are in the 70s and it won’t be actual Spring for another 2 weeks! Crazy weather!! I really like the … Continue reading
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Chickpeas with ditalini and vegetables. 2/27/26
This soup/stew is a favorite of John’s. It is filled with lots of vegetables, a can of drained chickpeas, and a half cup of ditalini. For the stock we use a can of Rotel for a spicy tomato kick, 2 … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, soup, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Pasta with sausage and greens. 2/26/26
Tonight Sarah made one of our favorites, pasta with sausage and greens. It is so simple but so good. While the pasta was cooking Sarah sauteed onions and 6 ounces of sausage that she later mixed with the cooked and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Pasta, Pork, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged greens, kale, pasta, Sausage
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Melted fennel pasta. 2/16/26
We had fennel left over from last week’s Kenwood shrimp so Sarah decided to find a recipe that she would like to use for her contribution this week. When she told me she was making fennel with pasta I was … Continue reading
Penne with pork sausage and kale. 2/6/26
🥳 I love this delicious pasta! Ingredients for two servings – 6 to 8 oz. whole grain penne, 1/2 onion, chopped, 3 garlic cloves, minced, 4 oz. spicy pork sausage removed from casing. Steps – heat boiling salted water and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Pork, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged kale, pasta, pork sausage
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Penne with broccoli. 1/24/26
I made this pasta recently and we both liked it so much I made it again. My secret? Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the pasta. Put small broccoli florets in a colander and when … Continue reading
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