Category Archives: Pasta

Veg and fish. 4/28, 4/29, 4/30/26

We are finishing up April with one veg and two fish dishes. On Tuesday Sarah made a delicious pasta dish with shells and Brussels sprouts and cabbage. The top was sprinkled with crumbled goat cheese! Wednesday John and I opted … Continue reading

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Pasta and cabbage. 4/15/26

I know you are probably thinking to yourself, “spaghetti and cabbage. That’s a weird combination!” Tonight was Sarah’s turn to cook and often she looks in the refrigerator and makes a dish from what needs to be used. She’s made … Continue reading

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Chickpeas, ditalini, and veg. 4/14/26

Today has been a vegetarian day – toast and peanut butter for breakfast, vegetarian pho at lunch, and for dinner, chickpea stew. I love vegetables so I had no trouble sticking to my menu today!

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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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

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